Khyber Pakhtunkhwa win Pakistan Cup, complete hat-trick of domestic titles
Faizan Lakhani
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa celebrate their Pakistan Cup win.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa completed a hat-trick of domestic first-XI titles on Sunday by clinching the Pakistan Cup One Day tournament, beating Central Punjab in the final by seven wickets.
Opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan smashed an unbeaten 103 off 102 deliveries to help KP successfully chase the title of 240 in 36.1 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Muhammad Amir Azmat (45), Iftekhar Ahmed (40) and Musaddiq Ahmed (33) also made notable contributions.
Earlier, Central Punjab were bowled out for 239 in 47 overs after they were asked to bat first by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Khurram pushes Sindh to semis with solid hundred
Sports
January 23, 2021
KARACHI: Khurram Manzoor blasted a superb hundred to put Sindh in the semi-finals when they downed Northern by 13 runs in their eighth round fixture of the Pakistan Cup One-day tournament for First XIs here at the NBP Sports Complex on Friday.
Khurram hammered 122 to enable Sindh to pile up 277-6 in the stipulated 50 overs. Khurram struck 15 fours and one six in his 138-ball knock, his second hundred of the event and 26th of his List A career.
Skipper Anwar Ali smacked 39-ball 56 not out, striking four sixes and three fours. Mohammad Musa was the pick of the bowlers with 2-43 in seven overs. Salman Irshad remained the most expensive bowler as he conceded 75 runs in nine overs.