{"id":28894,"date":"2021-01-31T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=28894"},"modified":"2021-01-31T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T13:59:14","slug":"khyber-pakhtunkhwa-lift-pakistan-cup-with-comfortable-win-over-central-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=28894","title":{"rendered":"Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lift Pakistan Cup with comfortable win over Central Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karachi: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bagged their third title of the 2020-21 season as they comprehensively defeated Central Punjab by seven wickets in the final of the Pakistan Cup\u00a0at the State Bank Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opener Sahibzada Farhan continued his sublime form with yet another century. The right-handed batter scored an\u00a0unbeaten 103 off 102 balls, powered by five fours\u00a0and as many sixes.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0added 69 runs for the first-wicket with Musadiq Ahmed (33) to provide his side a solid platform for their 240-run chase.<\/p>\n

For the second wicket, he and\u00a0Aamer Azmat posted\u00a0a 66-run stand. Azmat smacked 45 off 28 balls which included four boundaries and three sixes.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bags National T20 Cup title in Rawalpindi<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iftikhar Ahmed contributed 40 off 35 balls (three fours, two sixes) in a 69-run third-wicket stand with Farhan.<\/p>\n

Farhan reached his century with a six while Adil Amin played the winning shot as the jubilant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side completed the chase in 36.1 overs.<\/p>\n

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claimed\u00a0the National T20 Cup in October under the leadership of Mohammad Rizwan while they were the joint winners of\u00a0the Quaid-e-Azam (QeA) Trophy with Central Punjab.<\/p>\n

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bagged\u00a0PKR5million winners\u2019 prize while Central Punjab was awarded PKR2.5million.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Central Punjab were bowled out for 239 in 47 overs after put into bat by\u00a0Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s captain Khalid Usman.<\/p>\n

Left-arm-pacer Mohammad Imran dismissed Rizwan Hussain (20) on score of 42 while Asif Afridi removed Mohammad Akhlaq on the score of 45<\/p>\n

Opener Tayyab Tahir held the innings together as wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end. The right-hander scored 67 off 88 balls (one four, two sixes) top-score for his side.<\/p>\n

Tayyab was the fifth-wicket to fall with the score at 167. Raza Ali Dar who added 83 runs for the third-wicket with Tayyab scored 48 off 45 balls with the help of seven fours. Young all-rounder Qasim Akram scored a gritty 50, he faced 57 balls and hit two fours and two sixes.<\/p>\n

Left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi took five wickets and conceded only 39 runs.\u00a0Mohammad Imran finished with three wickets for 42 runs in eight overs.<\/p>\n

Individual Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Player-of-the-Match and PKR35,000: Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)<\/p>\n

Player-of-the-Tournament and PKR250,000: Hammad Azam (Northern)<\/p>\n

Best Batsman of the Tournament and PKR250,000: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)<\/p>\n

Best Bowler of the Tournament and PKR250,000: Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)<\/p>\n

Best Wicketkeeper of the Tournament and PKR250,000: Mohammad Azam Khan (Sindh)<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Trophy shared after nail-biting Quaid-e-Azam Trophy\u2019s Final<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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