Lahore: Faisalabad wolves recorded their fourth win in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup as they beat Peshawar Panthers by seven wickets in a match played here at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.
With this win, Wolves clinched the first spot on points table group B surpassing Bahawalpur Stags.
In the all important match for Peshawar Panthers which they needed to win at any chose, Wolves won the toss and chose to field first giving Panthers the hand to set a mammoth total.
Despite losing one early wicket, Panthers were off to a good start with Israrullah scoring 56 of just 41 balls at the strike rate of 136.58. However, no other batsman managed to put on a hefty total to set a hefty target for much experienced Wolves led by Misbah ul Haq.
Faisalabad with the help of brilliant bowling spell by Khurram Shehzad who took the important wicket of Israrullah giving only 14 runs, limit the Panthers to a total of 135..
In reply, Faisalabad Wolves chased the target successfully in just 18.2 overs. Misbah ul Haq and Imran Khalid remained the top scorer, scoring 43 and 36. The skipper was declared the player of the match.
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