Lahore: After losing to minnow Multan Tigers, Shoaib Malik led Sialkot Stallions won their fourth match on Thursday against Abbottabad Falcons by 34 runs, bagging two more important points in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup.
Falcons winning the toss and choosing to bowl first were off to a better start as they got two early breakthroughs, bowling out Imran Nazir on 15 while Shahid Muzaffar was bowled out for none.
However, advancing Rana Naved ul Hasan up the order paid for the Stallions as he build a strong partnership with Haris Sohail who remain unbeaten on 62 of just 43 balls while Rana scored responsible 27.
Shoaib Malik led the team in the latter part of the innings, adding quick 33 runs in the innings of total 164 shattering 6 wickets. Junaid Khan was pick of the bowlers for Falcons as he took 3 wickets giving 22 in 4 overs.
In reply, Falcons were bundled out to a score of just 130 with 7 wickets down in 20 overs. Hammad Ali scored 33 while Yasir Hameed put on 37 in the innings.
Haris Sohail was declared the player of the match for his better batting performance.
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