Lahore: Faysal Bank Twenty20 cup comes to a worthy end with well deserved Lahore Lions becoming Pakistan’s new domestic T20 champions defeating Faisalabad Wolves in the crunch Final match of the enthralling tournament.
Mohammad Hafeez, the new captain of Lahore Lions, turned out as a lucky charm for the team. Hafeez with his economical and incisive spell not only lead the team to a comprehensive victory against Faisalabad Wolves but also secured a place for Lions in the next year’s Champions League T20.
Lions, who reached Final with ton from Ahmed Shehzad, set a competitive 154 run target for the Wolves with a responsible innings of 42 by Nasir Jamshed in the most crucial match of the grand event.
Chasing a chase able target, Faisalabad were out with a fine start with 30 for 1 in four overs but right after the first wicket fell, the misery did not stop and they were reduced to 56 for 5 as Hafeez nipped out three quick wickets in successive overs.
The former Faislabad player, finished with 4 for 11 against his original native side, and was conferred with player of the match award. Abdul Razzaq lend some hand claiming 2 for 19 and restricted the opponents to 121 for 8 in 20 overs.
With this triumph, Lahore Lions were crowned the National T20 Champions for the second time in history.
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