Thursday, 18 February 2016

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Irfan, Haddin star as Islamabad knock out Lahore



DUBAI – A three-wicket pull from Mohammad Irfan and an energetic half-century from Brad Haddin set up Islamabad United's five-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars in Dubai.

By ESPNcricinfo.com, Lahore – who needed to win no matter what to stay alive in the competition – had the shamefulness of completing absolute bottom in the table; Karachi Kings, in spite of losing prior in the day, qualified to the playoffs to Lahore's detriment. Having watched Karachi Kings succumb to a five-wicket misfortune to Peshawar Zalmi prior in the day, Lahore realized that capability was in their own particular hands.

In any case, the group made the most exceedingly terrible conceivable begin in doing that after they were embedded, losing three wickets inside three overs. At 6 for 3, Lahore appeared to be discouraged, however Sohaib Maqsood and Umar Akmal counter-assaulted, hanging together a 97-run association off only 80 balls. Maqsood played the all the more consistent foil, stroking 57 off 44 balls, while Akmal impacted a 49-ball 72 which included five fours and three sixes.

Their endeavors lifted the group to 150 for 5. Irfan was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 4-0-22-3. Islamabad made their very own poor begin in answer, losing two fast wickets, yet Haddin and Khalid Latif set the group back on track with a 69-run stand.

Haddin was in the end run out for 54 off 42 balls, yet he had effectively set the amusement up for his side. The skipper Misbahul Haq put the completing touches, impacting a 19-ball 38 with seven fours to take Islamabad home in 19 overs.

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