KPK gave Sindh its first defeat in the National T20
This is Sindh's first failure in the tournament. Despite losing the wicket of captain Mohammad Rizwan on an individual score of 1 in pursuit of the target, opener Fakhr Zaman played a confident innings of 49 runs with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes. He was LBWed by Zahid Mahmood. Batsman Sahibzada Farhan, who came in at number three, successfully advanced the momentum of Fakhr Zaman's aggressive batting. He further strengthened his team's position in the match by forging a 58-run partnership with Adil Amin. Sahibzada Farhan scored 45 runs with the help of three fours and three sixes and Adil Amin scored 26 runs.
On this occasion, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa needed 20 runs from 23 balls to win. Musaddiq Ahmed hit a six and a four to lead the team to victory. He remained unbeaten on 16 and Iftikhar Ahmed on 9. Roman Raees of Sindh, Zahid Mahmood, Anwar Ali and Danish Aziz took one wicket each. Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field first. After losing the first three wickets for a total score of 41, Sindh's batting line-up came under pressure. Shaun Masood 13, Sharjeel Khan 25 and captain Sarfraz Ahmed were out without scoring a run.
Continuing the series and playing an innings of 54 off 37 balls with the help of 9 fours, this is the 28th half century of his T20 career. His half-century helped Sindh to a total of 150 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. Anwar Ali scored 15 not out and Roman Raees 10 runs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Asif Afridi and Imran Khan Sr. took two wickets each. Fakhr Zaman was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding performance.
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