Past due onslaught from Iftikhar Ahmed helps to keep KP’s name defence alive

Northern regarded to have KP at the ropes, however wayward bowling on the demise value them a spot within the ultimate

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 161 for five (Farhan 53, Iftikhar 45*) beat Northern 156 for 8 (Zeeshan 29, Arshad Iqbal 3-35) via 5 wickets

Sahibzada Farhan‘s half-century adopted via a blistering 17-ball 45* from Iftikhar Ahmed noticed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa typhoon into the general of the Nationwide T20. The name defenders gave the impression of they could stutter halfway throughout the chase, just for Iftikhar to bail them out.

Put into bat first, Northern had a wary get started, scoring 48 within the Powerplay with out a batter in reality ready to capitalise on their get started. Nasir Nawaz (27 off 18), Ali Imran (24 off 24), Umar Amin (22 off 18) and Zeeshan Malik (29 off 21) all didn’t construct on their innings, and Northern regarded inclined on the 15-over mark, going at below seven an over. However 52 runs have been scored within the final 5 overs to place on sufficient to offer their bowlers one thing to shield. Arshad Iqbal used to be maximum prolific for KP, taking 3 wickets for 35, whilst Iftikhar Ahmed saved the runscoring down.

KP began off the pursuit with Farhan performed a gradual knock to put a forged basis with 53 off 39 balls. Kamran Ghulam who scored an unbeaten 110 final night time put in combination a extra measured knock, managing 35 off 29. KP have been 107-5 when sooner than Zaman Khan and Sohail Tanvir allowed simply ten runs within the following two overs, which means KP required 40 within the ultimate 3. However for a dialled in Iftikhar, it proved most effective too simple. 44 runs have been plundered off the following 13 balls as KP sealed their position in the next day to come’s ultimate.