MULTAN: Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Hafeez powered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Sindh in their National T20 Cup encounter at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a tricky target of 184 runs, KP lost opener Mohammad Rizwan, early, who was bowled by fast-bowler Anwar Ali after scoring eight runs off 11 deliveries.
Hafeez then joined Zaman for a mammoth 100-run partnership. Zaman fell to Anwar Ali after scoring 61 runs off 41 deliveries. Iftikhar Ahmed however did not let the tempo slow down and helped the KP side chase down the target in 19 overs.
Hafeez remained unbeaten after scoring 72 runs off just 41 deliveries. Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field first. Opener Sharjeel Khan was the star performer for Sindh as he finished with scoring 90 off 56 balls.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen was the star performer with the ball in hand for Pakhtunkhwa side as he claimed outstanding figures of 5-21 in his quota of four overs.
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