FAISALABAD
\nPeshawar and Lahore Blues completed the semi-finals line up of the National T20 Cup as they beat Faisalabad and Sialkot, respectively on Monday night here at the Iqbal Stadium.
\nPeshawar got over the line aga\u00adinst Faisalabad in a close encounter as they won by three wickets with only four balls to spare.
\nPeshawar\u2019s Mohammad Amir Khan, after claiming three victims with the ball, struck two sixes in his unbeaten six-ball 14 after walking in at 120-7 in the 18th over to make sure Peshawar chase the 139-run target and secure a semi-final berth.
\nEarlier, Faisalabad had opted to bat first and were reduced to 14-2 before Ali Shan (51 off 39, three fours and as many sixes) and Taimoor Sultan (36 off 26, two fours) rebuilt the innings with a 77-run partnership.
\nAfter Ali\u2019s departure on the last ball of 15th over, Faisalabad could only add 37 runs to their total off the last five overs.
\nFor Peshawar, Amir returned figures of 3-25. While Nizar Ali picked up two wickets.
\nIn turn, Peshawar raced to 54 runs in 6.3 overs losing Maaz Sad\u00adaqat and Sahibzada Farhan (26 off 13, five fours) and Adil Amin in the process. Israrullah (30 off 27, five fours) and Iftikhar Ahm\u00aded (20 off 33) stitched a valuable 42-run stand, when Faisala\u00adbad eked out the scalps of Nizar Ali in 15th over and Iftikhar in 18th.
\nApart from Amir\u2019s brilliance with the bat, Peshawar were also aided by Mohammad Amir Bar\u00adki\u2019s nine-ball 12 which included one six. The eighth-wicket duo of Amir and Mohammad Zulkifal added unbeaten 20 runs in eight balls to steer Peshawar to victory.
\nIn the fourth quarter-final, Lahore Blues clinched a semi-final spot with a 33-run win over Sialkot here.
\nBatting first, Lahore posted 184, powered by Umar Siddiq\u2019s 44-ball 65 and Nisar Ahmad\u2019s quick-fire 21 off seven. Hasan Ali starred for Sialkot, taking 4-42, including three wickets and a run-out in the final four balls of the innings.
\nIn reply, Sialkot fell short at 151 in 18.5 overs despite Mirza Tahir Baig\u2019s blistering 77 off 47 including five fours and five sixes. Lah\u00adore Blues, led by Huss\u00adain Talat and Nisar Ahmad\u2019s two wic\u00adk\u00adets apiece sealed the win. Moha\u00adm\u00admad Rizwan and Mohammad Irf\u00adan pic\u00adk\u00aded up two wickets each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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