PESHAWAR
Semi-final was played between Friends Veteran and Mardan Senior at Gymkhana Cricket Ground, which Friends won by 35 runs and qualified for the final.
Friends scored 176 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 18 hours while playing first. Ibrahim scored 44, Mohammad Khan scored 29 and Murad scored 26 runs from Friends. In reply, Mardan senior’s team scored 145 runs and Hanifullah stood out with 45 and 30 runs from Mardan.
Ahmed Shah and Tahseen Afridi took 3/3 Zahid took 2 wickets from Friends.
Haji Maqsood, Patron-in-Chief of Friends Club, paid tribute to the team for their excellent performance and expressed hope that Friends will be successful in the finals as well.
