PSL 11
\nFakhar Zaman and Mohammad Farooq leads Qalandars\u2019 batting charge with half-centuries
\n Karachi
\nQuick half-centuries from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Farooq helped Lahore Qalandars post a 211\u2013run target against Rawalpindiz in the 27th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi, on Saturday.
\nBatting first, Qalandars finished their innings at 210-4 in their allotted 20 overs.
\nTheir opening pair began scoring at regular intervals, with Farooq leading from the front as runs flowed quickly through boundaries, putting early pressure on the Pindiz bowling attack as the score crossed the 50-run mark inside the powerplay.
\nFarooq was in top-notch form with the bat, while Fakhar contributed steadily from the other end, which also helped the young batter raise his bat for his maiden PSL fifty.
\nThe duo troubled the opposition and showed no signs of slowing down as they brought up their 100-run stand, showcasing their brilliance while aiming to post a mammoth total to defend.
\nHowever, the 121-run partnership was broken when Mohammad Amir struck on the fifth delivery of the 11th over, dismissing Farooq, who played an exceptional knock of 63 off 41 deliveries, including five fours and the same number of sixes.
\nFakhar remained composed at the crease and kept the scoreboard moving for his side, which not only helped the team\u2019s total surge past the 150-run mark but also saw the left-handed reach his 25th PSL half-century.
\nAbdullah Shafique came to the crease and started piling on runs, notching up a 50-run stand alongside Fakhar as the duo remained dominant with their batting approach.
\nHowever, Razaullah struck to break the 70-run partnership, dismissing Shafique, who played a vital knock of 26 off 18 deliveries, including one four and two sixes.
\nRaza then dealt RawalPindiz another blow as he picked up his second wicket of the match, removing Sikandar Raza for a first-ball duck, leaving the team at 191-3 after 18 overs.
\nQalandars lost their fourth wicket in the 19th over as Amir struck to end Fakhar\u2019s brilliant innings. He played an exceptional knock of 84 off 54 deliveries, featuring 11 fours and one six.
\nCharith Asalanka and Asif Ali came to the crease in the final over to finish Qalandars\u2019 innings.
\nAsif struck back-to-back sixes to push the team\u2019s total past the 200-run mark and remained unbeaten on 14 off six deliveries, while Asalanka added one run.
\nRazaullah and Amir led the bowling attack, picking up two wickets each during their spells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PSL 11 Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Farooq leads Qalandars\u2019 batting charge with half-centuries Karachi Quick half-centuries from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Farooq helped Lahore Qalandars post a 211\u2013run target against Rawalpindiz in the 27th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi, on Saturday. Batting first, Qalandars finished their innings at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-542649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n