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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Peshawar Panthers stun Karachi Dolphins, reach semis

KARACHI : Peshawar Panthers shocked Karachi Dolphins to get a semi-final berth in the Faysal Bank National Twenty20 Cup 2011 here in a day-night match at the National Stadium on Friday.The Panthers, led by fast-medium bowler Umar Gul, won by 29 runs as the Dolphins captained by all-rounder Shahid Afridi could not chase the huge target of 178 runs despite a brave knock of 37 runs by wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed and were restricted to148-9.Earlier, Peshawar Panthers made 177 runs for seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs after they won the toss and decided to bat first.Zohaib Khan top scored with an unbeaten 43 made off only 23 balls. He smashed three fours and two sixes.He was followed by Rafatullah Mohmand (42) and Mohammad Fayyaz (39).For Karachi Dolphins, Faraz Ahmed, captain Shahid Afridi and Rumman Raees claimed two wickets each.