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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Cricket: Dolphins outclass Rams by 32 runs



RAWALPINDI: Karachi Dolphins outclassed Rawalpindi Rams by 32 runs with nine balls to spare in the fourth match of the Faysal Bank Super Eight Twenty20 Cup here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.

After being put into bat by the Rams captain Sohail Tanvir, the Dolphins made 171 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs – the highest total so far in this tournament.

Opener Khalid Latif played the biggest innings of this tournament hitting 88 from 61 balls with eleven fours and two sixes. He got out in the final over.

Other main scorers were Asad Shafiq (31) and Rameez Raja Jr (28).

For the Rams, pace bowler Yasir Arafat took two wickets for 30.

The Rams could not chase the huge target and were bowled out for 139 in 18.3 overs.

Naved Malik scored 59 and Mohammad Nawaz made 37 while the Dolphins bowlers Faraz Ahmed and Sohail Khan captured three wickets each.