RAWALPINDI: Sialkot Stallions defeated Lahore Eagles by five wickets with an over remaining in the third match of the Faysal Bank Super Eight Twenty20 Cup here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.
After the Stallions captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and elected to field, his bowlers restricted the Eagles to 129 for eight in the allotted 20 overs.
Saad Nasim top scored with an unbeaten 27, followed by Ali Azmat (24) and captain Taufiq Umar (22).
For the Stallions, Bilawal Bhatti was the most successful bowler with three for 33 while Raza Hasan claimed two for 21.
The Stallions achieved the target of 130 in 19 overs, thanks to an unbeaten sixth wicket partnership of 47 runs between Shahid Yousuf (27) and Ali Khan (18) after Shakeel Ansari made 32.
However, Shahid Yousuf was declared the man-of-the-match.
