RAWALPINDI: Karachi Dolphins defeated Lahore Lions by seven wickets with an over to spare to qualify for playing the final of the Faysal Bank Super Eight Twenty20 Cup here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing a modest target of 168 runs, openers Shahzaib Hasan and Khalid Latif provided a sound start to help the Dolphins complete a comfortable victory in 19 overs.
Both made 78 runs in just 40 balls for the first wicket partnership which paved the way for their win.
Shahzaib was more aggressive to score a fine half-century, making 57 off just 28 balls hitting four sixes and six fours while his partner Khalid made 45 from 35 balls with five fours and a six.
Shehryar Ghani who struck the winning boundary remained not out on 28.
Earlier, Lahore Lions batted first after winning the toss and made 167 for seven in the allotted 20 overs.
Their main scorers were Kashif Siddiq (48) and Nasir Jamshed (36) who added 63 runs for the second wicket partnership.
Faraz Ahmed and Tanvir Ahmed for the Dolphins and Adnan Rasool for the Lions claimed two wickets each.
Both semi-finals are being shown on Geo Super live from Rawalpindi Stadium.
