Balochistan ride to win on Shan’s 53; Salman Agha’s 5-10 crushes Central Punjab

Shan Masood continued his impressive form Friday as his 39-ball 53 not out handed Balochistan a five-wicket win over Sindh at Pindi Cricket Stadium. This was the first win for a chasing side in the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23.
second match of day belonged to Southern Punjab captain Salman Ali Agha as his incredible bowling figures of five for 10 scripted a commanding 86-run win over Central Punjab. This was all-rounder’s maiden five-fer.
Shan steers Balochistan to second win
That Balochistan won their second match of the tournament was due to Shan Masood’s unbeaten 53 off 39 as left-handed batter steered his side to win in penultimate over. As Balochistan crossed the line with seven balls spare, they also became the first team in this year’s edition of National T20 to successfully chase a target.
Player of the match Shan walked in the middle with Balochistan needing 103 in 14.3 overs after the dismissal of second opener Asad Shafiq (17 off 14) and displayed some fabulous strokeplay hitting four fours and two sixes. The shot of the innings came when he reverse-swept Zahid Mehmood for a six that sailed over point.
Following the quick wickets of Haris Sohail (10 off 15) and Hussain Talat (two off three) in 15th and 16th overs, Shan got desired support from Amad Butt, who spanked three fours and a six in his quickfire 12-ball 25 not out.
Sindh, following their captain Saud Shakeel’s decision to bat, made 142 for seven with Saad Khan (31 off 27) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (29 off 23) being the notable performers with bat.