Markhors thrashed Stallions by 126 runs in match No.4 of Champions Cup 2024 on Sunday in Faisalabad. Opting to bat first, Markhors posted a superb whole of 231 with Iftikhar Ahmed and Salman Agha scoring 60 and 51 runs respectively. Later, the Mohammad Rizwan-led facet had an ideal outing with the ball in addition to they bundled out Stallions for 105. Regardless of being on the dropping facet, Stallions’ senior batter Babar Azam grabbed all of the limelight together with his batting heroics.
Pakistan’s white-ball skipper got here out to bat at No 3 and seemed in good contact. Within the eighth over of Stallions’ chase, Babar unleashed his fury on pacer Shahnawaz Dahani.
After bowling the primary supply as dot, Dahani obtained hit for 5 consecutive boundaries by Babar. The 29-year-old batter performed fearless cricket earlier than getting dismissed for 45 by Zahid Mohammad within the sixteenth over.
Dahani himself shared the video of him getting smacked for five consecutive fours by Babar Azam, admitting that he “Cannot sleep”.
Simply Can not cease watching this once more & once more. Do not assume I’d be capable to sleep tonight. I simply can’t understad, how Babar made it look really easy. pic.twitter.com/8YqKMGcPdX
— Shahnawaz Dahani (@ShahnawazDahani) September 15, 2024
Dahani vs Babar #UMTMarkhorsvAlliedBankStallions #DiscoveringChampions #BahriaTownChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/hXyCY8evW8
— Bahria City Champions Cup (@championscuppcb) September 15, 2024
This knock by Babar left all of the followers totally impressed. Babar, who has been dealing with extreme criticism for his poor present in worldwide cricket, was praised by the followers for his batting for Stallions.
Babar my man how stunning your batting is Ma Sha Allah!!!!! Could you carry out like this in worldwide as effectively.
— Sahiba (@Sahiba56) September 15, 2024
Babar Azam is a real king
— iraaa.56 (@hira_B16) September 15, 2024
some sight to observe
— Ahmad Amin Khan (@AhmadAminKhan) September 15, 2024
Babar’s sensible knock went in useless as no different batter of the Stallions was in a position to play a good knock. Other than Babar’s 45, the second highest scorer of the workforce was Shan Masood with 19 runs.
Coming again to the match, Iftikhar Ahmed and Salman Agha scoring 60 and 51 runs respectively and helped Markhors submit 231. Skipper Mohammad Rizwan additionally scored 33 off 39 balls.
Jahandad Khan was the star bowler for the Stallions as he registered a four-wicket haul. Other than him, Mehran Mumtaz additionally scalped three wickets.
Later within the chase, the Stallions couldn’t even inch nearer in direction of the goal as Markhors’ bowlers simply dominated them.
Zahid Mohammad scalped 5 wickets whereas Salman Agha and Naseem Shah took three and two wickets respectively.
With this win, Markhors have taken the highest spot on the factors desk with two again to again victories. In the meantime, Stallions are within the second place with one victory in two video games.
Each Markhors and Stallions will now be squaring off towards Dolphins on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.
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