Saad's ton lifts Dhande Fighters to win
Thanks to the brilliant and aggressive century of Mirza Saad Baig, captain of the Pakistan Under-19 team and talented wicketkeeper-batsman representing Karachi Kings in HBL PSL X. At the end of the match, chief guest Usman Rajkot and Muhammad Suleman (Guddu Pakwan) presented the Man of the Match trophy along with a cash award of Rs 2000 to Mirza Saad Baig for his match-winning all-round performance of 106 runs and taking 3-10.
Dhande Fighters captain Muzamil Sonija won the toss and batted first and the winning team scored 186 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Pakistan U-19 team captain Mirza Saad Baig batted aggressively and played attractive strokes towards the edges of the ground and scored a brilliant century of 106 off 54 balls with the help of seven powerful fours and nine towering sixes.
In reply, the entire Wada Hunters team returned to the pavilion after scoring 130 runs in 17.3 overs ahead of the devastating bowling of Mirza Saad Baig and Zubair Ali Kachi. Moeen Ali Kachi batted well and scored a 40 runs off 23 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes, Shahryar Ghani scored 37 runs off 26 balls with two fours and two sixes, while Shoaib Sonija scored 19 runs.
Sonija Soldier will take on Bachhra Warriors at 10 pm today.
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