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 very good complete of 231 with Iftikhar Ahmed and Salman Agha scoring 60 and 51 runs respectively. Later, the Mohammad Rizwan-led aspect had an awesome outing with the ball in addition to they bundled out Stallions for 105. Despite being on the shedding aspect, 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. In the eighth over of Stallions’ chase, Babar unleashed his fury on pacer Shahnawaz Dahani.
After bowling the primary supply as dot, Dahani acquired 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 “Can’t sleep”.
Just Cannot cease watching this once more & once more. Don’t suppose I might have the ability 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 Town Champions Cup (@championscuppcb) September 15, 2024
This knock by Babar left all of the followers completely 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!!!!! May you carry out like this in worldwide as properly.
— 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. Apart from Babar’s 45, the second highest scorer of the crew 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. Apart from him, Mehran Mumtaz additionally scalped three wickets.
Later within the chase, the Stallions couldn’t even inch nearer in the 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. Meanwhile, Stallions are within the second place with one victory in two video games.
Both Markhors and Stallions will now be squaring off towards Dolphins on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.
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