An eliminator match of the Champions One Day Cup between Makhors and Lions got cancelled after rain, driving the Lions out of the event, and taking Markhor to the finals.
Shaheen’s Lions did not perform well in the round matches, but they had a better run rate and a win in the league stage.
Earlier, Panthers also reached the final of the Champions Cup.
The final of the Champions Cup between the Panthers and Markhors will be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Sunday.
Lions defeated Stallions by 12 runs in the first eliminator match of the Champions One Day Cup, with Stallions out of the race for the finals.
In this match at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, the Lions scored 263 runs in the allotted 50 overs while batting first. In response, the Stallions scored 251 runs in the allotted 50 overs.
Yasir Khan, 39; Muaz Sadaqat, 27; Hussain Talat, 32; Tayyab Tahir, 28; Muhammad Mohsin, 30; Muhammad Haris, 30; and Jahandad Khan, 36, were the standouts for Stallions.
On behalf of the Lions, Sirajuddin took one wicket, Ahmed Daniyal 3, Sharon Siraj one, Khushdil Shah 3, and Faisal Akram took one wicket.
Earlier in the Lions’ innings, the top-order batsman Rohail Nazir got out after scoring only eight runs, which Obaid Shah dismissed. The other player who got out of Lions was captain Imamul Haq, who Obaid Shah also caught with an incredible catch. On the way, Khai, Imam-ul-Haq scored 23 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 fours.
The Lion’s third out was Mohammad Talha, who faced 59 balls and scored 47 runs with two fours and two sixes, just three runs short of his half century.
Aamir Yamin and Ahmed Daniyal performed exceptionally well for the Lions; Aamir’s 46 off 57 balls and Ahmed Daniyal’s 65 off 59 balls played a vital role in setting the Lions a target of over 260 runs.
On behalf of the Lions, Umeer Yusuf, 4, Irfan Khan, 7, Khushdil Shah, 2, Sirajuddin, 7 and Faisal Akram, 2, could not score runs and did not enter double figures.
On behalf of the Stallions, Ubaid Shah took three wickets, Haris Rauf took one wicket, and Adil Amin and Muaz Sadaqat took 2 and 2 wickets, respectively.
In the qualifier played yesterday, the Panthers defeated Markhors by seven wickets and made it to the finals.
The winner of today’s match, the Lions, will have to face Markhors to reach the final; the semi-final match between the two teams will be held on September 27 at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad; the winner of this match will face Panthers in the final. , the final will be played on September 29.
In the Champions One Day Cup, the Stallions defeated the rival Dolphins by a huge margin of 174 runs after a one-sided encounter.
The Stallions scored 271 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs, while Babar Azam scored a magnificent century.
Chasing a target of 272 runs, the Dolphins team was bowled out for just 97 runs. Sahibzada Farhan scored 32 runs, and Asif Ali managed to put up some resistance by scoring 21 runs.
For the Stallions, Mehran Mumtaz and Jahandad Khan took three wickets each, and Abrar Ahmed and Haris Rauf two wickets each.