BAL vs Sindh, 7th T20, National T20 2022 summary

Yasir Shah | Balochistan Skipper: "Thanks to the almighty for the way we won the game while chasing. The plan was to restrict them to a lower total and the bowlers did a fine job to keep them below 150. We have a good side and we will keep trying to be at our best and keep performing in a similar fashion going ahead in the competition."

Saud Shakeel | Sindh Skipper: "I thought Balochistan’s bowlers bowled well. There was a spongy bounce and we kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The decision depends on the conditions of the pitch. Personally, I also failed to convert my starts to a big total. That’s the area we would like to improve in our next game."

Shan Masood | Player of the Match: "I guess it was an opportunity to chase down the total which hasn’t been done in this edition and we did a very good job to get over the line. We don’t have to take the impetus and it might backfire of not scoring big in the powerplay. That’s what happened in our last match and we made sure it didn’t happen today. I’m very confident in my strengths and I’m very clear with my plans. I don’t believe in form and have immense trust in my process. I’m always looking forward to being an all-round player."

Akshay: That’s it. What a way to end the match. Amad Butt hits a six to take his side across the line. Balochistan chase down 143 without much fuss to win the game by five wickets with seven balls to spare. A solid performance sees them hand Sindh their first defeat of this edition of the Pakistan T20 Cup.

Chasing 143, Balochistan got off to a solid start. Haseebullah took on the bowling from the word go but played one shot too many as he departed on 15. Abdul Bangalzai along with Asad Shafiq started building a partnership but couldn’t carry on as they were dismissed on 16 and 17 respectively. Shan Masood looked positive from the moment he arrived at the crease.

Masood played some good strokes and brought up his fifty. His knock helped Balochistan get closer to the target. Amad Butt hit some lusty blows in the end to help them chase down the total with seven balls to spare. Masood and Butt remained unbeaten on 53 and 25 respectively to help them grab their second win of the competition. Sohail Khan picked up two wickets for Sindh and they managed to pick up five in total but it wasn’t enough as Balochistan won the game by five wickets.

Earlier in the day, Sindh skipper Saud Shakeel won the toss and opted to bat first. They didn’t have the best of starts to their innings as they lost both their openers early in the innings. Shakeel along with Saad Khan led the recovery work but the former departed on 18 in the seventh over. Sarfaraz Ahmed joined Khan but a loose shot from Khan ended his innings of 31.

Sarfaraz held the innings from one end but they kept losing wickets at regular intervals from the other end. He departed on 29 in trying to accelerate and as a result they failed to finish on a high. Khurram Shahzad, Yasir Shah, and Kashif Bhatti picked up two wickets each as they restricted Sindh to 142/7 which they eventually chased down in the penultimate over.