Champions One-Day Cup: Markhors post 285-run target for Dolphins

Markhors have posted a 285-run target for Dolphins on the back of Kamran Ghulam’s century in the sixth match of Champions One-Day Cup at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium.

After being put into bat by Dolphins captain Saud Shakeel, Markhors scored 284/9 with notable contributions from Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Rizwan.

After losing two early wickets, including Bismillah Khan for a duck and Mohammad Faizan for just 1, Kamran Ghulam steadied the innings with a superb knock of 113 off 110 balls, including 12 fours and 3 sixes, before being dismissed by Sameen Gul.

Skipper Rizwan added 51 off 67 deliveries, while Salman Agha contributed 49 off 47.

Despite a few late wickets, the tailenders added crucial runs, with Zahid Mahmood remaining unbeaten on 15 and Akif Javed smashing 6 off the final ball of the innings.

Faheem Ashraf was the standout bowler for Dolphins, claiming 4 wickets for 43 runs, including key dismissals of Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdul Samad, and Mohammad Imran. Mir Hamza bagged two wickets.

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Dolphins: Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Hurraira, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Saud Shakeel (c), Qasim Akram, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Sameen Gul, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Qadir, Mir Hamza

Markhors: Bismillah Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (WJ), Salman Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Imran, Zahid Mahmood, Naseem Shah, Akif Javed