According to information made available here on Wednesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa began their title defence with an 18-run win over Central Punjab. Left-arm pacer Mir Hamza provided Sindh a solid start by removing both Northern openers – Hasan Nawaz and Ali Imran – in back-to-back overs. Hamza returned 3-33 and Sohail Khan picked up 2-38. Central Punjab’s Tayyab Tahir’s second consecutive fifty went in vain as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa began their title defence with an 18-run win in the second match of the day. It was the 57-run stand for the third wicket with Qasim Akram that gave Central Punjab a chance at the target, but it ended in the 12th over.

Source: The Nation September 01, 2022 08:22 UTC