DARWIN: Pakistan Shaheens lost to Adelaide Strikers via 30 runs in the semi-final of the Top End T20 collection at the DXC Arena in Darwin on Sunday. The Shaheens’ outstanding run inside the collection came to an cease with a semi-very last defeat because the 198-run target turned out to be too huge for them. Chasing the goal, the Shaheens suffered early blows as they lost four wickets within the powerplay with Sahibzada Farhan (2), captain Mohammad Haris (19), Omair bin Yousuf (7) and Mohammad Irfan Khan (1) all returning to the pavilion without scoring massive. Usman Khan (32 off 20) and Mubasir Khan (18 off 12) provided some important runs to the suffering Pakistani side however both ended up dropping their wickets and the Shaheens had been soon ninety six-7 in 11.1 overs. Mohammad Abbas Afridi scored a fantastic 1/2-century, fifty four off 29 with five fours and 3 sixes, however the right-handed batter’s efforts went in useless as the Green Shirts were all out for 167 runs in 18.1 overs. For the Strikers, Liam Scott bagged three, Jordan Buckingham and Lloyd Pope were given , even as Tim Oakley, Tom O Connell and Noah McFadyen picked one wicket each. Earlier within the first innings, after being requested to bat first, the Strikers suffered early blows as their pinnacle-order batters — Harry Matthias, Connell and Scott — misplaced their wickets. However, it become Jake Winter’s explosive 104-run innings that guided the Strikers to the big general. Meanwhile, down the order, Harry Manenti scored 52 runs on 32 balls with 10 boundaries. For the Shaheens, Abbas Afridi got three at the same time as Faisal Akram bagged wickets. The Shaheens performed a complete of seven fits within the Top End T20 collection in which they received five encounters and misplaced two.
