SMP Bucks qualified for the final of the second Amar Cables T20 Veterans Cricket Tournament after beating SPM Stags by two runs in the semifinal here at Ali Garh Cricket ground on Friday.
Batting first, SPM Bucks made 189 for eight in 20 overs. Tariq Ramzan scored 41 runs while Romail Bashir and Shahbaz Muhammad made 31 and 26 runs respectively. Shahid Anwar and Zia-ud-din took two wickets each.
In reply, SPM Stags could manage 187 runs for nine 9 in 20 overs. Shahid Anwar scored 68 runs while Shakeel Malik and Khawaja Naseer-ud-din made 32 and 31* runs respectively. Romail Bashir grabbed three wickets for 42 runs while Rehan Butt, Nadeem Baig and Shahbaz Muhammad took two wickets each.
The final of the event will be played between Amar Cables and SPM Bucks at the LCCA Cricket ground on Sunday.
In the end, chief guest Ali Garh Cricket club President Amjad Hussain Bukhari gave the man of the match award to Romail Bashir. Amer Ilyas Butt and Aizad Hussain Syed were also present on the occasion.
Former Pakistani Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and Khawaja Nadeem Ahmad will be the chief guests on the final.
