Asics CC were crowned champions of the Car Fare Rent-A-Car T20 League following a four-wicket victory over Titans Cricket Club.
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Batting first, Titans CC’s Salman Baber and Ibrahim Malik gave their team a positive start, playing aggressively from the word go.
But Baber could not survive for long as he succumbed after scoring a brisk 11 from seven balls.
Malik was joined by Khawer Khan who smashed a quickfire 25 off 19, which included three boundaries and a six.
Asics took more wickets but Malik kept his cool and played a brilliant knock to score 76 from just 57. He was well supported by Zeeshan Akmal, whose 42-run knock saw Titans reach 180-6 in 20 overs.
Chasing a stiff target of 181 for victory, Asics lost a couple of wickets early on but Ahmed Samir and Waheed Ahmad hit vital knocks to put them back on track.
Samir scored a 34-ball 41, his striker partner Ahmad hitting 39 from 23 deliveries.
Titans got themselves back into the game with some quick wickets but Muhammad Ruwaid (17 not out) and Muhammad Ullah Khan (27) put on a great partnership to ensure Asics overhauled the target with two overs to spare.