Match Details
That's it from our coverage of the 2nd Pakistan National T20 fixture between Central Punjab and Balochistan hosted by Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Megh Mandaliya here, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Tune in for another double header tomorrow, and stay tuned for other fixtures around the globe. See you soon!
Yasir Shah | Balochistan Skipper: "Good start to the competition. Our batters batted brilliantly and gave us a solid start. The top-order contributed and helped us post a good total. We have a good combination and there are exciting young players on our side. In T20s at this venue, we have always seen some high-scoring games and it was good to finish on the winning side while defending the total."
Faheem Ashraf | Central Punjab Skipper: "The morning game was a low-scoring one. But once the game progressed, I talked with the bowlers and asked how the ball was coming onto the bat. We made up for the runs in the batting but conceded too many in the last overs. The pitch was good and we had to restrict the run-flow and avoid boundaries. We had started aggressively in the powerplay and it would have changed the result of the match."
Ultimately, Baluchistan won this encounter by 2 runs. They will now face the Southen Punjab on Thursday. Similarly, Central Punjab will lock horns with the defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tomorrow. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation.