Captain Mohammad Rizwan and top-order batter
Sahibzada Ferhan scored half-centuries as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered a
triumphing seven-wicket victory against Southern Punjab.

Chasing a modest
153-run target on Saturday, Pakhtunkhwa went over the winning line in 19.4
overs in match-five of the National T20 Cup.

Rizwan smashed
six boundaries and a six for his 64 while Ferhan hit seven fours and four
maximums for his 73 off 49 balls.

Naseem Shah
claimed two wickets for the losing side. He ended up with the figures of two
for 27 in his four-over spell.

Earlier, after
being asked to bat first, Southern Punjab got off to a horrible start as they
lost three key wickets including Captain Sohaib Maqsood (0) with just 34 runs
on the scoreboard.

Mohammad
Imran and Khusdil Shah brought Southern back in the game with a partnership of over
60 runs.

Imran went
on to score a magnificent half-century. He scored 54 off 46 balls, while Shah
departed after scoring 24.

Hassan Khan
played a 25-run cameo later in the innings before the team bowled out for 152
in 19.4 overs.

Imran Khan
Sr. was the pick among the bowlers for the defending champions as he claimed
figures of four for 28 in his four-over spell.

He was well
supported by Shaheen Shah Afridi, who claimed three wickets in the game.