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Friendly T-20 cricket match: Journalists XI beat Drones team

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Journalists XI beat Drones cricket team by eight wickets in a friendly T-20 cricket match.

Drone team captain after winning the toss decided to take first use of the wicket, the team started the innings In an disastrous fashion as they loss their opener in the first over of the bowling of Waqas Saeed, after the early loss Drone team batted started o bat sensibly and managed to took the score pass fifty without conceding any further wickets.After watching his bowlers not providing the much needed break through Journalists XI skipper Afzal Javed introduces himself in to the attack and he made immediate impact as he grab a hat trick on his first three deliveries and the downfall of the Drone team started as they loss four wickets in one over of Afzal.Although Neil Williams provided some respectably to the team total with his wonderful hitting, Neil finished with 37 runs including four stylish boundaries, and when it matters most young Tamour Satti fill in the shoes of Afzal as he bowled excellently for his three wickets. Drone team was restricted to 115 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.Neil Williams was their best player with 37 runs; he was well supported by Shahid Ashar 21 and Saad 16.For Journalists XI captain Afzal Javed was the pick of the bolwers claiming five for 9, Tamour Satti also bowled well for his three for 23 while Waqas Saeed also grabbed one wicket by giving away 18 runs.Chasing a decent total Journalists XI went on the rampage as their opener Mohsin Ali was very severe on Drone bowlers, Mohsin remained unbeaten scoring 69 match winning runs which included three towering sixes and ten stylish boundaries, Afzal Javed also played well for his 33 runs which include five fours.Journalists XI achieved the target in 13 overs for the loss of just two wickets, Afzal Javed was adjusted man of the match for his brilliant all-round performance.
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