In the fifth game of the Champions One-Day Cup at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Panthers defeated Lions by an innings.
Shadab Khan’s team knocked out the Panthers for 199 while defending 283.
The leg-spin combination of Shadab and Usama Mir took three wickets apiece to set up the Panthers’ second tournament victory.
In the fourth ball of the chase, Mohammad Hasnain bowled Sajjad Ali for a duck, signalling the start of the innings. Shortly after, Abdullah Shafique was dismissed by Amad Butt for just one run off of five balls, leaving the team at an extremely vulnerable eight runs for two wickets.
Before being removed by Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq provided stability to the innings with a useful 60 runs off 62 balls, which included 5 boundaries and 2 sixes.
