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Islamabad make Multan bite the dust to grab last-four berth
[DAWN] In a stunning turnaround Islamabad staged a sensational entry into the knockout phase of the National T20 Cup by depriving Multan Home of the Multan Sultans...a semi-final place after sealing a clinical seven-wicket victory in Multan on Sunday. Before start of play on the last day of the league-round fixtures, Islamabad were rooted to the bottom of the eight-team standings with a dismal net run-rate of -0.019 while Multan ‐ with three wins already in their bag just needed to beat their opponents to qualify ‐ were placed fourth with a +0.117 run-rate. However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... the above-mentioned permutations changed dramatically when Islamabad produced an inspiring team effort to not just score their third victory but momentously pushed Multan out of the last-four race on the basis of a superior net run-rate of +0.140, while Multan finished with a -0.087 run-rate in the final calculations. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-25 |
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