Amad Butt's last over heroics take Balochistan into the final.

KARACHI -- Balochistan beat Southern Punjab by three wickets in a last-ball thriller to secure a berth in the final of the National T20 Cup at Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium. All-rounder Amad Butt lofted Umaid Asif for a six with Balochistan needing two off the last ball to seal the second semi-final for his side. Balochistan needed 18 when Umaid was handed the ball to bowl the final over. Amad welcomed the lanky pacer with a boundary and followed up with another four on the second ball of the over. The fourth ball was launched for a six, which reduced the equation to three needed off the last two balls, before Umar Gul got run-out while converting one into two.

The 24-year-old was awarded man-of-the match for his match-winning 29 not out from 14 balls, studded with three fours and two sixes. Set a target of 174, Balochistan lost Imamul-Haq (10 off 7) and Bismillah Khan (11 off 7) in 2.4 overs. Awais Zia (31 off 26) and Imran Farhat (20 off 17) crafted a 55-run partnership for the third wicket to keep the run-chase alive. All-rounder Hussain Talat, the top-scorer of the run-chase, followed up his 51-ball 77 against Northern yesterday with a gutsy 42 off 29 balls, hitting seven fours. His stay at the crease came to an end off Wahab Riaz's bowling in the penultimate over. With two...

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