Balochistan beat S Punjab in dramatic semifinal.

LAHORE -- The second semi-final of the National T20 Cup also turned out to be a nail-biter as Balochistan claimed a narrow 3-wicket win over Southern Punjab as Amad Butt hit 22 off the final over.

The contest went right down to the wire after Southern Punjab had made 173-5 having been sent in to bat by Balochistan. Veteran middle-order batsmen Mohammad Hafeez (65 off 41) and Shoaib Malik (64 off 40) rolled back the years with nearly identical half-centuries for Southern Punjab in their clash against Balochistan to guide the side to 173. Pacer Ali Shafiq claimed 2-31 in his four overs to put the spanner in the works just when Southern Punjab looked to take the game out of Balochistan's reach.

Balochistan lost opener and skipper Imam-ul-Haq early for 10 when he was dismissed by Mohammad Irfan and it was soon 22-2 for the chasing side. Hussain Talat, who scored an unbeaten 77 in his last game...

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