KP qualifies for final of National T-20.

MULTAN -- Khyber Pakhtukhwa qualified for final of Kingdom Valley National T-20 2022-23 after defeating Northern by five wickets in the match played at Multan Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

A 89-run opening wicket partnership between Sahibzada Farhan and Rehan Afridi and 37 runs from Mohammad Sarwar Afridi at the crucial juncture of the match saw defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through to the final.

It would be the third final for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in as many years and had won consecutive finals.

Chasing 165 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan provided a flying start to the innings as both right-handed batters scored 57 runs in the powerplay.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan struck seven fours and one six and top-scored with a 39-ball 54. Farhan - who scored a match winning century against Balochistan in the previous day in the 29th fixture of the tournament - scored 39 off 29 balls today, striking two sixes and one four.

For Northern, Zaman Khan struck twice in the 16th over of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's batting when he accounted for Kamran Ghulam (eight off nine) and Adil Amin (three off three) to give a glimpse of hope to Northern - that had...