Pakistan vs World-XI, 1st T20I at Lahore, , Sep 12 2017 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st T20I (N), Lahore, September 12, 2017, Independence Cup

Pakistan

197/5

World-XI

(20 ov, T:198) 177/7

Pakistan won by 20 runs

Player Of The Match

Babar Azam

, PAK

86 (52)

Pakistan fans celebrate cricket's return to the country•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Faf du Plessis and Tim Paine run between the wickets•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Rumman Raees is mobbed by his team-mates after he sent both the openers back in the same over•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Hashim Amla clobbers one inside out•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Ben Cutting tries to snaffle a tough chance off his own bowling•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Fakhar Zaman lets out a roar of frustration after Morne Morkel sniped him out in the first over•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

A fleet of brightly decorated autorickhaws ferried the World XI players inside the GaddafI Stadium•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

The World XI team players were paraded around the ground in colourful auto-rickshaws•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Army soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the venue as spectators queue up to make their way in•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Shadab Khan accounted for the South African pair of Faf du Plessis and David Miller•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Faf du Plessis swivels after failing to time a pull•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Tamim Iqbal sets off for a run after guiding the ball into the leg side•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Babar Azam raises his bat after getting to his half century•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Ahmed Shahzad and Babar Azam put on a century stand•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Babar Azam leaps to pull a short ball•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

A Pakistani fan holds a placard aloft to welcome international cricket in the country•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Pakistani fans came decked up in all shades and colours•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Army soldiers patrol the entrance of the Gaddafi Stadium•Sep 12, 2017•AFP

Match Coverage

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World-XI Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Tamim Iqbal	bowled	18	18
HM Amla	caught	26	17
TD Paine	caught	25	25
F du Plessis	caught	29	18
DA Miller	stumped	9	7
GD Elliott	caught	14	8
NLTC Perera	run out	17	11
DJG Sammy	not out	29	16
BCJ Cutting	not out	0	0
Extras	(lb 6, w 4)
Total	177(7 wkts; 20 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Imad Wasim	4	22	0	5.5
Sohail Khan	4	28	2	7
Hasan Ali	4	44	0	11
Rumman Raees	3	37	2	12.33
Faheem Ashraf	1	7	0	7
Shadab Khan	4	33	2	8.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	43	Hashim Amla	Tamim Iqbal
2nd	5	Hashim Amla	Tim Paine
3rd	53	Tim Paine	Faf du Plessis
4th	7	Tim Paine	David Miller
5th	15	Grant Elliott	David Miller
6th	22	Grant Elliott	Thisara Perera
7th	28	Daren Sammy	Thisara Perera
8th	4	Daren Sammy	Ben Cutting

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