Knights v Lions, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur
All-round Knights humiliate Lions
Lahore Lions chose to bowl in Raipur again and made a bright start as Asif Raza dismissed Northern Knights opener Anton Devcich cheaply •BCCI
Knights' captain Daniel Flynn was the beneficiary of one Lions fielding mishap and his half-century formed the backbone of Knights' innings•BCCI
Ahmed Shehzad's diving catch removed Scott Styris - one of four wickets in the final three overs - but Knights had amassed 170 for 6•BCCI
Saad Nasim top-scored with 58, but no other Lions batsman got past 8. Southee finished with figures of 3 for 22, as Knights completed a resounding 72-run victory to all but seal qualification in the main draw•BCCI
Umar Akmal made up for a missed stumping when he pouched a skier to get rid of Kane Williamson. Lions' performance in the field was sub-par with several catches being dropped •BCCI
BJ Watling initially played the foil at the other end but he too opened up as the innings wore on, relying on the sweep quite a bit•BCCI
Lions, however, were completely blown away in the chase by a fearsome spell of fast bowling from Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Nasir Jamshed was bowled for 5 in the second over•BCCI
Watling raised his fifty as well in a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket, as Knights targeted a big finish•BCCI
Boult's pace and swing accounted for Shehzad and Akmal and Lions soon slumped to 37 for 7•BCCI