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Baber takes Rawalpindi to final

Baber's all-round attacking approach helped Rawalpindi move forward into the finals of the Sprite Cricket Stars convincingly

26-Sep-2017
Action from the final day of the Sprite Cricket Stars, Sprite Cricket Stars 2017

Action from the final day of the Sprite Cricket Stars  •  ICCA

Baber's all-round attacking approach helped Rawalpindi move forward into the finals convincingly. Batting first, Rawalpindi's opening pair seemed to be very cautious, picking mostly singles and hitting just two boundaries against very accurate bowling from Revengers.
Things were under Revengers' control till the fifth over, but Baber's short cameo changed the pace of the game. He took singles with his batting partner Khizar, and hit the only six of the innings, leaving the last pair of Shahbaz and Hisham to add another 11 runs on the board to set a target of 32 for Revengers.
Rafiq started the bowling with his sheer pace and swing, giving away just a single and getting a run-out off his own bowling. Rawalpindi came with a mission to dominate, fielding sharply and taking some brilliant catches. They bowled well to keep the batsmen under pressure, making them play loose shots that eventually resulted in run-outs, two of them in Baber's over.
In the end, it was too difficult for the Revengers to recover from their earlier mess, making Rawalpindi smell victory.