KARACHI:Haseen Habib overpowered Factdate by 27 runs in the southern region final of 21st National Senior Cup played here at the Naya Nazimabad Stadium on Sunday.
Haseen Habib scored 185 runs for loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Mati-ur-Rehman played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 94 runs off 61 balls with three sixes and 10 fours. Ahmed Hussain scored 28 and Zulfiqar Lehri 25 runs. Kashif Habib took two wickets for 47 runs for Factdate.
Factdate batting second were all out for 158 runs in 19.4 overs. Ghazanfar Richi scored 40 runs in 28 balls with seven fours and Irfan Ali Khan scored 34 runs. Zulfiqar Lehri produced a match winning bowling spell of five wickets for 20 runs which earned him the Player of the Final Award. Naqeeb Agha took two wickets for 20 runs.
Later, a prize distribution ceremony was also held. Naqeeb Agha of Haseen Habib was declared Best Bowler, Faisal Mirza of Total Energy Best Batsman, Azhar Khan of Omar Associates best Wicket Keeper and Jaffer Qureshi of Omar Associates Best All Rounder.
Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA) is organizing this tournament every year since last 21 years. The national Final will be played between Haseen Habib and winner of Northern Zone on February 5 here at Naya Nazimabad Stadium.