One-Day Cup 2024, DOL vs STA 7th Match Report, September 19, 2024

Millions 271 for 7 (Babar 104*, Yasir 46, Shakeel 1-14) beat Dolphins 97 (Farhan 32, Mumtaz 3-14, Jahandad 3-18) by 174 runs

After the Stallions chose to bat, Shan Masood and Yasir Khan gave them a commanding start of 76 in 13 overs. Faheem Ashraf broke the stand with the wicket of Masood and put the brakes on the batting average. Yasir, too, fell soon after but Babar played the role of anchor and finished. Along with Tayyab Tahir, he added 57 for the third wicket and took the team to 150 in the 30th over.

The Dolphins used six bowlers in the match and each of them picked up a wicket, but Babar stood firm. At the end of 40 overs, he was on 50 off 65 balls. In the last ten overs, he scored 54 for 35, with the help of three fours and three sixes, and lifted the Stallions to 271 for 7.

If the Dolphins thought they were going to break their streak, Jahandad dashed their hopes just before the rush. With the second ball of the innings, he had Muhammad Hurraira caught behind for a duck. In his third over, he trapped Umar Amin lbw to make it 15 for 2.

Sahibzada Farhan and Saud Shakeel hit five fours in the next 20 balls but Jahandad struck soon after, this time cleaning up Shakeel.

Soon after, Haris Rauf removed Sarfaraz Ahmed and Qasim Akram in the space of three balls to leave the Dolphins panting. From 60 to 5, it never came back. The lower middle order surrendered unchallenged against the spin duo of Abrar Ahmed and Mehran Mumtaz. Both shared five wickets as the Dolphins put together 97.