Islamabad beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 2 wickets in the second encounter of Pakistan Cup 2016 One Day tournament at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
However, The PCB announced that Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will lead Federal Capital and Younis Khan will lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side.
KPK captain Younis Khan chose to bat first after winning the toss; KPK scored 212 runs in 47 overs. Younis Khan (61), Fakhar Zaman (45), Ahmed Shahzad (31) and Muhammad Asghar (17) were the main scorers.
While, Hammad Azam and Muhammad Abbas took two wickets each.
Islamabad in reply took a disastrous start, losing three top batsmen for just 9 runs. Bad light factor delayed the start of second innings.
Islamabad achieved the target for the loss of eight wickets. Misbahul Haq smashed 82 runs and Iftikhar (48) put up a valuable 104-runs 4th wicket partnership, bring Islamabad back in the game.
At that crucial time, under-19 pick for ISB, Shadab Khan played an innings of his life 33 off 29, giving his team a valuable win at very crucial moment.
Zohaib Khan took three wickets. However, Misbah ul Haq was chosen Man of the Match for his heroic innings at crucial time.
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