Yasir Hameed smashes ton as Abbotabad bulldoze Quetta in Twenty20 opener

Opener Yasir Hameed smashed a superb hundred as Abbotabad Falcons thrashed a youthful Quetta Bears by 72 runs in the inaugural match of National T20 Cup Cricket Tournament at National Stadium here on Sunday. Yasir, who was part of Pakistan team for last year's controversial tour to England, banged 14 boundaries and one six in his 101 off 65 balls.
Peshawar-born Yasir with fellow opener Adnan Raees gave their team a flying start by sharing 122 runs opening stand for their team to score a healthy 190 after they inserted to bat first. Adnan struck eight boundaries in his 51 in just 30 balls Quetta Bear which was without their top player Shoaib Khan and Jalat Khan was restricted to 118 for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Abid Ali showed some resistance with a fine 42 in 46 balls including four hits to the boundary.
Southpaw pace bowler Junaid Khan smartly and snapped three wickets for 24 runs and lfet arm slow bowler Khalid Usman took two wickets for 10 runs. Beaming Yasir Hameed collected Rs 25,000 after being named man of the match. He described that leadership of Younis Khan has created a lot of unity in the boys which was a good omen. Summarized scores: Abbotabad Rhinos 190 -2 in 20 overs (Yasir Hameed 101, Adnan Raees 51) Quetta Bears 118-7 in 20 overs (Abid Ali 42, Junaid Khan 3-24, Khalid Usman 2-10).