National T20 Cup News
Having given a convincing living proof, Akmal will surely hope to do better on the grand final on Thursday (November 30) against Lahore Blues, to be played at Rawalpindi.
Today's unbeaten 104 helped him become the only player to hit three centuries in a T20 knockout/playoff game.
The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored 150 from 71 balls with 14 fours and 12 sixes, while Butt contributed with a patient 55 off 49 balls with the help of eight fours.
Akmal and Butt stitched an unbeaten stand of 209 runs to break the record of highest opening stand in T20 cricket by two runs.
He joined Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza and India’s Virender Sehwag as the batsmen with most T20 consecutive fifties — five each.
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has denied the reports of him bowling with un-remedied bowling action in the National T20 Cup.
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