Pakistan became the first nation to resume domestic cricket in Asia amidst the coronavirus pandemic as the National T20 Cup began in style at the National Stadium in Multan. The first match involved Northern (Pakistan) taking on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and it was the unheralded Northern team that defeated Khyber by 79 runs thanks to a magnificent knock of 90 by Haider Ali and contributions from Zeeshan Malik (77) and superb bowling performances from Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Musa and Sohail Tanvir.
Northern (Pakistan) elected to bat but Shaheen Afridi, who picked up four wickets in four balls in a recent domestic T20 match in England, struck when he removed Ali Imran for 21. However, Haider Ali and Zeeshan Malik steadied the ship and built a solid partnership.
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