NOR vs CEP Live Score, Match 21, Pakistan Cup 2021 Live Score, NOR vs CEP Live Cricket Score

Date:            20th January, 2020

Time:            9:30 AM IST.

Venue:          United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi

Match Preview

Northern and Central Punjab are all set to face each other for the second time in the ongoing competition. In their first meeting, Northern were asked to bat first and they posted a mammoth total of 382 runs on the board. After some brilliant shows with the bat, Northern continued to dominate with the ball as well. In the second innings, they restricted Central Punjab for 228 and won the game by a huge margin of 154 runs.

Northern

Ali Imran, Nasir Nawaz, Umar Amin, Mohammad Nawaz (C), Aamer Jamal, Asif Ali, Hammad Azam, Mubasir Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Jamal Anwar (WK), Salman Irshad.

Central Punjab

Hasan Ali (c), Ahmed Bashir, Ali Shan (wk), Bilal Asif, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Saad, Qasim Akram, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Nasim, Usman Salahuddin and Waqas Maqsood.

Pitch and Weather Reports

It will be a sunny day in Karachi on Sunday with the temperature hovering around 25 °C and There are no chances of precipitation.

The pitch at the United Bank Limited Sports Complex is pretty much a balanced wicket. Although the wicket slows down as the match progresses and it becomes difficult to bat on in the second half.

Average first innings score:

285 (First match played at this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 0, Lost – 1, Tie – 0

NOR vs CEP Top picks

• Umar Amin was the leading run-scorer for his team in the last match. He scored an unbeaten 115 off 136 deliveries at a strike rate of 85. He goes down as one of the top picks for this encounter.
• Mohammad Nawaz scored a decent 60 off just 65 deliveries towards the end for his team. His knock was game-changing for his team. He also picked up two wickets for his team.
• Muhammad Akhlaq scored 117 runs off just 115 deliveries in his last match. He is a hard-hitting batsman and will be hoping to make a big score in this match also.
• Saad Nasim was in brilliant form with the bat in the last match where he scored 101 off just 86 balls. He is a top-quality batsman and can do well in this upcoming match also.
• Sohail Tanvir bowled just five overs and picked a wicket in his spell. He is expected to come down the order and hit some blows with the willow as well.
• Waqas Maqsood bowled a top-class spell in the previous match with figures of 3/43 in 8 overs. Though his team didn’t come out on a winning note, he’s expected to come up with another stunning performance.