Hove: Pakistan Shaheens sealed a 2-1 series victory over the PCC Select XI on Sunday, chasing the target with five spare wicks in the first field of the central county.
Azan Awais and Haider Ali starred in central media winning parties to guide next to victory on the last day.
Pursuing a 261 goal, the Shaheens had a dominant start, with the Azan and Shamyl Hussain openers forging a solid association of 102 races, which puts the bolus attack of the hosts under pressure.
Azan exhibited a compound approach, presenting a deserved fifty.
The opening position was broken at 19.5º when Shamyl, after scoring 40 of 55 balls, was fired by Calvin Harrison.
Muhammad Suleman entered and had an immediate impact, reaching limits at will and breaking three six.
It contributed to a fast 44 of 40 balls, with four four and three six, before being fired with the score in 131-1 in 24 overs.
In the next, Pakistan lost his third Wickt when Captain Saud Shakeel was fired by Tom Laws for only one, leaving the team in 171-3 in 31.2 overs.
Haider Ali later joined Azan Awais in the middle, and the duo continued to build the entries.
Azan seemed prepared for a century, but fell short, leaving a crucial 88 of 104 balls, which included 12 limits and a six. His dismissal left Pakistan at 204-4 in 36.4 overs.
With only a few races necessary to win, the Shaheens suffered their fifth and last setback when Múbasir Khan was fired by Harrison, who claimed his second Wickt. Múbasir contributed 11 of 12 balls.
Haider remained firm and mentioned a compound half century, guiding the Shaheens to victory.
The right -hand batter remained undefeated in 55 of 40 deliveries, hitting five four and three six, while Rohail Nazir did not remain at 6 since they successfully pursued the target at 46.4 overs.
Previously, PCC XI chose to hit first, but shook early when Ubaid Shah dismissed him for Opraed Smeed for eight races. The hosts were 11-1 in 3.2 overs.
Captain Luc Benkenstein tried to stabilize the tickets, but failed to rotate the strike effectively and Musa Khan ruled out by 14.
In the next, Ubaid played again, eliminating Hamza Shaikh for 13 in the final PowerPlay ball, reducing PCC to 53-3 after 10 overs.
Tom Lawes and Ollie Sykes linked a crucial association of 86 races to resurrect entrances. The laws were lost by little half a century, falling before Mir Hamza for 49 of 52 balls with the score in 139-4 in 22.4 overs.
Sykes completed his fifty, but was soon fired for a good played 64 of 56 balls, leaving the hosts in 169-5.
Rocky Flintoff added 13 before being exhausted by Múbasir Khan, followed by Musa Khan withdrawing Dan Douthwaite for seven, taking the score at 184-7.
The Wicktkeeper Thomas Rew and Calvin Harrison then gathered a valuable position of 66 races for the eighth Wickt, which help PCC to cross 200 and approaches a defense total.
The association broke when Saud Shakeel fired Harrison for 34 of 27.
In the next one, Ubaid claimed his third wickt for bowling for 44. The tickets ended in 260 in 46.4 overs after Scott Currie was exhausted by Muhammad Suleman by three.
For Pakistan, Ubaid Shah was the outstanding bowling player with 4/41 figures in 9.4 overs. Musa Khan picked up two Wickts, while Mir Hamza and Captain Saud Shakeel claimed one.
