Lahore Lions kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the Champions League T20 main round winning their final qualifying round match against Southern Express by 55 runs here this evening.
Batting first, Lions scored 164 for six with skipper Mohammed Hafeez scoring 67 off 40 balls with five fours and four sixes.
In reply, Express could manage only 109 in 18 overs with Aizaz Cheema taking three for 15 while Wahab Riaz took two for 20.
Brief Scores: Lahore Lions 164/6 (Mohammed Hafeez 67, F Maharoof 3/28) beat Southern Express 109 in 18 overs (Jehan Mubarak 35, Aizaz Cheema 3/15, Wahab Riaz 2/20) by 55 runs.