In Twenty20 practice match, Pakistan Tigers defeated Pakistan Panthers in flood lights at National Stadium.
Pakistan Tigers batted first and hit 153 runs. Captain Shoaib Malik hammered 51 runs out of 41 balls with Naveed Lateef at 40 and Salman Butt scored 24 runs. Mohammed Irshad got two wickets.
Pakistan Panthers could score only 133-4 in 20 overs. Yasir Hameed could make 49 and Khalid Lateef was at 36 runs.
Mohammed Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Najaf Shah grabbed one wicket each.
The large number of people turned up the stadium as the match was being played at night. Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Abdur Razzaq could not play the match owing to fitness problems. Both these players left for Lahore for taking rest.