Centurion: Azhar Mahmood picked 5 wickets in the third match of Champions league 2012 on Wednesday. Auckland won the toss and elected to field first. Due to outstanding bowling performance by Azhar Mahmood, Auckland restricted Hampshire to a low a total of 121 runs in their 20 overs.
Former Pakistani all rounder Azhar Mahmood took 5 crucial wickets by giving away just 24 runs in his 4 overs. The Hampshire batsmen faced serious difficulties to respond against some great seem bowling by Mahmood. Mills from New Zealand was also quite economical who gave just 22 runs in his 4 overs. In reply Auckland chase the target in 15th over. Azhar Mahmood scored 55* runs and was declared Man-of-the-Match.
Azhar Mahmood is considered as the most experience and sensible all rounder now a days for T20 matches. He really astonished the cricket lovers with his great bating skills in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and the Sri Lankan Premier League (SPL). The Pakistani cricket fans are expecting his comeback in the national team soon.