KARACHI, Aug 3: Sami Afridi produced a decent all-round performance to help Candyland inflict a shock 41-run defeat on reigning champions National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in the 2nd Advance Telecom Corporate T20 Cup match at the DHA Sports Club-Moin Khan Academy here on Thursday night.

Candyland, who chose to bat first after winning the toss, posted 140-8 after Fawad Khan (26 off 24 balls, four fours and one six) and Sami Afridi (22 off 14, three sixes) added 56 for the first wicket before Saeed Afridi hit 20 off 15 balls with two sixes.

Pakistan reject skipper Fawad Alam, the bankers’ captain, claimed four wickets for 12 runs in his four-over quota of slow left-armers.

National Bank, in reply, never really recovered after losing veteran Naumanullah for a second-ball duck and lost wickets regularly with only wicket-keeper Amin-ur-Rehman offering some fight by striking 29 off 25 balls with three boundaries.

Sami, who caused the early slide with three wickets for nine runs with his slow left-armers, was the star for Candyland who dismissed National Bank for 99 in the 18th over. Fellow left-arm spinner Nauman Alvi took three for 21.

Summarised scores:

CANDYLAND 140-8 in 20 overs (Fawad Khan 26, Sami Afridi 22, Saeed Afridi 20; Fawad Alam 4-12); NATIONAL BANK 99 in 17.4 overs (Amin-ur-Rehman 29; Sami Afridi 3-9, Nauman Alvi 3-21, Zahid Mahmood 2-10).