Southern Express vs. Lahore Lions, CLT20: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

Lahore Lions kept alive their hopes of reaching the main group stages of the Champions League T20 with a 55-run victory over Southern Express.

After being put into bat by the Sri Lankan side, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, the Lions made 164-6 in their 20 overs.

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Lahore Lions 164/6 (20/20 ov) Southern Express need 165 runs to win in 20 overs. pic.twitter.com/iLV8lOrit3

— PTV Sports Official (@PTVSp0rts) September 16, 2014"

Express could only make 109 in their reply and exited the competition after their third successive defeat.

If Northern Knights beat Mumbai Indians in Tuesday afternoon's clash then the Pakistani outfit would finish second in the group and reach the main group stage, which begins on Wednesday.

A Mumbai win would see them qualify due to a superior net run rate.

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Southern Express 45/3 (7.0 ov) Target 165 If and but for Lahore Lions. pic.twitter.com/5vYXAIYNkg

— PTV Sports Official (@PTVSp0rts) September 16, 2014"

Captain Mohammad Hafeez hit four sixes in making 67 runs off 40 balls to boost his side's total.

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Fifty up for Mohammad Hafeez. :) pic.twitter.com/Xaq9sVz6Zi

— PTV Sports Official (@PTVSp0rts) September 16, 2014"

Seamer Aizaz Cheema then took three wickets in four balls to rip apart the Express top order and leave them stuttering at 41-3 at the end of the powerplay.

Captain Jehan Mubarak gave them a glimmer of hope but he went for 35, the first of four wickets to fall in eight balls.

Wahab Riaz picked up two of those wickets, with the innings coming to an end after only 18 overs.

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Match Summary #LahoreLions #CLT20 pic.twitter.com/k7cPQ0logN

— PTV Sports Official (@PTVSp0rts) September 16, 2014"

Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Dolphins, Cape Cobras, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Barbados Tridents automatically qualify for the main group stage, which consists of two, five-team groups with the top two going through to the semi-finals at the start of October.