Faiz stars as Lisburn CC win

Nagpur: Vidarbha’s seasoned batter Faiz Fazal (70 n.o; 83b, 6x4, 1x6) played yet another winning knock for his Irish club — Lisburn CC — in Premier League organized by Northern Cricket Union of Ireland. They defeated CSNI by 8 wickets and maintained the second position on the table.Chasing 159, opener Faiz carried his bat and had a match-defining 118-run partnership with Neil Whitworth (56 n.o off 88b) for the third wicket to finish things off with ease.Faiz, who scored 30 runs in boundaries, has been consistently playing crucial knocks this season as well. tnnBRIEF SCORES: CSNI 158 44.5 overs (S Thompson 59, R Hunter 27; DSimpson 3-20, N Whitworth 3-43, M Humphreys 3-35) lost to Lisburn 161-2 34.4 overs (Faiz Fazal 70*, N Whitworth 56*; C De Wet 2-31) by 8 wickets.