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Abu Dhabi T20: Title now the goal for Sohail Akhtar and Lahore Qalanders after securing final spot
A half-century from Mohammad Faizan and three wickets from Farzan Raja ensure that Lahore will win Group A with two wins
![Amith Passela](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Fd46d0c82-d8ec-40dc-88a9-d924f7863602.png?smart=true&auth=cd8ea7946a6333edf9f5874ec0a81f1b2f7cafe8998d7a723510668a48d21f0a&width=70&height=70)
Amith Passela
October 05, 2018
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