Power Winterthur’s mat finish seals cup win

by Daniel Johnson

August 24, 2010 | 08:52

In the weekend’s Pickwick Cup final, Power Winterthur take the title at the third time of asking after beating Olten by six wickets at Fronwald. An historic hat-trick for occasional seamer Rana Haliq helps reduce Olten to just 59 runs. In chasing down the modest target, the Power innings stutters after Sajid's beligerent opening, but gets back on track with some monster sixes from Shahnawaz.

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