In what should have been the match of the tournament the Punjab Stallions easily brushed aside the Sindh Dolphins to seal their place in the final of the RBS Pentangular One-Day Cup.

Afridi went first ball and the Dolphins collapsed to 127 in only 34 overs.

That total was never going to be enough for an in form Stallions side.

U-19 pacer Mohammad Talha was wrecker in chief picking up 4 wickets.

Shoaib Malik continued his good run with the ball picking up 2 wickets in 2 overs to end the Dolphins' innings.

The Pakistan skipper was in the midst of the action again with the bat scoring an unbeaten 26 to lead his team to a 7 wicket win, easily done in 27 overs.

The Stallions go into Wednesday's final without losing a game and will face the winner of tomorrow's Panthers vs Leopards match.

Brief Scores:

Sindh Dolphins 127 all out in 34.1 overs (Anwar Ali 35, Mod. Talha 4-37, Malik 2-7) lost to Punjab Stallions 128-3 in 26.5 overs (Azhar Ali 51*) by 7 wickets.

Despite the absence of their captain, Misbah Ul Haq, the Baluchistan Bears managed to chase a mammoth total of 312 off the final ball of their innings with only their last wicket standing.

A 101 run partnership between Khurram Manzoor (83) and Naumanullah (55) laid the foundation for the Sindh Dolhpin's 312.

But it wasn't enough.

Shahid Afridi's belligerent knock off 114 came of only 54 deliveries and comprised of 7 sixes and 10 fours and took the Dolphins to a huge 312.

But it wasnt enough.

Sohail Khan trapped Shoaib Khan plumb in front of the first ball of the Baluchistan Bear's run chase and ended with figures of 2-55.

But it wasn't enough.

Somehow the Bears' batsmen gathered together and rallied around Saeed Anwar's (Jnr) 97 keeping up with the rate throughout their innings.

Last over. Last wicket. 12 needed.

Last ball. Last wicket. 2 needed.

And the Baluchistan Bears scraped to victory.

For once, Afridi did not deserve to be on the losing side.

Any batsman smashing a 46 ball century doesn't deserve to be.

It just wasn't enough.