Brad Hogg forged an important match winning partnership with Marsh and turned out to an unlikely hero with the bat. (Source: BCCI)

Perth Scorchers defeated Lahore Lions by three wickets in their Group A Oppo Champions League Twenty20 match here today.

Sent into bat, Lahore Lions scored 124 for six in 20 overs before Perth Scorchers chased it down with an over to spare.

Brief scores:

Lahore Lions: 124 for six in 20 overs (Saad Nasim 69 not out, Umar Akmal 26, Mohammad Saeed 20; Joel Paris 3/22, Mitchell Marsh 2/12)

Perth Scorchers: 130 for seven in 19 overs (Mitchell Marsh 63 not out, Brad Hogg 28 not out; Mohammad Hafeez 2/8).

Nasim shared a 43-run fifth wicket stand with Umar Akmal (26) and then put on a solid 48 with Mohammad Saeed for the sixth wicket to bring the Pakistani outfit back on track and cross the 100-run mark.

Meanwhile, play was interrupted for a brief while due to rain.

Chasing a modest target, the Scorchers also did not have an ideal start as they lost seven wickets for just 62 runs on the board.

The Scorchers kept losing wickets at regular interval with the top and middle order, barring opener Cameron Bancroft (22), failing to reach the double digit mark.

At 62 for seven, the Lions had a realistic chance of bundling the Aussie unit out below 78 and advance to the next stage, but Marsh and Hogg combined to consolidate the innings and guide their team to a rather comfortable victory in the end.

In the 19th over, Scorchers hit three sixes off Wahab Riaz – two by Hogg and one by Marsh – to wrap up the match quickly.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Hafeez was the pick of the bowlers with impressive figures of two for eight in his allotted four overs.