December 8, 2001	Saturday	Ramazan 22, 1422

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RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Asif Mahmood and Babar Naeem stroked fine half centuries to propel Gul Club to a 31 run victory over Javed Sports in the Ramzan Sports Festival cricket tournament Friday.

Asif struck an unbeaten 76 and Babar scored 67 as Gul put on 221 for five in the match played at ARL Ground. Qaiser with three wickets for 36 was the top wicket-taker for Javed Sports.

Javed Sports gave a befitting reply with Adil Shaheen (82) and Shahid Javed (62 no) spearheading the run-chase. However, in the end their side were able to score 190 for three when they ran out of overs. Babar and Raja Sarfraz took a wicket each.

Summarised scores:

Gul Club bt Javed Sports by 31 runs at ARL Ground. Gul 221 for five (Asif Mahmood 76 no, Babar Naeem 67; Qaiser 3-36); Javed Sports 190 for three (Adil Shaheen 82, Shahid Javed 62 no; Babar 1-16, Raja Sarfraz 1-51).

County Club bt Qazi Club by nine wickets at JSHQ Ground. Qazi 94 all out (Rehan 34 no; Azam 4-24, Waheed 3-17, Zia 2-12); County 96 for one (Asif Malik 51 no).

Decent Club bt Pindi Club by 62 runs at Railways Stadium. Decent 190 for seven (Nadeem 47, Faraz 32, Safdar 22); Pindi Club 128 all out (Haris 34, Bilal 29; Nazakat 4-18, Safdar 2-26, Safi 2-20).

Sadar Gymkhana bt Abbasi Club by six wickets at Muslim School Ground. Abbasi 74 all out (Usman 21, Shakil Raja 4-5, Taimoor Kiyani 2-15, Jawad 2-21); Sadar Gymkhana 75 for four (Shakil 24 no, Irfan 18, Sheraz 2-14, Khurrum 3-25, Sajjad 3-23, Ehsan 2- 28).