July 17, 2002	Wednesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1423

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ISLAMABAD, July 16: Umer Khattak, representing Hassan Memorial, scored a blazing 155 Tuesday in a 112-run rout of Classic as the Islamabad Cricket Association Under-19 championship got under way.

The match played at Shalimar Ground saw Umer strike 22 boundaries as he helped his side pile up 292 for eight off their 50 overs. Umer Saleem claimed three wickets for 43 runs while Zohaib took two.

Classic in reply were dismissed for 190 in 41 overs, Zohaib hitting a fine 80.

Summarised scores of other matches played on the opening day:

Asif Memorial bt Punjab by 116 runs at Punjab Ground. Asif Memorial 224 in 39.2 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 119, Adnan Suleman, Musa Khan, Mohammad Adnan two wkts each); Punjab 108 (Adnan Suleman 32, Mustafa Bashir 6-24, Amjad Rasheed 2-3). Model Town Gymkhana bt Youngster by four runs at Diamond Ground. Model Town Gymkhana 231 in 47 overs (Jamil bin Ashraf 80, Tahir Shehzad and Mehtab Rafiq three wkts each); Youngster 227 in 49.1 overs (Usman Gondal 70, Adil Kiyani 4-50, M. Zeeshan 2-42). Galaxy bt CRA by three wkts at XI Star Ground. CRA 184 in 43 overs (Fahd bin Hasnain 30, Umer Asif 4-29, Sohail Akram 2-30, M. Ramzan 2-43); Galaxy 185 for seven (Shahid Mehmood 62, Basit 3- 54, Kashif Majeed 2-19).

Friends win

Siddique Akbar Club scored a three- wicket win over Faisal Club in a low scoring match of the Rawalpindi Cricket Association Summer League.

After bowling out Faisal for a paltry 88, Siddique Akbar found the chase not all that easy as they lost seven wickets in getting past their rivals’ total.

Summarised scores:

Siddique Akbar bt Faisal by three wickets. Faisal 88 all out (Tariq 41, Kamran 4-20); Siddique Akbar 89 for seven (Kamran 28, Abid 2-30). Potohar Club bt Qazi Club by three wickets. Qazi 168 all out (Shahid 55, Khawar 43, Nasir 4-14), Potohar 172 for seven (Tariq 50, Qasim 2-30, Ali 2-10). Friends bt Robin by 10 wickets. Robin 102 all out (Shahbaz 3-26); Friends 104 for no loss (Ihsan 52, Azam 50).