November 21, 2002	Thursday	Ramazan 15, 1423

Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)

KARACHI, Nov 20: Afsar Nawaz struck a whirlwind 86 off 66 balls but his knock failed to prevent Delhi City Gymkhana going down to Tapal CC by six wickets in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Tournament at AKG Ground here Wednesday.

Tapal CC, chasing a target of 169, got home in only 18.5 overs thanks to a brilliant innings of 59 by Hasan Arshad.

Hasan, named Man-of-the-Match, hammered 40 runs in boundaries as he pounded four huge sixes and four fours during his 33-ball knock.

Farhan Iqbal also batted well to make 56 off 47 deliveries while sharing a third-wicket partnership of 91 with Hasan. Farhan stroked three boundaries.

Earlier, Tapal CC’s skipper Hanif-ur-Rehman took three for 30 with his off-spinners.

Afsar, who hit three fours and a brace of sixes, and Sharjeel Ashraf (33) were the only batsmen to shine in Delhi City Gymkhana’s total of 168 for four in 25 overs.

Summarised scores:

DELHI CITY GYMKHANA 168-4 in 25 overs (Afsar Nawaz 86, Sharjeel Ashraf 33, Ammaduddin 20; Hanif-ur-Rehman 3-30);

TAPAL CC 169-4 in 18.5 overs (Hasan Arshad 59, Farhan Iqbal 56; Asif Nagri 2-22, Kalim Siddiqui 2-48).

Saturday’s fixture: Landhi Friends v Mohammad Hussain CC at 1.00pm.