March 17, 2003	Monday	Muharram 13, 1424

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KARACHI, March 16: Wacken Hut CC lifted the glittering Abdul Quddoos Sheikh Memorial cricket trophy, after inflicting a heavy 92-run defeat over Dawn Group, at the UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.

Winning the toss and electing to bat, Wacken Hut got off to an electrifying start when Arif Rao (40) and Hassan Arshad (23), put on 61 runs for the second wicket in only six overs.

However, spinners Zafar Iqbal four for 20 and Imtiaz Iqbal two for 39, managed to curb the run rate as Wacken Hut were dismissed for 159 runs in 24.5 overs.

Skipper Amjad Ali Baig (23) and Hanif Malik (18), were also among the runs.

Chasing 160 runs for victory, Dawn Group lost an early wicket. But with Arshad Azam (21) and Irfan Ali stroking the ball well, seemed to be coasting along comfortably when disaster struck. Both batsmen fell in quick succession and never recovering from this tragedy, Dawn Group were soon dismissed in 19.2 overs with only 67 runs on the board.

Paceman Hassan Arshad, later named the Man of the Match was the pick of the Wacken Hut attack, claiming three for 22. Spinners Nisar Abbas weighed in two for 16 and Farhan two wickets for one run.

City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, was the chief guest on the occasion and presented the trophies to the winners and runners-up.

Ifran Ali from (Dawn), was declared the best batsman of the tournament, Shoukat Mirza (Waken Hut) the best bowler and Adnan Jaffery (Aga Khan University Hospital), best player of the tournament.