Atif, Iqbal excel

Published April 25, 2003

KARACHI, April 24: Off-spinner Atif Maqbool bagged seven wickets for 66 runs to spin AJ Worldwide to a 69-run victory over Wackenhut Security Pakistan in the Inter-firm cricket tournament at UBL Sports Complex here the other day.

Young left-arm spinner Ahmed Iqbal Khan returned remarkable figures of four wickets for seven runs in 2.3 overs to help Sindh Police defeat PTCL by five wickets at TMC Ground.

Summarized scores:

*At TMC Ground:

Sindh Police beat PTCL by five runs.

PTCL 111 in 34.4 overs (Atif Naseem 26, Tauqeer Khan 21, Ahmed Iqbal Khan 4-7, Turab Hussain 3-28);

SINDH POLICE 115-5 in 20.2 overs (Atif Alvi 35, Rashid Ali 21; Shan-ul-Haq 2-25, Zohair Khan 2-31).

*At UBL Sports Complex:

AJ Worldwide beat Wackenhut Security by 69 runs.

AJ WORLDWIDE 244-9 in 40 overs (Saad Wasim 57, Tahir Mahmood 46, Naveed Khan 38; Shaukat Mirza 4-55, Nasar Abbas 2-8);

WACKENHUT SECURITY 175 in 36 overs (Anwar Ali 51, Hasan Arshad 37; Atif Maqbool 7-66).—APP

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

WHILE launching the Economic Survey 2026, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told a hopeful story of economic...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...