May 20, 2003	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1424

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ISLAMABAD, May 19; Five more matches were decided in the ICA-PTV Cricket League Championship on Sunday with XI Star scoring the most impressive win of all, crushing Millat by 202 runs.

Muhammad Altaf played the lead role, his blazing 171 firing XI Star to a match-winning 361 in 48.5 overs. He blasted 26 boundaries and his fine innings seemed to overshadow the good work done by Naeem Anjum who hit a useful half century.

Aminuddin who picked up three wickets and Khurram Shahzad with two for six were unable to check the flow of runs as Millat found they had a mountain to climb.

In the end, Millat crashed for just 159 with Asim Aqeel Rana snaring three wickets and Danish snapping up two to complete the rout.

Summarised scores:

XI Star beat Millat by 202 runs.

XI STAR 361 in 48.5 overs (Muhammad Altaf 171, Naeem Anjum 58; Aminuddin 3-45, Khurrum Shahzad 2-6, Munawar Khan 2-49);

MILLAT 159 in 37.3 overs (Khurrum Shahzad 24; Asim Aqeel Rana 3-40, Danish Hanif 2-15).

Margalla beat OGDC by seven wickets.

OGDC 272-7 in 50 overs (Qamar Khan 55, Muhammad Idrees 49, Rao Murselin 44; Tauheed 2-36, Yasir 2-49);

MARGALLA 278-3 in 37.4 overs (Tanvir Javed 152 not out, Asif Hameed 57).

Youngster beat King’s Gymkhana by five wickets.

KING’S GYMKHANA 200 in 48.1 overs (Abeer Talat 37; Usman Ghani 4-32, Shahid Mahmood 2-30, Hasan Bhatti 2-35);

YOUNGSTER 203-5 in 44.1 overs (Waseem Abbas 82, Shahid Mahmood 55 not out; Arjumand Satti 2-43).

Noorpur beat Model Town by one wicket.

MODEL TOWN 201 in 40.4 overs (Afzaal Shah 73; Usman Matloob 5-28, Khurrum Hanif 2-20);

NOORPUR 202-9 in 31,2 overs (Syed Rashid Ali 53, Khurram Hanif 50; Atif Naeem 5-46, Muhammad Yousuf Tahir 2-52).

Rawal Town beat Al-Muslim by 42 runs.

RAWAL TOWN 205 in 48.4 overs (Mazhar Abbasi 65, Ishtiaq Rabbani 40; Allah Baksh 3-25, Muhammad Hanif 3-42, Zeeshan Ali Naqvi 2-29, Mumtaz Malik 2-39);

AL-MUSLIM 164 in 44.4 overs (Zeeshan Ali Naqvi 50; Khurram Kiani 2-10, Shakir Mahmood 2-20, Ishtiaq Rabbani 2-26).