Magical spell by Akhtar

Published September 12, 2003

ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Akhtar Gul claimed five wickets for only 11 runs as Imran Memorial swept aside Shalimar by six wickets in the Islamabad Cricket Association President Cup.

Batting first, Shalimar collected 148 off 36 overs, a total in which Naveed Tufail was the top scorer with 32 runs.

Imran Memorial got to the victory target losing four wickets in 25 overs, Sajid Mehmood hitting a fine 67 and Ali Naz staying unbeaten on 34.

Summarised scores:

Imran Memorial bt Shalimar by six wkts at Lal Quarters Ground. Shalimar 148 in 36 overs (Naveed Tufail 32, Rashid Mehmood 25; Akhtar Gul 5-11, Khurrum Shahzad 2-7); Imran Memorial 150-4 in 25 overs (Sajid mehmood 67, Ali naz 34 not out; SK Sadiq 2-13).

Ghouri bt SRO Youngsters by 48 runs at Punjab Ground. Ghouri 178 in 42.1 overs (Asad Ali Shah 30, Hamza Riaz 25; Moin Khan 2- 20, Saeed ur Rehman 2-24, Ahmed Luqman 2-38); SRO Youngsters 130 in 34.3 overs (Moin Khan 38, Saeed ur Rehman 33, Luqman Mirza 23; Faizan Riaz 5-21, Hamza Riaz 2-18).

All Young Star bt Lucky Star by 38 runs at Marghazar Ground. All Young Star 148 in 41.4 overs (Idrees Butt 21, Wakeel Butt 20; Faheem 3-36); Lucky Star 110 in 34.5 overs (M. Saeed 39; Wakeel Butt 2-13, Ghulam Yazdani 2-18, Idrees Butt 2-27).

Services bt Mehran by three wkts at Shalimar Ground. Mehran 90 in 29.3 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 30; Abdul Qayyum 3-16, Habibullah Khan 2-19); Services 94-7 in 28.1 overs. Muhammad Ali 18 not out; Ch. Raza Abbas 2-19, Israr Ahmed 2-20).

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