KARACHI, Sept 25: The DHA Trophy KCCA inter-firm cricket tournament’s match between Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Habib Bank Limited Karachi ended in an exciting tie at the UBL Sports Complex Ground on Wednesday.
Batting first, KPT scored 218 for seven in their 40 overs. Atif Ali Zaidi made 71 which included four hits to the fence.
HBL Karachi, in reply, were bowled out for 218 in 30.4 overs despite a hurricane knock of 85 Nadeem Tariq who hammered five sixes and six fours.
Medium-pacer Adeel Malik and leg-spinner Mohammad Ali Zafar claimed three wickets each.
In another match played at the Students Ground, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) defeated Sir Syed University (SSU) by 48 runs.
Summarised scores:
SSGC beat SSU by 48 runs.
SSGC 218-7 in 40 overs (Irfanullah 57, Saad Umar 55, Mohammad Zafar 32; Saqib Younis 2-41);
SSU 176 in 35.4 overs (Shahzad Yousuf 51 not out, Qazi Nasar Abbas 37, Mohammad Salman 29; Sohail Mehdi 3-32, Shahzad 2-34, Abdul Qadir 2-14).
KPT tied with HBL Karachi.
KPT 218-7 in 40 overs (Atif Ali Zaidi 71, Asim Rizvi 36, Fahadullah 32, Ariz Kamal 28; Nazim Ali 2-37, Shahid Hussain 2-39, Tahir Andy 2-35);
HBL KARACHI 218 in 30.4 overs (Nadeem Tariq 85, Nadir Ali 32; Adeel Malik 3-39, Mohammad Ali Zafar 3-45, Wajihuddin 2-6, Ariz Kamal 2-52).—APP