Khurram and Farhan shine

Published December 18, 2003

KARACHI, Dec 17: Solid knocks by Khuraam Abbas 62 with the help of seven boundaries and 47 by Farhan Ahmed steered Karachi Eaglets CC to beat Liaquatabad Eaglets by 79 runs in the Madar-e-Millat KCCA Inter-clubs cricket tournament on Wednesday at Airport Stadium.

In the other match left-arm leg-spinner Tariq Gul bowled well to capture five wickets for 46 and good batting by M Zafar 79 with six fours guided Muhammed Hussain Memorial CC (MMMCC) to victory against Royal Cricket Club by 35 runs at Landhi Ground.

Summarised scores:

Karachi Eaglets beat Liaquatabad Eaglets by 79 runs

Karachi Eaglets 217 in 34.5 overs (Khurram Abbas 62, Faraz Ahmed 47; M Iftiqhar 4-25, Sajid Ansari 2-41).

Liaquatabad Eaglets 138 in 32.3 (Sajid Ansari 40, Ibrahim Akhtar 20; Akhtar Hussain 3-16, Anwar Rasheed 3-38, Navaid Shah 2-35).

MMMCC beat Royal CC by 35 runs

MHMCC 209 for eight wickets (M Zafar 79, Azhar 29, M Ali 20; Khalil Ahmed 3-31, Niaz Ali 2-34)

Royal CC 174 in 28.3 overs (Ajaz Ahmed 24, M Azam 55, Gohar Ali 20; Tariq Gul 3-46, Rashid Ghori 2-29)—PPI

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