Superb knocks by Afsar and Ali

Published December 21, 2003

KARACHI, Dec 20: Afsar Nawaz and Ali Asad played main roles in their team’s triumph in the Madre-i-Millat Inter-club cricket tournament on Friday.

Pak Gymkhana (PG) beat Asifabad Sports (AS) by three wickets at Asifabad Ground with Afsar Nawaz hitting a match-winning 79 with seven boundaries.

In another match at New United Gymkhana ground, Mir (MS) defeated Young Co-Operators CC (YCCC) by six wickets. Ali Asad steered his team to easy win with a attractive unbeaten 83 with nine hits to the ropes.

Summarized scores:

PG bt AS by three wickets

AS 173 (Jawad Ali 68, Hamad Ali 20, Bilal Munir 19; Amjad Hussain 3-41, Nizamuddin 2-13, Farman Shah 2-39)

PG 174 for seven in 34.1 overs (Asfar Nawaz 79, Akber Rehman 32, Imran Nawaz 23, Farman Shah 17 not out; Raheel Waris 3-38).

MS bt YCCC by six wkts.

YCCC 195 in 34.1 overs (Asim Raza 45, Asad Matloob 41, S.M.Raheel 29; Shakir 3-35, Sami Arshad 2-35)

MS 198 for four wickets in 30.1 overs (Ali Ada 83 not out, M.Waqas 37, Murtuza Solangi 26, Gul Sher 22; Naseer Khan 2-29).—APP

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