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| May 3, 2005 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1426 |
Gul, Akhtar sparkle
KARACHI, May 2: Gul Mohammad cracked a brilliant century and paceman Akhtar Waris grabbed six wickets as Asifabad CC routed New Karachi Rangers CC by 166 runs in the KCCA Centenary inter-club cricket tournament at the Asifabad ground on Sunday. Gul Mohammad’s solid knock of 118, laced with nine fours and two sixes, propelled Asifabad Sports to a mammoth 308 for five in 40 overs. Then it was Akhtar’s turn to slice through the New Karachi Rangers CC batting in a fiery spell of six for 28 as the losers were bowled out for 142 in 22 overs.
Meanwhile, at Landhi Friends ground, New Paramount CC defeated Orient Star CC by 99 runs and at NUG ground, Baldia Sports scored a close three-wicket victory over Ravi Gymkhana.
Summarised scores:
Asifabad Sports beat NK Ranger CC by 166 runs.
ASIFABAD SPORTS 308-5 in 40 overs (Gul Mohammad 118, Robin 57, Kamran Ahmed 57; Saqib Zeeshan 2-62); NEW KARACHI RANGERS CC 142 in 22 overs (Nazir Ahmed 52, Saqib Zeeshan 32; Akhtar Waris 6-28, Robin 2-15).
New Paramount CC beat Orient Star CC by 90 runs.
NEW PARAMOUNT CC 263 in 34 overs (Murad Ali 77, Mohammad Ishaq 43, Atif Ali 34 not out, Imranullah 32; Shahbaz Ahmed 3-59) ORIENT STAR CC 164 in 25.1 overs (Mohsin Khan 34, Kashif Irshad 30; Ali Akbar 4-35, Shahid Riaz 2-29, Asif Ali 2-51).
Baldia Spots beat Ravi Gymkhana by three wickets.
RAVI GYMKHANA 196-6 in 40 overs (Iftikhar Rao 42 not out, Ahsan Yousuf 26; Aijaz Khan 3-19); BALDIA SPORTS 200-7 in 29.2 overs (Fahad Wahid 39 not out, Syed Shehzad 38 not out; Khizer Khan 3-53).—APP
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