KARACHI, May 21: Fine batting by Irfanullah and Ashraf Ali inspired Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to a crushing 201-run victory over City District Government Karachi (GDGK) in the 14th KCCA Inter-departmental cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium on Friday. Irfan hit 95 with 11 boundaries and Ashraf struck 86 with 13 fours as SSGC piled up 359 for six in 40 overs. Other notable scorers were Sajid Qureshi (62 with six fours) and Waqas Haroon (56 with eight fours and two sixes).
CDGK responded with a paltry 158 with Sarwat Ali making a dogged 74 which included seven fours and one six.
In another match at the Student Ground, Omer Associates beat Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by 10 wickets. Asad Shafiq plundered an unbeaten 101 for the winners with the aid of 12 fours and one six.
Meanwhile, in matches played on Thursday, Sindh Police overwhelmed Habib and Company by 106 runs at the KCCA Stadium while A.J. Worldwide beat Candyland by 96 runs at UBL Sports Complex.
Summarised scores:
SSGC beat CDGK by 201 runs.
SSGC 359-6 in 40 overs (Irfanuddin 95, Ashraf Ali 86, Sajid Qureshi 62, Waqas Haroon 56; Sabir Qureshi 3-80, Sarwat Ali 2-85); CDGK 158 in 36.1 overs (Sarwat Ali 74; Sohail Mehdi 3-18, Tufail Ahmed 2-25, Nizamuddin 2-28).
Omer Associates beat CAA by 10 wickets.
CAA 135 in 37.2 overs (Azhar Ali 35;Asif Hameed 3-28, Kashif Bhatti 2-17); OMER ASSOCIATES 136-0 in 24.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 101 not out, Behram Khan 24 not out).
Sindh Police beat Habib & Company by 116 runs.
SINDH POLICE 265 in 39.1 overs (Rashid Ali 56, Malik Raheed 49, Kamran Hussain 35; Faisal Hussain 6-51); HABIB & COMPANY 149-8 in 40 overs (Faraz Feroze 41, Sami Arshad 35; Khalid Butt 3-24, Hamid Ali 2-29).
A.J. Worldwide beat Candyland by 96 runs.
A.J. WORLDWIDE 232-7 in 40 overs (Daniyal Ahsan 65, Faraz Patel 60, Adnan Baig 32, Ashfaq Shafi 20; Abdul Moid 2-31); CANDYLAND 136 in 35 overs (Shahid Ayub 28, Hafiz Asad 26; Mohammad Ali Zafar 3-32, Fawad Alam 2-9, Jalat Khan 2-23).