Habib inspires Saddar Town

Published October 19, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 18: A fine knock of 81 by Habibur Rahman inspired Saddar Town to a 52-run victory over Clifton Gymkhana in the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA Ground on Tuesday.

Batting first, Saddar Town piled up 185 for seven in their 20 overs.

Clifton Gymkhana made 133 in 18.4 overs with Zahiudullah Jan and Raja Imtiaz capturing three wickets each.

On Monday, Shaheen Gymkhana notched up their second win as they defeated Khatri Sports by six wickets.

Summarised scores:

Saddar Town beat Clifton Gymkhana by 52 runs.

SADDAR TOWN 185-7 in 20 overs (Habibur Rahman 81, Iqbal Surti 29, Ameer Hussain 24l Akhtar Hussain 3-29);

CLIFTON GYMKHANA 133 in 18.4 overs (Ansar Mahmood 30; Zahidullah Jan 3-20, Raja Imtiaz 3-22).

Shaheen Gymkhana beat Khatri Sports by six wickets.

KHATRI SPORTS 129 in 20 overs (Anas Ahmed 50, Sumail Aziz 31; Shoaib Rajput 3-20: SHAHEEN GYMKHANA 130-4 in 19.3 overs (Faisal Ahmed 35, Ramiz Aziz 25, Zaid Ameer 25; Anas Ahmed 2-26).

Thursday’s fixture: Saddar Town v Shaheen Gymkhana.

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