KARACHI, Oct 23: Atif Maqbool and Mohammad Javed guided Cantt Sports CC into the quarterfinals of the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Sunday.
Off-spinner Atif took four for 28 as Callmate Telips CC made 163 for eight in 25 overs. Javed then struck an unbeaten 52 at run-a-ball with three fours to help his team win.
Also reaching the last eight stage were Sui Gas CC who scored a narrow three-wicket victory over Malir Gymkhana.
Summarised scores:
Sui Gas CC beat Malir Gymkhana by three wickets.
MALIR GYMKHANA 137-8 in 25 overs (Ariz Kamal 48, Atif Kamal 24 not out, Imtiaz Safdar 22; Sohail Mehdi 2-23, Mansoor Ali 2-26); SUI GAS CC 138-7 in 23.2 overs (Zeeshan Pervez 26, Irfanullah 23, Wajid Ali 23; Salman Fazal 3-12, Ariz Kamal 3-39).
Cantt Sports CC beat Callmate Telips CC by six wickets.
CALLMATE TELIPS CC 163-8 in 25 overs (Saad Wasim 66, Atif Raza 27, Fahad Iqbal 25; Atif Maqbool 4-28); CANTT SPORTS CC 166-4 in 23.4 overs (Mohammad Javed 52 not out, Jaffar Qureshi 49, Atif Ali Zaidi 22 not out).