Narrow win

Published March 22, 2006

KARACHI, March 21): A.O. Blues CC whipped Shaheen Gymkhana by 58 runs and Haidery Gymkhana beat Malir Gymkhana by one wicket in the KCCA Inter-club cricket championship on Monday.

Summarised scores:

A.O. BLUES CC beat Shaheen Gymkhana by 58 runs.

A.O. BLUES CC 283-5 in 40 overs (Javed Gauhar 86, Mohammad Bilal 74, Iftikhar Khan 35, Shabbir Khan 32; Sabir Pachoo 2-48); SHAHEEN GYMKHANA 225 in 34.5 overs (Fahad Jabbar 64; Israr Ahmed 3-37, Zafar Ahmed 2-35).

Haidery Gymkhana beat Malir Gymkhana by one wicket.

MALIR GYMKHANA 144 in 27.5 overs (Azam Hussain 59, Aamir Hanif 41; Osama Basharat 3-23, Shahzad Akhtar 2-55); HAIDERY GYMKHANA 145-9 in 28.4 overs (Mohammad Nazim 43, Tanvir Ali 40; Hasan Mansoor 3-12, Aamir Hanif 2-26, Azam Hussain 2-30).—APP

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