Half-centuries by Rizwan and Usman

Published March 28, 2006

KARACHI, March 27: DHA and UBL Karachi advanced into the semifinals of the 2nd KCCA DHA Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament after winning their matches on Sunday.

Rizwan Fareed slammed 82 with eight boundaries as UBL Karachi beat Pak PWD by four wickets at the UBL Sports Complex. Usman Farhat also shone with 57 with six fours.

At the Landhi Gymkhana Ground, DHA thrashed KESC by seven wickets with Aqeel Sharif taking three for 23.

Summarised scores:

UBL Karachi beat Pak PWD by four wickets.

PAK PWD 192 in 37.2 overs (Khurram Manzoor 42, Mohammad Masroor 38, Khalid Latif 20; Nauman Ali 3-19, Tariq Rasheed 2-29, Mansoor Akhtar 2-46); UBL KARACHI 193-6 in 39.4 overs (Rizwan Fareed 82, Usman Farhat 57; Faraz Patel 2-30).

DHA beat KESC by seven wickets.

KESC 128 in 39.3 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 47, Javed Mansoor 23; Aqeel Sharif 3-23, Malik Aftab 2-20); DHA 132-3 in 26.3 overs (Iqbal Imam 31 not out, Akbar Rahman 25, Naseem Khan 25, Wajid Ali 24 not out; Misbah Khan 3-52).—APP

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