Memorial cricket

Published April 22, 2006

LAHORE, April 21: Two more matches were decided in the 3rd Mohammad Siddiq memorial cricket tournament on Thursday.

Top scorer Mohammad Yasin with 47 runs helped Akhtar Abdul Rehman march into the final defeating Servis Club by one wicket.

Five wickets by Nasir Khan for 32 enabled Tauseef Club to beat Delhi Gymkhana by 53 runs.

Summarised scores

SERVIS CLUB 148-4 in 20 overs (Masood Asim 68 not out); AKHTAR ABDUL RAHMAN XI 149-9 in 20 overs (M. Yasin 47, Hafiz Aamir 40; Jamshed 3-19).

TAUSEEF CLUB 256-9, 20 overs (Waris Ali 51, Gulzar Ahmad 41, Sajid Ali 38; Asghar Butt 3-42); DELHI GYMKHANA 203 in 19.3 overs (Tauseef Khalid 50, Majidul Hasan 30; Hasan Bhatti 24; Nasir Khan 5-32).

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