KARACHI, Dec 27: Abdul Malik hit an unbeaten century to steer Young Pak Flag Cricket Club to a 31-run win over the PMTF in the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Tournament at the Airport Stadium here on Tuesday.

Malik smashed 11 fours during his 128-run knock while Asif Qayyum (69) cracked seven boundaries as the winners posted 268-5 off the allotted 40 overs. They later restricted their opponents to 237 in 33 overs to register the win.

The second century of the day came from Mohammad Imran whose 114 runs gave Mazhar Gymkhana a 46-run triumph over Taimuria Sports at the Annu Bhai Park.

In other matches, Ravi Gymkhana overwhelmed Youngster Gymkhana by four wickets at the Navy Ground while All Friends Cricket Club defeated Ever Bright Cricket Club by 42 runs at the Landhi Friends Ground.

Summarised scores:

Young Pak Flag CC bt PMTF by 31 runs.

YPFCC: 268-5 in 40 overs (Abdul Malik 128 not out, Asif Qayyum 69, Saeed Mohammad 23; Aqeel Ahmed 4-52 v PMTF: 237 in 33 over (M Shaukat 45, A Khaliq 37, M Shayaan 35; Laeeq-ur-Rehman 3-36, A Samad 2-43).

Mazhar Gymkhana bt Taimuria Sports by 46 runs.

Mazhar Gym: 228-8 in 40 overs (Mohammad Imran 114, Shahnawaz 70; Shujaat Ali 4-21) v Taimuria Sports: 182 in 34 overs (Asif Ahmed 50, Mohammad Imran 42; Mohammad Habib 3-30, Mohammad Rahat 3-42).

Ravi Gymkhana bt Youngster Gymkhana by four wickets.

Youngster Gym: 157 in 33 overs (Nadeem Shah 54, Shiraz Ali 24, Razi Anwar 18; Shahbaz Butt 2-20, Imran Ali 2-17, Nadeem Rao 2-41) v Ravi Gym: 158-6 in 37.1 overs (Nazim Khan 50, Shahbaz Butt 42, Nadeem Rao 21; Adnan Ahmed 2-28).

All Friends CC bt Ever Bright CC by 42 runs.

All Friends CC: 219-8 in 40 overs (S Atif Ali 32, Kashif Ahmed 33, Mohammad Kamran 33; Rafiullah 2-21, Adnan Ghouri 2-44) v Ever Bright CC: 177 in 29.2 overs (Rafiullah 32, Waqar Madni 32; Salim Ali 3-39).—PPI

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