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| April 27, 2007 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 09, 1428 |
Three teams reach semi-finals
KARACHI, April 26: Nazimabad Gymkhana, Pakistan Cricket Club and Khizra Sports qualified for the Karachi Region PCB National Inter Club Championship semi-finals after registering victories in their respective matches here on Wednesday.
Farhan Iqbal cracked nine fours in his 104 and Faraz Patel scored exactly 100 with six boundaries as Nazimabad Gymkhana defeated Al-Noor Gymkhana by 132 runs at the PCB Academy Ground.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Club blanked Rafiq Sherazi Memorial Cricket Club by ten wickets at the KCCA Stadium, thanks to brilliant batting from Daniyal Ahsan and Asad Shafiq.
Daniyal hammered 11 boundaries and three sixes in his unbeaten 85 and Asad (54 not out) hit seven fours and a six. Left-arm spinner Faraz Ahmed took 4-30 while Irfanuddin and Misbah Khan claimed two wickets apiece to help dismiss Rafiq Sherazi CC for 166.
In the meantime, Haris Ayaz and Mansoor Khan spearheaded Khizra Sports’ six-wicket win against Dawood Sports at the UBL Sports Complex Ground. Haris captured 4-44 to help bowl Dawood Sports out for 167 in the 49th over. Khizra Sports, in response, reached their target in 32 overs. Mansoor made a match-winning 59.
Also on Wednesday, Asad Iqbal made an unbeaten 101 with seven fours and a six as Asifabad Sports defeated Rangers Gymkhana by 122 runs at their own ground.
At the TMC Ground, Cantt Sports crushed Malir Cantonment Gymkhana by 300 runs. Naeem Ahmed’s 131, laced with 14 boundaries and two sixes, M Javed (82) and Jaffer Qureshi (61) enabled Cantt Sports to amass the tournament’s highest total (409-9 in 50 overs).
Malir Cantonment Gymkhana, in reply, were bundled out for 109 in the 32nd over. Khalid Rashid recorded figures of 3-38 while Jaffer Qureshi and Babar Qureshi grabbed two wickets each.
Summarised scores:
NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 288-8 in 50 overs (Farhan Iqbal 104, Faraz Patel 100, S A Faheem 26; Zeeshan Jamil 2-31, Nawaid Khan 2-62, Noman Ikram 2-45); AL-NOOR GYMKHANA 156 in 38.4 overs (Zeeshan Jamil 54, Ashfaq Shafi 30, Ahmed Iqbal 28; M Junaid 4-27, Sharif Asadullah 2-23).
RAFIQ SHERAZI MEMORIAL CC 166 in 43.4 overs (Wasim Naeem 60, Nadir Ansari 26; Faraz Ahmed 4-30, Irfanuddin 2-25, Misbah Khan 2-27); PAKISTAN CC 167-0 in 17.3 overs (Danyal Ahsan 85 not out, Asad Shafiq 54 not out).
DAWOOD SPORTS 167 in 48.2 overs (Shahid Aslam 50, Saeed Bin Nasir 41; Haris Ayaz 4-44, Abdul Qadir 2-30); KHIZRA SPORTS 168-4 in 32 overs Mansoor Khan 59, Tahir Khan 38, M Farrukh 36).
ASIFABAD SPORTS 265-9 in 50 overs (Asad Iqbal 101 not out, Jawwad Ali 30, M Gull 45; S M Zafar 2-19, Afsar Nawaz 2-41, Ataullah 2-51); RANGERS GYMKHANA 143 in 32 overs (Afsar Nawaz 33, Saif Ashraf 33; M Junaid 4-31, Raheel Waris 3-24, Jawwad Ali 2-22).
CANTT SPORTS 409-9 in 50 overs (Naeem Ahmed 131, M Javed 82, Jaffer Qureshi 61; W Iqbal 3-94, Shoaib Mohammad 2-30); MALIR CANTONMENT GYMKHANA 109 in 31.4 overs (Ahmed Ali 43; Khalid Rashid 3-38, Jaffer Qureshi 2-8, Babar Qureshi 2-2). –APP
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