KARACHI, April 27: Korangi Al Fateh Cricket Club advanced to the PCB National Club Championship (Karachi Region) quarter-finals after recording a two-wicket win over Korangi Friends Cricket Club here on Thursday at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

Mubashir Ahmed (67) struck seven boundaries as the winners recorded their victory by achieving the 257-run target with only two balls to spare. Rizwan Saeed (48), Omair Ahmed (36) and M Shakeel (35) were the other notable scorers.

Earlier, aided by Ashraf Ali (116), Korangi Friends posted 256-5 in the stipulated 50 overs. Ashraf smashed nine boundaries in his knock which was later proved useless in the end.

In other match at the Student Ground, Babar Rehman hit 87 studded with 13 fours and two sixes to help Tapal Cricket Club record a 75-run win against Hamdam Cricket Club.

Meanwhile, at the KCCA Stadium, Asifabad Sports registered their third win of the league stage when they defeated Malir Gymkhana by 39 runs in group D.

A match-winning 105 from Nadeem Babar for the winners and a scintillating 102 from Malir Gymkhana’s M Shahzaib were the highlights of the match.

Summarised scores:

KORANGI FRIENDS CC 256-5 in 50 overs (Ashraf Ali 116, Talib Ali 68, Mansoor Ali 26; Omair Ahmed 2-36); KORANGI AL FATEH CC 260-8 in 49.4 overs (Mubashir Ahmed 67, Rizwan Saeed 48, Omair Ahmed 36, M Shakeel 35; Saeed Asif 2-39, Mansoor Ali 2-51).

TAPAL CC 240 in 45 overs (Babar Rehman 87, Mansoor Baig 44; Salman Khurshid 4-41); HAMDAM CC 165 in 31.3 overs (Raheel Abbas 41, Hasaul Haq 22; Adeel Malik 4-53, Iqbal Sheikh 2-4, Faraz Ahmed 2-9, Nomanuddin 2-31).

ASIFABAD SPORTS 306-6 in 45 overs (Nadeem Babar 105, Yasir Hussain 71, Asad Iqbal 38; Ariz Kamal 5-55); MALIR GYMKHANA 267 in 39.5 overs (M Shahzaib 102, Sajid Hanif 40, Abid Hanif 29, Ariz Kamal 29; Zulfiqar Haider 3-59, Yasir Hussain 2-46). —Agencies