May 22, 2007	Tuesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 05, 1428

KARACHI, May 21: Tahir Khan registered a five-wicket haul as Khizra Sports thrashed Malir Companion by 171 runs in the NBP-KCCA Super League Colour Kit cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday.

Mansoor Khan hit 66 that included 11 fours and one six while Tariq Haroon made 62 as Khizra Sports, batting first, posted 228 in 44 overs.

Later, Tahir did the job for Khizra Sports by claiming five wickets for only 14 runs as Malir Companion were bowled out for 57 only.

In the second match, Nazimabad Gymkhana defeated Jinnah Cricket Club by 156 runs. Athar Abid’s 63 and identical figures of 4-26 by spinners Saad and Mansoor Ahmed for the winners were the highlight of the match.

Meanwhile, in the last match of the day, a brilliant century by Faraz Malik steered A O Blues Cricket Club to a big 101-run win over Rising Star Cricket Club at Landhi Gymkhana. Faraz smashed 12 boundaries and five sixes in his match-winning 112.

Summarised scores:

KHIZRA SPORTS 228 in 44 overs (Mansoor Khan 66, Tariq Haroon 62, Tahir Khan 33, Jawad Ali 21; Munib-ur-Rehman 5-33, Umar Khan 3-51): MALIR COMPANION CC 57 in 20.5 overs (Munib-ur-Rehman 14; Tahir Khan 5-14, Tariq Haroon 2-12).

NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 270-8 in 50 overs (Athar Abid 63, Saad 40, A Faheem 39, Faraz Patel 27, Farhan Iqbal 27; Asif Mazhar 4-41, Arshi Mohammad 2-40); JINNAH CC 114 in 31.5 overs (Arshi Muhammad 46; Saad 4-26, Mansoor Ahmed 4-26).

A O BLUES CC 293-8 in 50 overs (Faraz Malik 112, Iftikhar Khan 73 not out, Adresh Ali 31, Shabbir Khan 31; Naved Zameer 2-35); RISING STAR CC 192 in 31.3 overs (Saqib Badar-ul-Hasan 43, Naved Zameer 35, Nadeem Khan 24, Tauqeer Ahmed 22; Ijaz Ahmed 4-31, Faraz Malik 3-12, Farhad Mirza 2-38). –Agencies