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

KARACHI, May 21: Akbar Khan blasted a superb century as Tooba Sports recorded their second successive victory in the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament, defeating Malir Muslim CC by six wickets at the Tooba Ground on Sunday.

Akbar smashed 11 fours in his 102 as Tooba Sports reached their target of 236 in 32.3 while losing four wickets. Raja Mushtaq (70) and Shamsher Akhtar with unbeaten 45 were the other main scorers.

Earlier, Malir Muslim CC were all out for 234 in 36.1 overs with Shahzad Ahmed (70) being the top scorer.

Meanwhile, Federal CC recorded a 67-run triumph over Sir Syed CC at Tariq Memorial ground. A blistering 71-run knock by Azam Khan for the victors was the highlight of the match.

Summarised scores:

FEDERAL CC 213 in 34.4 overs ( Azam Khan 71, A Hafeez 56, Humairuddin 28; Khalid Mahmood 4-34, Ali Raza 3-36); SIR SYED CC 146 in 28.5 overs (Nadeem Bandhani 32, Adnan Ali 28, Azhar Khan 25; Azam Khan 3-15, Shakeel Yousuf 3-53, Mohammad Shakeel 2-5).

MALIR MUSLIM CC 234 in 36.1 overs (Shahzad Ahmed 70, Naseem Ansari 65, Nauman Khan 45; Mirza Asim 4-40, Shahid Usman 3-46, Asad Shah 3-50); TOOBA SPORTS 236-4 in 32.3 overs (Akbar Khan 102, Raja Mushtaq 70, Shamsher Akhtar 45 not out; Nasim Ansari 3-50).—Agencies