May 30, 2007	Wednesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 13, 1428

HYDERABAD, May 29: Akram Khan and Haris Baig struck half-centuries as Hyderabad defeated Badin by 118 runs in the Hyderabad Region Inter-district cricket championship at the Niaz Stadium on Tuesday.

Noman Ali also played a vital role in Hyderabad’s victory by capturing four wickets for 14 runs.

On Monday, Ahmed Ali’s four-wicket haul went in vain as Badin beat Thatta by 11 runs at the Makli Cricket Stadium.

Summarised scores:

HYDERABAD 226 (Akram Khan 63, Haris Baig 59; Zeeshan Shah 2-26, Shafiq Turk 2-59); BADIN 108 (Zeeshan Gul 21; Noman Ali 4-14, Nasir Awais 2-6).

BADIN 210 (Fayyaz Ahmed 50; Ahmed Ali 4-35); THATTA 199 (Junaid Ahmed 46, Wasim Bari 44; Sohail Ahmed 3-34, Zeeshan Shah 2-30).