June 05, 2007	Tuesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1428

HYDERABAD, June 4: Mehran Cricket Club beat Prince Cricket Club Matli by 21 runs in a PCB National Inter-club cricket championship match at the Sindh University on Monday.

Mehran CC, batting first, scored 146 for loss of nine wickets. Naveed Raza top scored with 54.

Kamran Nizamani and Waqar Nizamani took four wickets each for 12 and 38 runs respectively for the Prince CC.

In reply, Prince CC managed to score 125. Apart from Fateh Mohammad, who scored 24, no other batsman offered resistance to Aslam Sand and Sheeraz Jamali, who shared six wickets between them.

In another match, Aqeel Ahmed blast 116 and Abdul Hayee hit 75 to guide Imam Cricket Club beat Rashidi Cricket Club by 109 runs at the Shahi Bagh Stadium, Shikarpur.

Mansoor Ali Shah with 87 tried to chase the target of 282 for Rashidi CC but in vain.

Summarised scores:

MEHRAN CC 146-9 (Naveed Raza 54 not out, Asad Memon 24; Kamran Nizamani 4-12, Waqar Nizamani 4-38); PRINCE CC 125 (Fateh Mohammad 24; Aslam Sand 3-25, Sheeraz Jamali 3-30).

IMAM CC 281-5 (Aqeel Ahmed 116 not out, Abdul Hayee 75; Mansoor Ali Shah 2-35); RASHIDI CC 172 (Mansoor Ali Shah 87; Amjad Ali 4-34).