KARACHI, July 9: A brilliant all-round performance by Laiq-ur-Rehman guided Young Pak Flag CC into the last 16 of the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament. Laiq, a right-handed opener, blasted 117 with 17 boundaries and then claimed four for 52 with his off-spinners as Pak Flag CC defeated United Gymkhana by 120 runs.

Opener Waqar Ahmed struck 101 with 15 fours to help Malir Union CC beat Comrade Sports by 89 runs.

Leg-spinner Zubair Siddiqui grabbed six for 46 but his efforts could not prevent New Star CC losing to Pak Student CC by 60 runs.

Another good all-round show by Wasim Ahmed (50 and 4-45) led Landhi Gymkhana to a 39-run victory over Rising Star CC.

Summarised scores:

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground: New Star CC beat Pak Student CC by 60 runs.

NEW STAR CC 196 in 39.4 overs (Shaukat Hussain 76, Shujaat Ali 40, Ijaz Khan 30; Zubair Siddiqui 6-46, Khalid Arif 3-31); PAK STUDENT CC 136 in 27.4 overs (Noman Hussain 35, Sabir Ahmed 30; Shahid Hussain 4-41, Sajid Ali 3-9).

At Tooba Ground: Malir Union CC beat Comrade Sports by 89 runs.

MALIR UNION CC 237-9 in 40 overs (Waqar Ahmed 101, Ahsan Qureshi 58, Mohammad Nadeem 35; Osama Khan 4-38, Mohammad Abbas 4-49); COMRADE SPORTS 148 in 23.4 overs (Shahid Usmani 50, Saif-ur-Rehman 42; Tajammul Hussain 5-27, Kashif Ahmed 4-31).

At Airport Stadium: Young Pak Flag CC beat United Gymkhana by 120 runs.

YOUNG PAK FLAG CC 294-6 in 40 overs (Laiq-ur- Rehman 117, Abdul Malik 54, Tanseer Ahmed 50; Zeeshan 3-48); UNITED GYMKHANA 174 in 27.4 overs (Junaid Qari 50, Ahmed Faraz 38; Laiq-ur-Rehman 4-52, Abdul Samad 4-46).

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground: Landhi Gymkhana beat Rising Star CC by 39 runs.

LANDHI GYMKHANA 213-7 in 40 overs (Nasrullah 68, Abdul Salam 52, Wasim Ahmed 50; Nadeem-ul-Ghani 3-32, Naveed Malik 3-46); RISING STAR CC 174 in 29.1 overs (Naveed Zamir 50, Tanvir-ul-Haq 40; Wasim Ahmed 4-45).