July 15, 2007	Sunday	Jamadi-us-Sani 29, 1428

KARACHI, July 14: A fine all-round performance by Fazal Subhan propelled Pakistan CC to their third successive victory in the PCB National Inter-club cricket here on Saturday.

Fazal struck an undefeated 52 with six boundaries as Karachi club champions Pakistan CC trounced Shabo Star CC of Quetta by nine wickets.

Earlier Fazal shone with the new ball. He claimed three for 31 while off-spinner Irfanuddin claimed four for 10 in 10 overs as the Quetta side was dismissed for 139.

Meanwhile, Ghori CC, the Hyderabad champions, suffered second defeat in a row when Combined CC of Faisalabad won by 32 runs.

On Friday, Ghori CC lost to Multan’s Okara Gymkhana by 51 runs.

Summarised scores:

At KCCA Stadium: Pakistan CC beat Shabo Star CC by nine wickets.

SHABO STAR CC 139 in 48.5 overs (Najeebullah 44, Mohammad Kaleem 31; Irfanuddin 4-10, Fazal Subhan 3-31, Nauman Alvi 2-27); PAKISTAN CC 140-1 in 16.1 overs (Fazal Subhan 52 not out, Asad Shafiq 43, Daniyal Ahsan 35 not out).

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground: Okara Gymkhana beat Ghori CC by 51 runs.

OKARA GYMKHANA 276-4 in 50 overs (Nadeem Butt 66 not out, Mumtaz Ali 39 retired hurt, Mohammad Aslam 39, Mohiuddin 38, Mohammad Sarwar 30); GHORI CC 225 in 41.3 overs (Faisal Athar 93, Waqas Ahmed 37, Haris Baig 20; Mumtaz Ali 3-20, Rizwan Haider 2-49, Zulfiqar Babar 2-49).

At PCB Academy Ground: Combined CC beat Ghori CC by 32 runs.

COMBINED CC 259 in 47.1 overs (Mohammad Sami 59, Hamza Zaheer 56, Mohammad Javed 38, Ammar Rana 20; Shahid Ansari 3-19, Rehan Riaz 3-54, Faisal Athar 2-44); GHORI CC 227 in 49.4 overs (Mohammad Owais 36out, Rehan Riaz 36, Asfand Yar Jafri 32, Shahid Ansari 28, Waqas Ahmed 24, Mahfooz Ali 20; Shahid Ali 3-34, Zahoor Khan 2-25, Mohammad Talha 2-29, Mohammad Zahid 2-30).