October 03, 2007	Wednesday	Ramazan 20, 1428

KARACHI, Oct 2: Arif Butt’s magnificent six-wicket haul guided the NJA to a 15-run win against the AKU F&S team in a round match of the third AKU Twenty20 Ramazan Colour Kit tournament on Monday at the AKU Sports Centre ground.

Electing to bat first, the NJA scored 158-9 in the designated 20 overs. Naushad Khan (46) and Zaid Meer (31) batted well while Dr Jahangir Khan (2-24), Naeem Madhani (2-25) and Raheel Sumani (2-30) shared bulk of the wickets.

In reply, the AKU F&S could reach 143 before being dismissed in 19.5 overs with Karim Khan (31), Naeem Madhni (28) and Razi Mughal (23) being the chief scorers. NJC’s Arif Butt (6-10) produced a fine bowling show with the back-up of team-mate Kashif Butt (2-29).

Zaid Meer of the NJA received the man-of-the-match award.

Summarised scores:

NJA 158-9 in 20 overs (Naushad Khan 46, Zaid Meer 31; Jahangir Khan 2-24, Naeem Madhani 2-25, Raheel Sumani 2-30); AKU F&S 143 in 19.5 overs (Karim Khan 31, Naeem Madhni 28, Razi Mughal 23; Arif Butt 6-10, Kashif Butt 2-29).—PPI