January 15, 2008	Tuesday	Muharram 05, 1429

KARACHI, Jan 14: Pakistan Cricket Club players Shaharyar Ghani and Irfanuddin set up a massive 181-run victory over Delhi City Gymkhana in a KCCA Inter-club League Cricket Championship match at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday.

Shaharyar blasted 89 with nine fours, Javed Qadeer struck 11 boundaries in his 82 and Akbar-ur-Rehman made 59 with six fours as Pakistan Cricket Club piled up a mammoth 358-7 in 50 overs while batting first.

Delhi City Gymkhana, in reply, were bowled out for 177 in 35.5 overs. Off-spinner Irfanuddin grabbed four wickets for 52.

Meanwhile, Rafiq Sherazi Memorial Cricket Club outplayed Late Ismail Jaffer CC by nine wickets at the Student Ground.

Opener Nasir Ansari cracked an unbeaten 85 for the winners while team-mate Zahid Ali finished 28 not out.

In another match of the tournament, played at the Pak Star ground, Punjab Cricket Club beat Nazimabad Gymkhana by 37 runs.

Pacer Fida snapped up six wickets for 39 to bowl his team to victory.

Summarised scores:

PAKISTAN CC 358-7 in 50 overs (Shaharyar Ghani 89, Imran Javed 82, Akbar-ur-Rehman 59, Daniyal Ehsan 45; Asif Siddiqui 2-62, Ashfaq Afridi 2-73); DELHI CITY GYMKHANA 177 in 35.5 overs (Asif Siddiqui 34, Nabeel Ahmed 31 not out; Irfanuddin 4-52, Tabish Nawab 2-30).

LATE ISMAIL JAFFER CC 152 in 41 overs (Ashraf Hussain 43, Waqar Kundi 22; Wasim Naeem 4-40, Nasir Khan 3-30, Israr-ul-Haq 3-45); RAFIQ SHERAZI MEMORIAL CC 154-1 in 21 overs (Nasir Ansari 85, Zahid Ali 28 not out; Umar Imtiaz 21).

PUNJAB CC 159 in 37.3 overs (Mohammad Naved 35, Rehan Hassan 28, Shoaib Ahmed 24; Farooq Lodhi 4-20, Babar Agha 2-2, Ali Mudassar 2-32, Mohammad Junaid 2-39); NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 122 in 37.3 overs (Owais Ahmed 36, Ali Mudassar 21; Fida 6-39, Babar Khawaja 2-23).—APP