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KARACHI, April 28: Shoaib Akhtar batted brilliantly while Usman Farhat gave an all-round performance as Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) registered an eight-wicket win over Aga Khan University Staff ‘A’ team in the 7th AKU Sports Centre cricket tournament on Sunday at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium.
Batting first, AKU Staff ‘A’ posted 170-8 in 25 overs. Adnan (35) was the top scorer. Ahmer Farooqi grabbed a four-wicket haul for DIB.
In response, DIB achieved the target for the loss of two wickets.
Shoaib made 73 not out with 10 boundaries and three sixes. Usman also batted well to score an unbeaten 65.
In another match, Glaxo SmithKline beat Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation by 44 runs.
Summarised scores:
AKU STAFF ‘A’ 170-8 in 25 overs (Adnan Jafferi 35, Mir Afzal Baig 30, Shiraz Ahmed 30; Ahmer Farooqi 4-26, Usman Farhat 2-17, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-35); DIB 173-2 in 17.3 overs (Shoaib Akhtar 73 not out, Usman Farhat 65 not out; Amman Aziz 2-34).
GSK 237-9 in 25 overs (Ali Asghar 83, Abdul Mateen 48, Amir Shah 45 not out; Aziz-ur-Rehman 2-23, Mohsin Farhat 2-43); HSBC 193-9 in 25 overs (Aziz-ur-Rehman 50, Ali Zaki 48; Abdul Samad 3-6, Asad Feroz 3-32, Atif Shah 2-33).—Agencies
