KARACHI, May 20: A whirlwind 63-ball century by Usman Farhat helped Dubai Islamic Bank register a narrow 11-run win over Standard Chartered Bank in the seventh AKU Sports Centre tournament on Monday.
Batting first, Dubai Islamic Bank posted 200 for 9 in the allotted 25 overs. Usman smashed 100 including eight fours and four sixes. In reply, Standard Chartered could reach 189 for seven.
Meanwhile, in another match Hong Kong and Shanghai Corporation Bank (HSBC) thrashed ABN-Amro Bank by eight wickets.
Summarised scores:
DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK 200 for nine in 25 overs (Usman Farhat 100, Shoaib Akhtar 44; Nauman Shahzad 4-31, Zeeshan Baig 2-27, Adnan Akhtar 2-35; STANDARD CHARTERED BANK 189 for seven in 25 overs (Rizwan Masood 46, Fahim Ahmed 40 not out, Azmat Ali 37; Usman Javed 3-31, Ahmer Farooqi 2-20).
ABN AMRO BANK 130 in 24 overs (Humair Khatri 34; Imran Bashir 4-30); HSBC 134 for two in 14 overs (Aziz-ur-Rehman 78).—Agencies































