June 17, 2008	Tuesday	Jamadi-us-Sani 12, 1429

KARACHI, June 16: Baqai Dolphins and Al-Noor Gymkhana qualified for the KCCA Inter-club Cricket Championship quarter-finals after beating their respective opponents here on Sunday.

In the first match played at the Airport Stadium, Baqai Dolphins’ Afaq Ahmed captured three wickets for five as Malir Gymkhana, batting first, were dismissed for 144 in 24.5 overs. In response, Dolphins reached the target in 26.4 overs for the loss of only two wickets. Tariq Rasheed made 60 and Ali Mehar cracked an unbeaten 53.

In the other match held at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground, Mohammad Adeel grabbed three wickets for nine in Al-Noor Gymkhana’s 47-run win over Malir Companion Cricket Club.

Summarised scores:

MALIR GYMKHANA 144 in 24.5 overs (Amir Hanif 26, Atif Kamal 21, Kashif Habib 20; Afaq Ahmed 3-5, Ahmer Sohail 2-17, Ahmer Saeed 2-24); BAQAI DOLPHINS 145-2 in 26.4 overs (Tariq Rasheed 60, Ali Mehar 53 not out).

AL-NOOR GYMKHANA 184 in 40 overs (Noman Ikram 36, Saad Umar 34, Faraz Feroz 30, Naveed Khan 26; Masoom Ali 4-33, Rashid Hanif 2-37); MALIR COMPANION CC 137 in 30.1 overs (Jawad Ali 39, Umar Khan 32, Mohammad Adeel 3-9, Atif Raza 2-20, Shah Mir Khatak 2-34).—APP