KARACHI, Oct 9: Malir Gymkhana recorded a thrilling one-run victory over Al-Imran Cricket Club in the inaugural Essa Jaffer Memorial T20 Inter-club cricket tournament at the Arabian Sea Country Club Ground here on Wednesday.

Set a target of 133, Al-Imran CC were restricted to 131-8 in their 20 overs after needing 10 runs in the last over but only managed eight.

Summarised scores:

Malir Gymkhana beat Al-Imran CC by one run.

MALIR GYMKHANA 132-6 in 20 overs (Daniyal Ahsan 47, Yasir Mushtaq 45; Ahmed Iqbal 3-22, Imran Sohail 2-26); AL-IMRAN CC 131-8 in 20 overs (Mohammad Waqas 48, Nadeem Shaikh 40; Taimur Ali 3-22).

Fazal-ur-Rehman Sports beat Metropolitan CC by 62 runs.

FAZAL-UR-REHMAN SPORTS 173-8 in 20 overs (Shafaat Hussain 62, Ijaz Shah 45; Shahrukh Ahmed 4-33, Hasan Khan 2-26); METROPOLITAN CC 111 in 18 overs (Tahami 30, Saif-ur-Rehman 28; Wasif Hussain 3-26, Ijaz Shah 2-27).—APP