KARACHI: Aggressive knocks from Nadeem Javed and Jahandad Khan guided Eaton CC into the semi-finals of the 2nd Peace Cup T20 Night Cricket Tournament with a comprehensive 50-run win over United Sports here on Tuesday.
Batting first in the second quarter-final at the Naya Nazimabad Lawai Stadium, Eaton CC totalled 156-5 with man-of-the-match Nadeem hitting 68 (51 balls, six fours and four sixes) and Jahandad 51 (21 balls, seven sixes).
The fourth-wicket partnership between Nadeem and Jahandad yielded 98 runs in only 42 deliveries. Usman Javed scored a 36-ball 32 with five boundaries.
United sports, in reply, were dismissed for 116 in 18 overs. Shahzaib Nazar (37 off 28 balls, four fours and one six) and Wasim Akhtar (27 off 20, two sixes) were the main scorers.
Slow left-armer Saadat Munir bowled splendidly to snare 3-16.
Summarised scores:
EATON CC 166-5 in 20 overs (Nadeem Javed 68, Jahandad Khan 51, Usman Javed 32; Junaid Khan 2-34); UNITED SPORTS 116 in 18 overs (Shahzaib Nazar 37, Wasim Akhtar 27; Saadat Munir 3-16, Fahad Anjum 2-25).
Thursday’s fixture: Advance Telecom vs Vital Five CC (fourth quarter-final).
Published in Dawn, July 24th , 2014
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