KARACHI: Moin Sheikh and Mohammad Jamal produced excellent performances to help Orangi Star CC qualify for the KCCA Zone-VI ‘B’ Division League Cricket Tournament semi-finals with a 73-run victory over Unity Gymkhana here on Tuesday.

Batting first, Orangi Star CC posted a huge 260-9 in 35 overs at the Afza Cricket Ground. Moin scored 80 with the aid of eight boundaries with Mohammad Atif (53) and Asghar Malik (44) providing solid support. Hammad Ahmed took 4-70 and Masoom Ali 3-83.

Unity Gymkhana, in reply, could muster 187 all out in 25.2 overs. Meesam Abbas batted superbly to make a fighting 91 featuring 11 boundaries. Off-spinner Jamal took 5-25.

Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana also reached the last-four stage by inflicting a 184-run defeat on Nazari Sports at the Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana Ground.

Mujeebullah shone for the winners with a knock 56 and two wickets.

Summarised scores:

Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana beat Nazari Sports by 184 runs at Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana Ground.

SAKHI HASAN GYMKHANA 271 in 35 overs (Mujeebullah 56, Munawwar Aziz 50, Naveed Moin 33, Abdul Haseeb 33, Mohammad Siddique 29; Farooq Ahmed 3-84, Bilal Mirza 3-21); NAZARI SPORTS 88 in 20.4 overs (Mirza Idrees 34, Farooq Ahmed 20; Abdul Haseeb 4-16, Mujeebullah 2-25).

Orangi Star CC bt Unity Gymkhana by 73 runs at Afza Cricket Ground.

ORANGI STAR CC 260-9 in 35 overs (Moin Sheikh 80, Mohammad Atif 53, Asghar Malik 44; Hammad Ahmed 4-70, Masoom Ali 3-83); UNITY GYMKHANA 187 in 25.2 overs (Meesam Abbas 91, Hammad Ahmed 33; Mohammad Jamal 5-25, Moin Sheikh 2-29).

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2014