KARACHI: Despite a defiant unbeaten knock of 96 from Yousuf Khan, Ravi Gymkhana suffered a 79-run defeat against New United Gymkhana in their KCCA President Cup fixture at the TM Ground here on Friday.

Chasing 249, Ravi Gymkhana were bowled out for 169 in 41.1 overs with Yousuf striking eight boundaries and a brace of sixes.

Paceman Zaheer Abbas took 4-32 to help Pak Crescent CC beat Nazimabad B’ by six wickets at the Asifabad Sports Ground.

Spinners Farooq Abdullah and Shoaib Badar shared six wickets between them as Orangi Star CC sealed an 86-run win over Falcon CC at the KCCA Stadium.

Meanwhile, a brilliant all-round effort from Mansoor Ali helped Prince Imtiaz CC annihilate Pak Student CC by 204 runs at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground on Thursday.

Batting first, Prince Imtiaz CC amassed 358-4 in 45 overs with Mansoor making 177 that included 22 boundaries and two sixes, while Mohammad Shahid scored 129 (14 fours and one six).

Pak Student CC, in reply, mustered 154-9 with Mansoor Ali grabbing five for 29 with his off-spinners.

Former Pakistan Under-19 all-rounder Ahmed Iqbal struck an unbeaten 123 off 104 balls (12 fours and two sixes) in guiding Al-Noor Gymkhana to an 89-run victory against Liaquatabad Eaglets at the TMC Ground.

Summarised scores:

Played on Friday:

New United Gymkhana beat Ravi Gymkhana by 79 runs at TMC Ground.

NEW UNITED GYMKHANA 248 in 44.2 overs (Farhan Rafiq 68, Majid Rizvi 41, Wali Khan 29; Sherpao Mehsood 5-41,Subhan Sherwani 2-39); RAVI GYMKHANA 169 in 41.1 overs (Yousuf Khan 96 not out; Mohammad Akif 3-21, Noman Ikram 2-24,Talah Abbas 2-30).

Pak Crescent CC beat Nazimabad ‘B’ by six wickets at Asifabad Sports Ground.

NAZIMABAD ‘B’ 175 in 39.2 overs (Afroze Hasan 49, Mohammad Muzammil 34; Zaheer Abbas 4-32, Mohammad Yaqoob 2-24); PAK CRESCENT CC 177-4 in 34.4 overs (Qadir Khan 56, Ghani Subhan 52, Mohammad Nawaz 25; Ali Hashmi 2-29).

Orangi Star CC beat Falcon CC by 86 runs at KCCA Stadium.

ORANGI STAR CC 220 in 42.3 overs (Shoaib Badar 58, Farhaj Qasim 46, Burhan Khan 26 not out; Zain-ul-Abideen 5-50, Mohammad Wajahat 2-35); FALCON CC 134 in 19.5 overs (Mohammad Wajahat 53; Farooq Abdullah 3-11, Shoaib Badar 3-12).

Played on Thursday:

Al-Noor Gymkhana beat Liaquatabad Eaglets by 89 runs at TMC Ground.

AL-NOOR GYMKHANA 291-9 in 45 overs (Ahmed Iqbal 123 not out, Bilal Mughal 47, Sami Afridi 25; Mutabir Ali 3-64, Mufassir Ali 2-30): LIAQUATABAD EAGLETS 202 in 39 overs (Zahid Ali 43, Ahsan Iqbal 40, Hyder Ali 38, Shamir Jan 27; Sami Afridi 3-58, Sajjad Mirza 2-18).

Pakistan Stallions CC beat Millat CC by 223 runs at Pak Star Ground.

PAKISTAN STALLIONS CC 303-5 in 45 overs (Ashar Qureshi 114s, Shaaz Shahjan 89, Ubaid Mangi 45); Shan Naeem 2-41, Adeel Dogar 2-67); MILLAT CC 77 in 16.1 overs (Saeed Khan 37; Badar Qureshi 5-3, Mohammad Akram 2-7, Mohammad Younis 2-12).

Mujahid Gymkhana beat Joharabad CC by three wickets at KCCA Stadium.

JOHARABAD CC 166-9 in 45 overs (Mohammad Sabir 39; Naeem Malik 3-28, Younis Khan 2-37); MUJAHID GYMKHANA 167-7 in 34.3 overs (Adil Ashfaq 75, Umar Farooq 38; Moheed Khan 2-7, Ali Raza 2-32).

Prince Imtiaz CC beat Pak Student CC by 204 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

PRINCE IMTIAZ CC 358-4 in 45 overs (Mansoor Ali 177, Mohammad Shahid 129); PAK STUDENT CC 154-9 in 45 overs (Mohammad Ahsan 57, Mohammad Ijaz 24; Mansoor Ali 5-29, Yousuf Abbasi 2-12).

Published in Dawn January 18th , 2015

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