KARACHI: Opener Bilal Khan scored an undefeated 101 to help Landhi Gymkhana Colts upset Landhi Gymkhana by three wickets in their KCCA President Cup match here on Wednesday.

Bilal’s fine knock, that included 12 boundaries, and one six, played a key role in his team reaching their target after Landhi Gymkhana had been dismissed for 206 in 41.4 overs at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

Bilal had earlier excelled with his slow left-armers by grabbing three wickets for 23 runs, while leg-spinner Tahir Afridi took 3-21.

Slow left-armer Hannan Khan claimed five for 21 and off-spinner Aurangzeb three for 26 as Larosh CC defeated Orangi Star CC by 34 runs at the KCCA Stadium.

Chasing 217, Orangi Star CC were all out for 182 in the 43rd over.

Summarised scores:

Larosh CC beat Orangi Star CC by 34 runs at KCCA Stadium.

LAROSH CC 216 in 40 overs (Faraz Feroz 38, Aga Abid 34, Javed Khan 32, Hannan Khan 30; Shoaib Badar 3-30, Danish Aftab 3-50, Mohammad Aamir 2-36); ORANGI STAR CC 182 in 42.4 overs (Tajammul Haq 34, Farhaj Qasim 31, Shoaib Badar 26, Syed Owais 24; Hannan Khan 5-21, Aurangzeb 3-26).

Landhi Gymkhana Colts beat Landhi Gymkhana by three wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

LANDHI GYMKHANA 206 in 41.4 overs (Sajid Khan 32, Rafiq Khan 31, Mohammad Kashan 30; Tahir Afridi 3-21, Bilal Khan 3-23, Naveed Khan 2-34); LANDHI GYMKHANA COLTS 211-7 in 37.2 overs (Bilal Khan 101 not out, Asad Khan 25, Mohammad Salam 22; Gohar Ali 3-22, Akhtar Hussain 2-54).

Published in Dawn, January 30th, 2015

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