KARACHI: K-Electric, Omar Associates and Khayaban-e-Amin all sealed emphatic victories by innings on day two of their fourth-round matches in the Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tourna­ment on Sunday.

K-Electric, one of favourites for the title which will earn a place in next season’s Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver National Cricket Cham­pionship, were simply too strong for the feeble Saudi Cricket International as they won the Group ‘A’ fixture by an innings and 201 runs at the RLCA Gulberg Ground.

Centuries from Israrullah (124 off 123 balls, 20 boundaries), Saud Shakeel (119 not out off 110, 11 fours) and Rameez Raja (100 off 69, eight fours and five sixes) helped K-Electric extend their overnight total of 129-0 to a massive 464-3 declared.

Starting their second innings with a huge deficit of 272 runs, Saudi Cricket International were shot out for 71 with spinner Faraz Ahmed snaring figures of seven for 27.

Omar Associates celebrated their first win after two rain-ravaged draws in Group ‘B’ when they whipped Humak Engineering by an innings and 163 runs at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad.

Humak Engineering, 299 behind on the first innings, were all out for 136 after Omar Associates had carried their Saturday’s tally from 324-3 to 418-8 declared in 68.1 overs.

Khayaban-e-Amin chalked up their second triumph in Group ‘D’ as a result of their innings and 92-run defeat of Income Tax at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.

Resuming at 250-4 in response to Income Tax’s paltry first-innings’ score of 123, Khayaban-e-Amin reached 394. Batting a second time, the taxmen were dismissed for 179 with Shakeel Ahmed capturing six wickets for 50 runs.

Close of play scores and results on Sunday (day two of three):

Group ‘A’:

At RLCA Gulberg Ground, Karachi: K-Electric beat Saudi Cricket International by an innings and 201 runs.

SAUDI CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 192 in 64.3 overs (Aaqib Shah 50, Arsalan Bashir 37, Adnan Baig 33; Faraz Ahmed 3-35, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 3-42, Mir Hamza 2-54) and 71 in 31.4 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 27, Faraz Ahmed 7-27, Mir Hamza 3-37); K-ELECTRIC 464-3 declared in 76.4 overs (Israrullah 124, Saud Shakeel 119 not out, Rameez Raja 100, Majid Khan 61, Behram Khan 50).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 179 in 47.3 overs (Ramiz Raja 73, Ramiz Shahzad 41; Zohaib Shera 3-21, Nasir Owais 3-54, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-30) and 196-2 in 53 overs (Zia-ul-Haq 64 not out, Jibran Khan 37); PAKISTAN NAVY 355 in 79.1 overs (Babar Hussain Agha 95, Abdul Latif 83, Hamza Ghanchi 35; Basit Ali 4-104, Irfan Khan 4-123).

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: MEDICAM 359 in 81.1 overs (Shahzar Hasan 139, Nadeem Shad 52, Arif Khan 48, Babar Khan 38; Alam Khurshid Shah 4-129, Shujaat Azeem 3-39) and 78-1 in 16 overs (Arsalan Shah 43); SINDH POLICE 445 in 80.2 overs (Ahmer bin Nasir 174, Shiraz Ali 162; Mohammad Salman 5-152, Babar Khan 3-72).

Group ‘B’:

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Omar Associates beat Humak Engineering by an innings and 163 runs.

HUMAK ENGINEERING 119 in 31.5 overs (Sadam Hussain 59 not out; Mohammad Amir 4-26, Saad Nasim 3-22) and 136 in 34.3 overs (Babar Khaliq 56; Bilal Asif 2-10, Talat Khan 2-22, Saad Nasim 2-53); OMAR ASSOCIATES 418-8 declared in 68.1 overs (Fazal Subhan 175, Umar Siddique 102, Fahad-ul-Haq 58, Mohammad Waqas 47; Haris Ahmed 4-85).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: CDA 231 in 55.3 overs (Ali Sarfraz 46, Zohaib Ahmed 31; Mohammad Nadeem 4-42, Munir-ur-Rehman 3-50, Aamir Jamal 2-52) and 161-1 in 39 overs (Faizan Riaz 73, Kamran Hussain 54 not out); NADRA 372-9 in 83 overs (Mohammad Nadeem 107, Salman Aamir 71, Mohammad Rehman 59 not out; Zohaib Ahmed 4-59, Yasir Ashfaq 3-78, Azam Khan 2-60).

Group ‘C’:

At Rana Naved Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura: RAILWAYS 175 in 55.3 overs (Ahmed Shafiq 27; Adeel Malik 5-49, Baber Rehman 3-44) and 114-4 in 39 overs (Mohsin Pervez 65); KARACHI PORT TRUST 398 in 83 overs (Anas Mahmood 141, Nadeem Javed 88, Faisal Khan 52, Faraz Patel 51 not out; Shahid Nadeem 3-81).

At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: BRIGHTO PAINTS 148 in 44.5 in overs (Akbar Badshah 92; Mohammad Asif 6-52) and 207-1 in 50 overs (Waqas Saleem 107 not out, Gohar Hafeez 50, Mohammad Waheed 46 not out); ASIM TEXTILE 240 in 72 overs (Waqas Khan 100, Aaqib Javed 36; Ahmed Bashir 4-43, Awais Munir 4-78).

Group ‘D’:

At Stags Cricket Ground, Lahore: SERVICE INDUSTRIES 250 in 65 overs (Muntazir Mehdi 61, Adil Akram 55, Farhan Asghar 42; Adeel Arshad 5-91, Mohammad Imran 2-40) and 124-5 in 42 overs (Farhan Asghar 38 not out, Muntazir Mehdi 27 not out; Mohammad Imran 3-49, Aqeel Arshad 2-32); FACE FRESH 221 in 79.1 overs (Taslim Arif 78, Zahid Ali 48, Naik Mohammad 34; Zaheer Khan 4-66, Ijaz Ali 3-58).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: DOLLAR EAST 143 in 51.3 overs (Rehan Rafiq 33, Shahan Akram 30; Shahroz Khan 4-30, Bilal Anwar 3-35) and 184-3 in 42 overs (Azeem Ghanchi 83, Shahan Akram 59; Bilal Anwar 2-25); HEC 300-9 in 83 overs (Tanvir Javed 72, Aaley Tipu 53, Taimur Sultan 50; Rehan Rafiq 3-33, Bilawal Iqbal 2-49, Sohaib Khan 2-79).

At Khayaban-e-Amin Cricket Ground, Lahore: Khayaban-e-Amin beat Income Tax by an innings and 92 runs.

INCOME TAX 123 in 36 overs (Ameer Hamza 73; Babar Khan 5-29, Shakeel Ahmed 4-43) and 179 in 60.4 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 54, Mohsin Nadeem 39; Shakeel Ahmed 6-50, Baber Khan 2-15); KHAYABAN-E-AMIN 394 in 82.4 overs (Hasnain Bukhari 123, Khalilullah 85, Salman Afridi 51; Mohammad Alam 4-113, Mateen Ijaz 4-116).

Published in Dawn March 23rd , 2015

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