KARACHI: Mohammad Rizwan excelled with quickfire half-century to help Qasmi Gymkhana record a 19-run victory over Heroes CC in the third Naya Nazimabad Ramazan Cricket Tournament at the Lawai Cricket Stadium late on Saturday night.

Batting first, Qasmi Gymkhana posted 162-8 in the allotted 20 overs with opener Rizwan striking five sixes and two boundaries in his 34-ball knock of 54.

Spinners Khalid Khalil and Khushdil Shah each claimed three wickets for 29 and 36 runs, respectively.

Heroes CC fell short of their target when they were dismissed for 143 with spinners Haris Khanzada (3-21), Abid Qasmi (2-18) and Ali Tipu (2-21) doing the damage.

Rizwan was declared man-of-the-match.

Meanwhile, BankIslami made a winning start in the competition on Friday night when they eased home by five wickets against Azad innovators.

Chasing 155, BankIslami scored the required runs with 11 balls left. Talha Fahim struck seven fours and one six in hitting 46.

Summarised scores:

Qasmi Gymkhana beat Heroes CC by 19 runs.

QASMI GYMKHANA 162-8 in 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 54, Mohammad Ikhlaq 26; Khalid Khalil 3-29, Khushdil Shah 3-36, Nooruddin 2-18); HEROES CC 143 in 20 overs (Gohar Ali 28, Khalid Khalil 24; Ali Tipu 3-21, Haris Khanzada 3-27, Abid Qasmi 2-25).

BankIslami beat Azad Innovators by five wickets.

AZAD INNOVATORS 154-7 in 20 overs (Waqar Kundi 46, Amar Khan 38; Azizullah 3-38, Mohammad Sadiq 2-32); BANKISLAMI 155-5 in 18.1 overs (Talha Fahim 46, Asif Siddiqui 31, Fahad Khan 26, Tariq Murad 24; Mohammad Ashar 2-36).

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2015

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