KARACHI: Sharjeel Khan and Khurram Manzoor made invaluable contributions to help Dollar East thrash Heroes CC by eight wickets in the third Naya Nazimabad Ramazan Cup Cricket Tournament at Lawai Cricket Stadium late on Sunday night.

After restricting Heroes CC to 129 all out, Dollar East romped home in the Group ‘D’ night fixture in just 12.2 overs while reaching 133-2. The left-handed Sharjeel, who was named man-of-the-match, banged five boundaries and three sixes in blasting 44 from only 20 balls.

Khurram remained unbeaten with a measured 23-ball effort of 40 that featured four sixes and a six.

In Sunday’s opening game that started under extreme heat at 3:00pm, Soni Associates overpowered Azad Innovators by eight wickets.

Azad Innovators, batting first, collected 145 all out in their 20 overs. Rohidar Khan scored 35 off 29 balls with five fours and a six.

Slow left-armer Nadeem Khan snared three wickets for 33 runs and off spinner Musharraf Khan took 2-21.

Opener Ahmed Hussain, adjudged man-of-the-match, hammered an undefeated 75 of 41 deliveries, inclusive of nine fours and five sixes as Soni Associates amassed 147-2 in 13.4 overs. Mohammad Mukarram made 45 from 31 balls with six boundaries and two sixes.

Summarised scores:

Soni Associates beat Azad Innovators by eight wickets.

AZAD INNOVATOR 145 in 20 overs (Rohidar Khan 35, Inam Kundi 23; Nadeem Khan 3-33, Musharraf Khan 2-20, Dinar Azeem 2-34); SONI ASSOCIATES 147-2 in 13.4 overs (Ahmed Hussain 75 not out, Mohammad Mukarram 42).

Dollar East beat Heroes CC by eight wickets.

HEROES CC 129 in 19 overs (Khushdil Khan 34, Khalid Khail 29; Nasir Owais 3-25, Jibran Yousuf 2-19); DOLLAR EAST 133-2 in 12.2 overs (Sharjeel Khan 44, Khurram Manzoor 40 not out, Khalid Latif 23).

Published in Dawn, June 23rd, 2015

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