KARACHI: Opener Nadeem Javed slammed an unbeaten half-century to help Eaton CC upset Royal CC by three wickets as two more matches were decided in the third Dollar East T20 Premier League here at the Hill Park Ground on Wednesday.

In the day’s first fixture, Omar CC clinched a five-wicket success against Karachi University.

Royal CC rode Mirza Adnan Baig’s undefeated 55 to collect 171-4. Opener Umar Imtiaz and Abul Saad each made 40. Eaton CC, in reply, reached the target in 19.1 overs with Nadeem striking eight boundaries and three sixes in his 42-ball innings as his side reached 172-7.

Karachi University totalled a modest 109-8 before Omar CC got home in 18.5 overs.

Summarised scores:

Eaton CC beat Royal CC by three wickets.

ROYAL CC 171-4 in 20 overs (Mirza Adnan Baig 55 not out, Umar Imtiaz 40, Abdul Saad 40, Ijaz Shah 17; Danish 2-35); EATON CC 172-7 in 19.1 overs (Nadeem Javed 73 not out, Shah Shahjani 37, Musavir 18; Haris Ayaz 2-44).

Omar CC beat Karachi University by five wickets.

KARACHI UNIVERSITY 109-8 in 20 overs (Naved Khan 44, Arsalan Farzand 19; Moazzam Malik 2-17, Zeeshan Jamil 2-23); OMAR CC 113-5 in 18.5 overs (Mohammad Waqas 36, Zeeshan Jamil 26 not out, Fouz-ul-Hasan 25; Amit Ravi 2-17).

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2016