KARACHI: Zia-ur-Rehman may have missed scoring a century but his scintillating 91 guided Montgomery Gymkhana to a clinical 181-run victory over Pak Shaheen Gymkhana in their KCCA President Cup match at the KCCA Stadium here on Friday.

Batting first, Montgomery Gymkhana posted 305 all out in 43.4 overs with Zia’s 105-ball knock featuring 10 boundaries, while Bazad Khan struck four fours in scoring 54 and Abdullah contributing 37.

Nihal Farooqui, Mohammad Uzair and Mohammad Usman all claimed three wickets each.

Pak Shaheen CC, in reply, collapsed for 124 in 27.2 overs. Medium-pacer Mohammad Ahsan grabbed four wickets for 36 runs and slow left-armer Rehmatullah chipped in with figures of 3-18.

Fast bowler Taha Khan stole the limelight at the Pak Star Ground where Landhi Gymkhana Colts sealed a five-wicket win against Azeempura Gymkhana.

Taha demolished Azeempura Gymkhana batting by capturing six wickets for 32 runs.

Malik Sports, meanwhile, defeated Orangi Star CC by nine wickets at the Annu Bhai Park.

Summarised scores:

Landhi Gymkhana Colts beat Azeempura Gymkhana by five wickets at Pak Star Ground.

AZEEMPURA GYMKHANA 106 in 24.2 overs (Imtiaz Hussain 19; Taha Khan 6-32, Mohammad Zahoor 2-14); LANDHI GYMKHANA COLTS 110-5 in 26.1 overs (Ahsanullah 25, Shah Raza 25; Imtiaz Hussain 2-19).

Malik Sports beat Orangi Star CC by nine wickets at Annu Bhai Park.

ORANGI STAR CC 100 in 27.3 overs (Noman Ahmed 30, Hammad Ahmed 23; Najam Wahab 3-13, Adnan Saeed 3-38, Abid Bakht 2-11); MALIK SPORTS 101-1 in 12.4 overs (Mohammad Imran 38 not out, Kamranuddin 33).

Montgomery Gymkhana beat Pak Shaheen CC by 181 runs at KCCA Stadium.

MONTGOMERY GYMKHANA 305 in 43.4 overs (Zia-ur-Rehman 91, Bazad Khan 54, Abdullah Khan 37; Nihal Farooqui 3-38, Mohammad Uzair 3-46, Mohammad Usman 3-51); PAK SHAHEEN CC 124 in 27.2 overs (Mohammad Usman 30, Saud Farooqui 24; Mohammad Ahsan 4-36, Rehmatullah 3-18).

Published in Dawn February 19th, 2017

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