KARACHI: Hosts Pak Flag CC survived some anxious moments before recording a thrilling one-wicket win over Ghulam Rasool CC in the first Mohammad Siddique Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Pak Flag Ground here on Wednesday.

Off-spinner Shahid Akhtar took three wickets as Ghulam Rasool CC made 212-8 in 30 overs.

Pak Flag CC, in reply, reached their target by making 213-9 on the last ball of the match. Shakir Ali hit 62 of 30 balls with seven fours and three sixes.

Summarised scores:

GHULAM RASOOL CC 212-8 in 30 overs (Osama Alam 50, Muhammad Farhan 36, Yasir Bhagat 36, Mohammad Shariq 32; Shahid Akhtar 3- 29, Shayan Mubeen 2-36); PAK FLAG CC 213-9 in 30 overs (Shakir Ali 62, Fayyaz Ali 51, Faizullah 35, Waqar Bhagat 33 not out; Mohammad Farhan 3-37, Mohammad Waqas 2- 44 ).

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2017

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