KARACHI: Sarfraz Ahmed showed his batting prowess with a swashbuckling knock of 91 as Pakistan CC stormed into the final of the KCCA Zone-VI ‘A’ Division League Cricket Tournament at the KCCA Stadium here the other day.

The Pakistan skipper faced only 51 balls and struck seven fours and five sixes to help his club side bulldozed Sun CC by 10 wickets.

All-rounder Saud Shakeel also impressed in the company of Pakistan skipper as the young left-hander scored a 27-ball 52 that included five fours and two sixes to enable Pakistan CC race to 148 without loss in just 12.4 overs.

Earlier, Saud excelled with his spin bowling to claim 4-23 as Sun CC were all out for 143 in 36.2 overs. Fellow slow left-armer Danish Aziz, another upcoming all-rounder, captured four wickets for 37 runs.

Summarised scores:

SUN CC 143 in 36.2 overs (Khawaja Mohammad Nafay 63 (2*4), Fazal Ahmed 28, Saud Shakeel 4-23, Danish Aziz 4-37, Rizwan Khan 2-19); PAKISTAN CC 148-0 in 12.4 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 91 not out, Saud Shakeel 52 not out).

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2017

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