KARACHI, Aug 1: A fine all-round performance by Hussain Ali guided hosts Aga Khan Gymkhana to a five-wicket victory over Asghar Ali Shah CC in a Group ‘C’ fixture of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Trophy Silver Jubilee cricket tournament at the AKG Ground here on Wednesday.

Hussain first claimed four for 18 with his slow left-armers before scoring 44 off just 13 balls (four sixes and three fours) as Aga Khan Gymkhana overhauled their opponents’ 90 all out in only 8.4 overs.

Summarised scores: ASGHAR ALI SHAH CC 90 in 19.4 overs (Junaid Ali Shah 31; Hussain Ali 4-18, Raheel Sayani 2-9, Faraz Ahmed Khan 2-17); AGA KHAN GYMKHANA 93-5 in 8.4 overs (Hussain Ali 44, Ammar Hasan 24).

Thursday’s fixture: KESC v Brothers CC (Group ‘C’).—Sports Reporter

Opinion

Editorial

Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...
By-election trends
Updated 23 Apr, 2024

By-election trends

Unless the culture of violence and rigging is rooted out, the credibility of the electoral process in Pakistan will continue to remain under a cloud.
Privatising PIA
23 Apr, 2024

Privatising PIA

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s reaffirmation that the process of disinvestment of the loss-making national...
Suffering in captivity
23 Apr, 2024

Suffering in captivity

YET another animal — a lioness — is critically ill at the Karachi Zoo. The feline, emaciated and barely able to...