Rizwan excels

Published August 10, 2012

KARACHI, Aug 10: A fine all-round performance by upcoming Mohammad Rizwan Khan helped Alamgir Gymkhana reached the quarter-finals of the first Omar Associates Ramazan League Cricket tournament with a 15-run defeat of Woodwards CC at the TMC Ground here the other day.

Rizwan first scored an unbeaten 76 off just 30 balls (five fours and four) sixes off 30 balls and then claimed two wickets for 25 runs.

In another match at the same venue, Brothers CC of Dadu also made it to the last-eight round after beating High Court Green CC by 116 runs.

Summarised scores: Alamgir Gymkhana beat Woodwards CC by 15 runs.

ALAMGIR GYMKHANA 162-5 in 20 overs (M. Rizwan Khan 76 not out, Mohammad Hassan 27, Waqas Ali 24; Shahid Ali 2-40); WOODWARDS CC 147-6 in 20 overs (Omar Khan 33, Jamil Aslam 27, Talib Ali 23; Muhammad Imran 2-23, M. Rizwan Khan 2-25).

Brothers CC beat High Court Green CC by 116 runs.

BROTHERS CC 198-8 in 20 overs (Zubair Mengal 80, Nasir Awais 55, Noor Din 44; Sajid Pejo 4-25, Nusrat Ali 2-57); HIGH COURT GREEN CC 82 in 16 overs (Shakeel Shah 21; Sajid Mangi 5-15, Ali Asghar 3-25).—Sports Reporter

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