KARACHI, May 16: Landhi Friends and Alamgir Gymkhana qualified for the quarter-finals of the Mehdi Hasan Memorial Inter-club KCCA Inter-club cricket tournament after winning their final group matches here the other day.

Landhi Friends outgunned Airport Gymkhana by 11 runs at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground to finish second in Group ‘D. Spinner Mohammad Salman and Adnan-ur-Rehman each claimed three wickets as Airport Gymkhana, chasing 171, were dismissed for 159 despite Behram Khan scoring 82 with three sixes and as many fours.

Alamgir Gymkhana clinched the second spot in Group ‘C’ by virtue of scoring a narrow eight-run victory over Korangi Al-Fateh CC at the TMC Ground.

Faisal Gymkhana, meanwhile, defeated Qasmi CC by 23 runs at the KCCA Stadium.

Summarised scores:

Landhi Friends beat Airport Gymkhana by 11 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

LANDHI FRIENDS 170 in 40 overs (Faizan Khan 60, Wajid Ali 35, Mohammad Ammar 26; Arif Khan 2-18, Agha Sabir 2-20, Haris Ayaz 2-30); AIRPORT GYMKHANA 159 in 38.2 overs (Behram Khan 82, Agha Sabir 24; Mohammad Salman 3-17, Adnan-ur-Rehman 3-27).

Alamgir Gymkhana beat Korangi Al-Fateh CC by eight runs at TMC Ground.

ALAMGIR GYMKHANA 172 in 38.2 overs (Abdullah Shah 62, Ahsan Ali 41, Saad Ali 21; Mohammad Waqas 4-21, Malik Aftab 2/24, Tahir Naqqash 2-42); KORANGI AL-FATEH CC 164 in 39.4 overs (Mehtab Hasan 62, Mohammad Waqas 18; Mohammad Waqas 3-30, Shiraz Hussain 2-22, Mohammad Shahrukh 2-32); Faisal Gymkhana beat Qasmi CC by 23 runs at KCCA Stadium.

FAISAL GYMKHANA 204 in 34.3 overs (Irfan Ali 56, Nadeem Shad 47, Shoaib Shakeel 37, Naved Talib 26; Shahzaib Ali 4-38, Mohammad Farhan 3-27, Javed Kohistani 2-26); QASMI CC 181 in 33 overs (Saqib Siddiqui 54, Syed Taha 41 3x4, Habib-ur-Rehman 20; Ataullah 4-30; Anas Jaffri 3-46).

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