KARACHI, May 21: Defence Housing Authority (DHA) defeated City District Government Karachi (CDGK) by nine wickets to become Group ‘D’ champions in the 12th HinoPak trophy inter-firm cricket league here on Tuesday.

Both DHA and CDGK qualified for the quarterfinals after the latter finished runners-up in this group.

Batting first in the match at Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, CDGK were restricted to 165 for seven in the allotted 40 overs with Nazim Wahab scoring 53 that included five boundaries.

DHA reached their target of 166 in 30.3 overs. Sajid Hanif led the way with a knock of 65, including seven hits to the fence. Col Fazal Abbas slammed an unbeaten 52 with the help of six fours and put on 111 with Sajid for the opening stand.

Meanwhile, in another match at UBL Sports Complex, Central Police defeated Lahore Mills Stores by eight wickets.

Police’s heroes were Wasim Naeem (51 not out with five fours) and Nadeem Shaikh (50 with six fours and a six) after they set a modest target of 123.

Earlier, Wasim also excelled with his leg-spinners to snap up four for 40.

Summarised scores:

*At AKG Ground:

DHA beat CDGK by nine wickets.

CDGK 165-7 in 40 overs (Nazim Wahab 53, Nasir Aziz 27, Qambar Ali 25 not out, Kamran Ahmed 22; Anis Shaikh 3-63, Tariq Hussain 2-54);

DHA 166-1 in 30.3 overs (Sajid Hanif 65, Fazal Abbas 52 not out, Rizwan Khan 35 not out).

*At UBL Sports Complex:

Central Police beat Lahore Mills Store by eight wickets.

LAHORE MILLS STORE 122 in 39.2 overs (Ijaz Ahmed 47, Wahajuddin 27, Ashfaq Shafi 24; Wasim Naeem 4-40, Farrukh Zahid 3-26);

CENTRAL POLICE 123-2 in 19.2 overs (Nadeem Shaikh 50, Wasim Naeem 51 not out).