KARACHI: Fahad Akbar blasted a quickfire half-century as Pak Korangi CC crushed Comrade Sports by a massive margin of 229 runs on the opening day of the KCCA President Cup here on Tuesday.

Batting first, Pak Korangi CC amassed 330-5 in the allotted 45 overs at the TMC Ground. Mohammad Zohaib (90) led the onslaught with Talib Ali adding 83. But the star was Fahad who bludgeoned 12 boundaries in an unbeaten 77 off only 49 balls.

Comrade Sports, in reply, mustered 101 all out in 27 overs.

In other matches decided on Tuesday, Zaheer Hassan CC defeated Islamabad Gymkhana National Gymkhana overpowered Al-Taj Sports and Landhi Gymkhana beat Youngsters Gymkhana.

Summarised scores:

Pak Korangi CC beat Comrade Sports by 229 runs at TMC.

PAK KORANGI CC 330-5 in 45 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 90, Talib Ali 83, Fahad Akbar 77 not out, Mubashir Ahmed51; Faizan Ahmed 3-46, Atif Shabbir 2-31); COMRADE SPORTS 101 in 27 overs (Atif Shabbir 30; Osama Ali 3-14, Owais Iqbal 2-16).

Zaheer Hassan CC beat Islam Gymkhana by four wickets at Asifabad Sports Ground.

ISLAM GYMKHANA 160 in 36.2 overs (Majid Khan 57, Usman Ali 27; Ashiq Hussain 2-14, Arsaluddin 2-22, Aamir Rehman 2-25); ZAHEER HASSAN CC 163-6 in 31.2 overs (Zulfiqar Ali 56, Mohsin Ali 56; Usman Ali 3-45, Umar Zareen 2-22).

National Gymkhana beat Al-Taj Sports by eight wickets at KCCA Stadium.

AL-TAJ SPORTS 182 in 40 overs (Abdul Hameed 52 not out, Ameerullah 26, Amjad Khan 23; Hussain Mughal 3-19); NATIONAL GYMKHANA 183-2 in 26 overs (Abdul Rehman 93, Allah Rakha 39, Abrar Waris 23; Liaquat Ali 2-41).

Landhi Gymkhana beat Youngsters Gymkhana by 33 runs at Pak Star Ground.

LANDHI GYMKHANA 272 in 44.4 overs (Abdul Salam 73, Arshad Khan 36, Shabbir Gujjar 29, Taimur Hassan 22 not out; M. Hassan 2-30, M. Shahrukh 2-34); YOUNGSTERS GYMKHANA 239 in 37 overs (M. Shahrukh 82, Razi Anwar 36; Abdul Salam 3-50, S.N.A. Tirmizi 2-35).

Published in Dawn, November 27th , 2014