KARACHI: A brilliant all-round performance by Saeed Hasan guided Taiser Town Tiger CC to a 22-run win over City Gymkhana in the latest round of matches in the KCCA President Cup here on Wednesday.

Saeed first struck a quickfire 102 off only 62 balls (nine fours and eight sixes) to help his side make 291 all out in 43 overs at the TMC Ground. Late he claimed five wickets for just four runs to send City Gymkhana reeling to 62 all out in 21 overs.

Mohammad Maqsood starred with 102 (10 fours and two sixes) as O.K. Sports overwhelmed Gulzar CC by 194 runs at the Pak Star Ground.

The third batsman to score a century on Wednesday was Mujeebullah, who contributed a match-winning 104 (116 balls, 15 boundaries and one six) as Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana beat Shino Sports by three wickets at the Asifabad Sports Ground.

In another fixture at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground, Azam Sports sealed a 38-run victory against Shaheed Nizamuddin CC.

Summarised scores:

O.K. Sports beat Gulzar CC by 194 runs at Pak Star Ground.

O.K. SPORTS 305 in 44.5 overs (Mohammad Maqsood 102, Shiraz Ali 60, M. Salman 26; Shamraiz Ali 2-37, Adil Shah 2-54); GULZAR CC 111 in 28.4 overs (Shahbaz Israr 41, M. Noman 20 not out. Salman Khan 3-16, Shahbaz Karim 2-13).

Azam Sports beat Shaheed Nizamuddin CC by 38 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

AZAM SPORTS 231 In 42.4 overs (Asad Khan 89, M. Tanvir 64; Faiz Ali 3-17); SHAHEED NIZAMUDDIN CC 193 in 40.4 overs (Yasin Sunny 49, Zaheer Asmat 39; Shahid Ansari 4-23, M. Tanvir 3-55).

Taiser Town Tiger CC beat City Gymkhana by 22 runs at TMC Ground.

TAISER TOWN TIGER CC 291 In 43 overs (Saeed Hasan 102, Tahir Ali 38, M. Mushtaq 38, Habibullah 28; Mohammad Saad 4-41, Murtaza Haider 3-43); CITY GYMKHANA 62 in 21 overs (Moiz Khan 21, Abdul Hameed 20; Saeed Hasan 5-4).

Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana beat Shino Sports by three wickets at Asifabad Sports Ground.

SHINO SPORTS 210-8 in 45 overs (Abdullah 41, Amjad Ali 36, Rizwan Atif 32; Ghazanfar Khan 3-29, M. Huzaifa 2-28, Mujeebullah 2-32); SAKHI HASAN GYMKHANA 213-7 in 37 overs (Mujeebullah 104, Zeeshan Farooqui 28; Abdullah 3-34, Amjad Ali 3-35).

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2014

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