KARACHI: A fine century from Shiraz Mohammad and equally good bowling by Taha Mamsa enabled Royal CC to whip Rangers CC by 145 runs in the KCCA President Cup match at the KCCA Stadium here on Monday.

Bating first, Royal CC made 246 all out in 43.1 overs with Shiraz scoring 104 off 103 balls with the aid of nine boundaries. Umar Imtiaz hit 60 that included six fours. Anas Usman captured 4-24.

Rangers CC, in reply, mustered 101 in 19.2 overs. Off-spinner Taha caused most damage with four for 21, while slow left-armer Amjad Manzoor took 3-22.

In another match at the NHG Ground, Sir Syed CC clinched a thrilling one-wicket win against Nazir Hussain Gymkhana Gulberg Zone-II.

Summarised scores:

Royal CC beat Rangers CC by 145 runs at KCCA Stadium.

ROYAL CC 246 in 43.1 overs (Shiraz Mohammad 104, Umar Imtiaz 60, Shiraz Ahmed 46, Anas Usman 4-24, Ali Akbar 3-50); RANGERS CC 101 in 19.2 overs (Imran Ahmed 26; Taha Mamsa 4-21, Amjad Manzoor 3-22, Umar Imtiaz 2-26).

Sir Syed CC beat Nazir Hussain Gymkhana Gulberg Zone-II by one wicket at NHG Ground.

NAZIR HUSSAIN GYMKHANA GULBERG ZONE-II 181 in 42.5 overs (Wasif Mahmood 69, Hasan Qazi 31, Saif-ul-Haq 30; Mohammad Asad 5-29, Naveed Baloch 2-20); SIR SYED CC 182-9 in 39.4 overs (Ammad Alam 51, Ashir Ahmed 39; Saif Abbas 3-17, Usman Shafi 2-29, Abbas Raza 2-54).

Published in Dawn, January 28th, 2015

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