KARACHI: A defiant century by Mohammad Arif was not enough to save Orient Star CC from defeat in their KCCA President Cup fixture against Taj Sports at the KCCA Stadium on Friday.

Chasing 280, Orient Star CC managed only 187 all out in 32.4 overs to lose by 92 runs. Arif alone scored 108 off 125 balls with the aid of 13 boundaries.

Slow let-armers Mohammad Tufail claimed 4-36 and Gulber Khan 3-24.

Earlier Taj Sports made 279 all out in 36.3 overs with Asad Hayat (57, seven fours) and Shakeel-ur-Rehman (45, seven fours) being their main run-getters.

Paceman Mohammad Saleem captured five wickets for 47 runs.

Karachi Eaglets clinched a thrilling one-wicket success versus Korangi Friends CC at the Pak Star Ground. Paceman Tariq Raheem excelled for the losing side by taking 5-47.

In another nail-biting result at the TMC Ground, United Sports beat Victoria CC by one wicket.

Summarised scores:

Karachi Eaglets beat Korangi Friends CC by one wicket at Pak Star Ground.

KORANGI FRIENDS CC 109 in 24.5 overs (Mohammad Malik 28, Naimat Khan 17; Mohammad Umar Bin Riaz 3-21, Ata Mohammad 3-26); KARACHI EAGLETS 110-9 in 23.3 overs (Tabraiz Ali Shah 18, Maqbool Shah 16; Tariq Raheem 5-47, Naimat Khan 3-11).

United Sports beat Victoria CC by one wicket at TMC Ground.

VICTORIA CC 183 in 32.4 overs (Khurshid Khan 60, Javed Iqbal 24, Ehsan Khattak 19; Ismail Patel 2-19, Kahaf Patel 2-24, Mohammad Makki 2-32); UNITED SPORTS 184-9 in 48.1 overs (Mohammad Nawaz 36, Kahaf Patel 35, Ismail Patel 30; Ehsan Khattak 3-36, Mohammad Ibrahim 2-24).

Taj Sports beat Orient Star CC by 92 runs at KCCA Stadium.

TAJ SPORTS 279 in 36.3 overs (Asad Hayat 52, Shakeel-ur-Rehman 45, Mohammad Ejaz 39; Mohammad Saleem 5-47, Fahad Ijaz 2-42); ORIENT STAR CC 187 in 32.4 overs (Mohammad Arif 108; Mohammad Tufail 4-36, Gulber Khan 3-24).

Published in Dawn, February 26th, 2017