KARACHI: Landhi Gymkhana Colts thrashed Karachi Badshah CC by 126 runs in their Group ‘G’ fixture to qualify for the final rounds of the KCCA President Cup here the other day.

Bating first, Landhi Gymkhana Colts collected 287 with Mir Salman hitting 95 off 90 balls with nine boundaries and Watan Dost making an 89-ball 88 that included 10 fours and one six.

Slow left-armer Arshad Khan then picked up five wickets for 29 runs as Karachi Badshah CC were sent packing for 161 in 34.2 overs.

Summarised scores:

LANDHI GYMKHANA COLTS 287 in 43.4 overs (Mir Salman 95, Watan Dost 88, Shah Raza 27, Mohammad Ali 25; Mohammad Kashif 3-54, Mohammad Asif 3-54); KARACHI BADSHAH CC 161 in 34.2 overs (Arsalan Ali 58, Aamir Zafar 44; Arshad Khan 5-29, Zohaib Masood 2-35).

Shameel CC beat United Gymkhana by seven wickets at TMC Ground. UNITED GYMKHANA 159 in 41.2 overs (Jahanzaib Sultan 57, Nizamuddin 22, Abdullah Rafee 20, Zaryab Khan 19; Mohammad Ilyas 4-21, Asif Nawaz 4-34); SHAMEEL CC 160-3 in 18.5 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 69, Salman Chaudhry 39, Ram Ravi 24 not out; Abdullah Hamza 2-40).

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2017

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