LAHORE: A century from Usman Irshaad helped Township Crown Cricket Club crush Ideal Club by 129 runs in a league match of the inaugural Amir Hayat Rokhri Cricket Championship at the Township Whites ground here on Tuesday.

Batting first, Township Crown piled up 326-4 in the stipulated 40 overs with Usman hitting a fine 125-run knock. Ideal Club, in response, could post 197 all out in 34.3 overs. Only Noor Hassan posed resistance with a defiant knock of 98.

Summarised scores.

TOWNSHIP CROWN 326-4 in 40 overs (Usman Irshaad 125, Zahid Mahmood 78 not out, Mohammad Ali 54); IDEAL CLUB 197 in 34.3 overs (Noor Hassan 98; Hafiz Irfan 2-16, Zarqash Ali 2-18, Wahab Ahmed 2-26, Rana Irfan 2-35).

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2017