Arif, Faraz hammer centuries

Published January 4, 2002

KARACHI, Jan 3 - Omer CC overwhelmed New Capital CC by 156 runs in the All Karachi Shoaib Sports League cricket tournament at Shadab Ground Wednesday.

Syed Arif Ali Zakir smashed an unbeaten 139 and Faraz Malik hit 102 as they added 225 runs for the opening wicket.

Omer CC piled up 271 for two wickets in 35 overs. New Capital CC in reply were bowled out for 115 with Atif Hussain and Akhtar Abbas sharing six wicket between them.

In the other match at TMC Ground, Hamdam CC beat Wranger CC by five wickets with Asif Zakir hitting match winning 82.

Summarized scores:

Omer CC beat New Capital CC by 156 runs. Omer CC 271 for two in 35 overs (Syed Arif Ali Zakir 139, Faraz Malik 102); New Capital CC 155 in 23.1 overs (Sajid 29, Atif Hussain 3-22; Akhtar Abbasi 3-30, Aamir Hameed 2-29, Majid 2-31). Hamdam CC beat Wrangler CC by five wickets. Wrangler CC 194 for eight in 35 overs (Abid Hanif 57, Asad Qureshi 55, Asif Iqbal 34; Sami Faridi 4-22, Asim Akhtar 2-27, Abdul Hafeez 2-23); Hamdam CC 195 for five in 28.3 overs (Asif Zakir 82, Salman Khan 65, Fahim Ahmed Sr 25 not out).— APP

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