KARACHI: Despite a brilliant 99-run knock from Akbar Khan, lady luck deserted Good Luck CC as Karachi Disabled CC sealed a seven-wicket win in their Federal Sports Trophy Cricket League here on Tuesday.

Akbar was agonisingly deprived of a deserved century at the KCCA Stadium by a single run when he was dismissed for 99, a 60-ball innings which contained five sixes and seven fours, as Good Luck CC reached 212 all out in 39.2 overs.

However, Karachi Disabled CC easily reached the target in the 39th over with Danish Ahmed (66, four boundaries) and Arif Richard (57, four fours) leading the way.

Meanwhile, in another fixture at the TMC Ground, Mansoor Sports defeated Delhi City Gymkhana by six wickets.

Summarised scores:

Mansoor Sports beat Delhi City Gymkhana by six wickets at TMC Ground.

DELHI CITY GYMKHANA 107 in 25.2 overs (Zain-ul-Haq 37, Rao Waqar 21, Mohammad Ahmed 17; Mohammad Akif 2-7, Mohib Ahsan 2-16, Fahim Ahmed 2-22); MANSOOR SPORTS 111-4 in 15.1 overs (Arif Zaidi 40, Mati-ur-Rehman 29, Fahim Ahmed 18 not out).

Karachi Disabled CC beat Good Luck CC by seven wickets at KCCA Stadium.

GOOD LUCK CC 212 in 39.2 overs (Akbar Khan 99, Atif Khan 36, Bakht Sher 24; Haroon Rasheed 3-22, Ahmed Raza 3-35, Iqbal Hussain 2-32); KARACHI DISABLED CC 213-3 in 38.2 overs (Danish Ahmed 66, Arif Richard 57, Rao Javed 28).

Published in Dawn, February 22nd, 2018

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