Bilal excels

Published May 24, 2005

KARACHI, May 23: A fine batting double by Bilal Munir was the highlight of the drawn two-day tie between Karachi Gymkhana and Select Asia U-15 side at the KG ground on Monday. Bilal Munir hit 12 boundaries in making 104 out of a KG’s first-innings total of 187. He scored 52 as the hosts struggled 166 for seven in the second innings.

Summarized scores:

KARACHI GYMKHANA 187 in 57.3 overs (Bilal Munir 104, Ahmed Bashir 41; Irfan Ahmed 4-34, Sarawana Raj 2-44, Abdul Rashid 2-18) and 166-7 in 58 overs (Bilal Munir 52, Yousuf Manoo 43; Irfan Ahmed 6-58); SELECT ASIA UNDER-15 337-6 in 60 overs (Mohammad Kasman 88, Dipen Shreshta 72, Mohammad Shafiq 50, James Atkinson 40, Irfan Ahmed 32, Prem Dadlani 20 not out; Yousuf Manoo 2-85).—PPI

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