Rizwan slams century

Published May 24, 2005

KARACHI, May 23: A brilliant knock of 133 by Mohammad Rizwan helped DHA Blues outclass Tapal Tea by 172 runs in the 14th KCCA Inter-departmental cricket tournament at the Student Sports ground on Sunday. Rizwan hammered 14 fours and six sixes as DHA Blues rattled up 280 for seven in their 40 overs.

Tapal Tea mustered 109 for nine before their quota of overs exhausted.

In another fixture, played at the TMC ground, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) easily beat Lahore Mills Store by seven wickets with Abdul Saad scoring an undefeated 101, including 17 fours and one six.

Summarised scores:

DHA Blues beat Tapal Tea by 172 runs.

DHA BLUES 280-7 in 40 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 133, Wasim Naeem 42, Zafar Jadoon 39, Akbar Rahman 25; Shakaib 3-45, Abdul Moid 2-50); TAPAL TEA 109-9 in 40 overs (Sikander Ashraf 31; Akbar Rahman 2-11,Atif Maqbool 2-14, Zafar Jadoon 2-17).

KW&SB beat Lahore Mills Store by seven wickets.

LAHORE MILLS STORE 176 in 37.1 overs (Abdul Rauf 41, Salman Ali 31, Hasib Shaikh 30; Irfan Afridi 3-32, Imran 2-21, Shezan Ahmad 2-38); KW&SB 180-3 in 30.2 overs (Abdul Saad 101 not out, Adnan Ahmed 30 not out; Aamir Shah 2-32).

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