KARACHI, June 1: Ghazanfar Ahmed scored 103 to help Landhi Friends CC overwhelmed Baldia Sports by 111 runs in the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament tie at the Landhi Gymkhana ground on Tuesday. In another match, Korangi Friends CC easily defeated Prince Imtiaz CC by eight wickets at the Landhi Friends ground with Wasim Naeem (72, six fours) and Mansoor Ali (70, eight fours) leading the way.

Summarised scores:

Landhi Friends CC beat Baldia Sports by 111 runs.

LANDHI FRIENDS CC 233-5 in 40 overs (Ghazanfar Ahmed 103, Wajid Ali 37, Adnanur Rahman 35, Jibran Khan 22; Shahzad 2-31, Shabbir Abbasi 2-46); BALDIA SPORTS 122 in 23.3 overs (Shahzad 26, Shabbir Abbasi 21; Tufail Ahmed 4-23, Anas Irfan 3-42, Mohammad Javed 2-24).

KORANGI FRIENDS CC beat Prince Imtiaz CC by eight wickets.

PRINCE IMTIAZ CC 232-7 in 40 overs (Mohammad Shahid 65, Mohammad Aamir 43, Asif Ahmed 34; Mohammad Raees 3-44, Saeed Asif 3-46); KORANGI FRIENDS CC 233-2 in 33 overs (Wasim Hanif 72 not out, Mansoor Ali 70 not out, Saeed Asif 56).

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