KARACHI: Two more matches were decided in the ongoing SSB Shohada-e-Pakistan basketball tournament being organized by KBBA at the Arambagh court on Saturday night.

In the first match of the day, Neighbourhood Club overcame Bounce Club, who are also the winners of Commissioner Cub basketball, 52-46 after a tough fight.

Scorers for the winners in this interestig encounter were Chenway 20, Abdullah 19 points and Umar Farooq 10 points. For the losers, Muhammad Mubashir scored 15 points, Rehab Khan 12 points and Zia Ahmed 10 points.

In the second match, Askari Alphas beat One Unit Club 50-32.

Leading scorers for the winners were J Muhammad 12 points, Zain 15 points and Shahmir Zaheer 10 points.

For the losers, Talal Ahmed scored 12 points, Tashfeen Zaidi 12 points each while Kashif Hussan scored 10 points.

Published in Dawn, July 15th, 2019

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