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KARACHI, Aug 19: Asad Bashir slammed a match winning hundred to put Baqai Medical University’s (BMU) in the final of Inter-university cricket championship with a thumping 88 run success over Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) at PCB Regional Academy ground on Friday.
Right handed Asad cracked seven four and four sixesin his 115 off 120 balls and Muhammad Imran blasted 65 to power BMU to 273 for seven wickets in 50 overs. The pair added 121 runs for the fifth wicket.
SSUET in reply were dismissed for 185 in 40.3 overs. Pacer Muhammad Imran snapped-up three wickets for 33 runs in eight overs following his fine half century.
BMU ended the six-team league with four wins from five matches. NED were already assured of the berth in the final with five straight wins.
In the other match at KCCA Stadium, Federal Urdu University (FUU) defeated Institute of Business Administration (IBA) thanks to a match-winning 97 by Abu Zafar.
Summarised scores:
BMU beat SSUET by 88 runs.
BMU 273-7 in 50 overs (Asad Bashir 115, Muhammad Imran 65, Saqib Younus 3-41)
SSUET 185 in 40.3 overs (Danish Malik 52, Aamir Hasan 49, Muhammad Imran 3-33, Fazal Ahmed 2-29, Ramiz Ahmed 2-45)
FUU beat IBA by six wickets
IBA 196 in 43.4 overs (Hammad Khan 49, Haris Batla 30, Hyder Ali 28, Amjad Ali 2-29, Junaid Ahmed 2-40, Mohsin Akhtar 2-41)
FUU 197-4 in 34.4 overs (Abu Zafar 97, Shiraz Butt 57 Mir Mazhar 2-30).—APP
