KARACHI: Fast bowler Saqib Khan starred with a rich of six wickets to help Sun CC rout Z.A. Sports by 10 wickets as four matches were decided in the Prof Ejaz Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament here on Tuesday.

In the event organised by Rising Star CC with the permission of the PCB, Z.A. Sports were shot out for just 49 in 16.3 overs with Saqib grabbing six wickets for 23 runs. Sun CC knocked off the required runs in only 5.2 overs.

In other matches, New Paramount CC defeated United Gymkhana by 66 runs at the Pak Star Ground, Pak Shaheen CC edging past Pak Flag by three wickets at the TM Ground and North Shire outgunning Young Co-Operators CC by eight wickets at the KCCA Stadium.

Summarised scores:

North Shire CC beat Young Co-Operators CC by eight wickets at KCCA Stadium.

YOUNG CO-OPERATORS CC 88 in 28.3 overs (Mohammadullah 19; Saif Yamin 5-37); NORTH SHIRE CC 89-2 in 14 overs (Mohammad Mutahir 29 not out, Hasan Kashif 29 not out).

Pak Shaheen CC beat Pak Flag CC by three wickets at TMC Ground.

PAK FLAG CC 265 in 44.3 overs (Sabin Ahmed 86, Hasan Ali 62, Zeeshan Khan 38, Humayun Mirza 25, Mohammad Waqar 20; Osama Farooqui 2-32, Asim Farooq 2-35, Razi Anwar 2-52); PAK SHAHEEN CC 266-7 in 42.5 overs (Saifullah 69, Nazar Mohammad 42 not out, Asim Rafiq 35, Tanvir Shah 26, Saud Farooqui 24; Mohammad Waqar 2-29, Faizullah 2-44, Zeeshan Khan 2-58).

Sun CC beat Z.A. Sports by 10 wickets at Eastern Star Ground.

Z.A. SPORTS 49 in 16.3 overs (Saqib Khan 6-23, Tariq Khan 2-6, Abid Qahar 2-16); SUN CC 50-0 in 5.2 overs (Mohammad Nafay 45 not out).

New Paramount CC beat United Gymkhana by 66 runs at Pak Star Ground.

NEW PARAMOUNT CC 190 in 39.5 overs (Ammad Rafiq 50, Farhad Ali 38, Syed Israr Shah 33, Abid Ali 25; Abdul Wasay 3-38, Danish Ahmed 2-6, Mohammad Hussain Ali 2-24); UNITED GYMKHANA 124 in 32.2 overs (Abdullah Rafay 70; Aftab Alam 5-19, Ammad Rafiq 2-24).

Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2020

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