KARACHI: Despite Noor Wali hitting up an excellent century, Dawood Sports were eliminated from the All-Karachi Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament when they lost their semi-final against Bilal Friends by two wickets here on Tuesday.

Batting first at the TMC Ground, Dawood Sports collected 237-6 in the stipulated 45 overs on the back of a 141-run partnership of 141 between Noor (101 ff 87 balls, seven sixes and four fours) and Shiraz Ali (57, two sixes and two fours).

Bilal Friends scraped home by reaching 238-8 in 44.4 overs with Osama Butt (48), Rizwan Mahmood (45) and Afroze Khan (45) leading their chase.

Meanwhile in the other semi-final at the KCCA Stadium, Pakistan CC defeated Alamgir Gymkhana by 60 runs. Usman Khan made 53 to help Pakistan post 202 in 42.2 overs before Alamgir Gymkhana folded up for 142 in the 35th over.

The final will be played on Thursday at the TMC Ground with ex-KCCA president and former PCB governing board member Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi gracing the occasion as the chief guest.

Summarised scores:

At KCCA Stadium: Pakistan CC beat Alamgir Gymkhana by 60 runs.

PAKISTAN CC 202 in 42.2 overs (Usman Khan 53, Saud Shakeel 28, Akbar-ur-Rehman 24; Aliyan Mahmood 4-39, Arish Ali Khan 2-26, Hassaan Khan 2-36); ALAMGIR GYMKHANA 142 in 34.2 overs (Ahsan Ali 26, Saad Ali 24, Mohammad Hassan 24, Fahaddis Bukhari 22; Mir Hamza 3-29, Danish Aziz 2-22).

Bilal Friends beat Dawood Sports by two wickets at TMC Ground.

DAWOOD SPORTS 237-6 in 45 overs (Noor Wali 101, Shiraz Ali 57, Saeed Bin Nasir 32, Kashif Iqbal 22; Mohammad Ali 2-37, Bilal Javed 2-56); BILAL FRIENDS 238-8 in 44.4 overs (Osama Butt 48, Rizwan Mahmood 45, Afroze Khan 45, Ali Butt 30, Waleed Khan 24; Nadir Shah 2-32, Faisal Tahir 2-45).

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2020