Fiery Zaheer bowls Zahoor GBSS in last-8

Published September 24, 2005

KARACHI, Sept 23: Medium pacer Zaheer Abbas snapped seven wickets to bowl Zahoor GBSS into the last eight stage of KCCA Inter-school cricket championship with an emphatic 243-run victory over GBSS Hasrat Mohani at Students ground on Thursday.

Zakir Afridi slammed 79 with six fours and Muhammad Hussain (62) and Imran Ahmed (51) hammered sparkling half centuries as Zahoor GBSS raced to 306 all out in 49th overs.

GBSS Hasrat Mohani in reply were skittled out for 63 in 13 overs. Zaheer Abbas ripped apart their batting with figures of seven for 30 in ten overs.

In the other match at KCCA Stadium, GBSS Agro Technical beat Dacca Secondary School (DSS) by five wickets. Saleem Zair slammed a match winning 96 with the aid of 11 boundaries.

Summarised scores:

Zahoor GBSS beat GBSS Hasrat Mohani by five wickets Zahoor GBSS 306 in 48.1 overs (Zakir Afridi 79, M.Hussain 62, Imran Ahmed 51;, Kashif Ismail 5-59, Zeesahn Ishaq 3-65) GBSS Hasrat Mohani 63 in 13 overs (Zeeshan Ishaq 13, Zaheer Abbas 7-30, Zakir Afridi 3-59).

GBSS Agro Technical beat DSS by five wickets DSS 200-9 in 50 overs (Taha Bin Hussain 78, Anus Waseem 23, Mehdi Abbas 3-23) GBSS Agro Technical 204-5 in 44.3 overs (Saleem Zakir 96, Zakir Ali 37).—APP

Opinion

Editorial

GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...
Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...