Match-winning effort by Asad

Published October 16, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 15: Asad Shafique blasted an unbeaten 60 to power Omer CC to an emphatic four wickets victory over Dewan Farooq Motors in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Festival tournament on Saturday at the Karachi Gymkhana Ground.

Set the task of overhauling DFM’s 144, Omer CC reached the target in 21.4 overs. Asad scored his runs off 49 balls. He struck four boundaries and a six.

Earlier, Noman Alvi grabbed four wickets for 21 runs to restrict the losers from posting a challenging total.

Summarized scores:

DFM 144 (Shahid Latif 42, Mansoor Baig 49; Noman Alvi 4-21, Iftikhar Ali 3-40) Omer CC 145 for six wickets in 21.4 overs (Ameen Mukhtar 33, Asad Shafique 60 not out; Mansoor Baig 3-25)

Sunday’s fixtures: Baqai Dolphins v Callmate (morning) Omer CC v Bed & Bath (afternoon).

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