KARACHI: Samiullah inspired Islam Gymkhana to a five-wicket victory against Young Co-operators CC in their All-Sindh Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament fixture by making a dazzling 102 (101 balls, eight fours and three sixes) at the KMC Eastern Star Ground here on Thursday.

Summarised scores:

Islam Gymkhana beat Young Co-operators CC by five wickets at KMC Eastern Star Ground. YOUNG CO-OPERATORS CC 239 in 43.1 overs (Abdul Basit Sarbazi 70 8x4, Jasim Ali 40, Sanaullah 30; Aftab Khan 3-32, Shaharyar Khan 2-44, Wali Khan 2-45); ISLAM GYMKHANA 240-5 in 37.3 overs (Samiullah 102, Raja Iftikhar 60, Luqman Zada 29 not out; Gulsher Jan Mohammad 2-21).

Pak Korangi CC beat Azeempura Gymkhana by seven wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

AZEEMPURA GYMKHANA 199 in 45 overs (Abdul Wadood 53, Kamran Khan 26, Ramis Shah 23; Asher Qureshi 3-38, Tariq Murad 2-35, Jaffer Qureshi 2-37); PAK KORANGI CC 203-3 in 31.1 overs (Asher Qureshi 51, Syed Mujahid 47, Arsalan Bashir 47 Ashraf Ali 32, Azhar Khan 24 not out).

Dakka Sports beat City Gymkhana by 69 runs at Nazimabad Gymkhana Ground.

DAKKA SPORTS 237 in 44.1 overs (Khalid Khan 64, Irfan Pathan 44, Karim Khan 26, Abdul Wadood 26; Sajid-ur-Rehman 3-31, Abdul Hameed 3-51, Mohammad Javed 2-35); CITY GYMKHANA 168 in 36.2 overs (Mohammad Salman 41, Abdul Wali 34, Sajid-ur-Rehman 20; Abdul Wadood 3-30, Zafar Khan 3-49, Irfan Pathan 2-7).

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2021