KARACHI: Talented under-19 batsman Abdullah Fazal bludgeoned a dazzling 187 off just 95 balls (22 fours and eight sixes) while inspiring Rising Star CC to a crushing 187-run victory over Taj Sports in their All-Sindh Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament fixture at the TMC Ground here on Tuesday.

Summarised scores:

Rising Star CC beat Taj Sports by 187 runs at TMC Ground.

RISING STAR CC 341 in 43.2 overs (Abdullah Fazal 187, Suleman Saleem 36, Mohammad Mohsin 33, Asad Iqbal 31; Mazhar Siddiqui 4-60, Saifullah 3-24, Syed Usama 2-63); TAJ SPORTS 154 in 34.4 overs (Mazhar Siddiqui 60; Mohammad Zohaib 3-28).

Mohammad Hussain CC beat Bilal Friends Colts by 181 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CC 306-9 in 45 overs (Faraz Ali 72, Shah Ali Zafar 63, Arif Khan 61, Aaqib Rizvi 20; Hanif Malik 3-67, Faiz Ahmed 2-48); BILAL FRIENDS COLTS 125 in 29.5 overs (Najaf Ali 30, Umar Sultan 24; Shah Ali Zafar 3-14, Touheed Khan 2-12, Aaqib Rizvi 2-17, Shahid Mirani 2-27).

Jinnah CC beat Al-Karam Sports by eight wickets at KCCA Stadium.

AL-KARAM SPORTS 84 in 19.1 overs (Ali Shinwari 4-26, Mohammad Ali 3-31, Muzammil Awan 2-5); JINNAH CC 86-2 in 14 overs (Jawad Ahmed 37 not out, Shaharyar Ansari 28 not out).

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2021