KARACHI, Oct 30: Mohammad Hussain CC, winners of the past two years, failed to reach the semifinals of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket tournament when they went down by seven wickets to Omar CC at the AKG Ground on Sunday.

Cantt Sports CC were also through when they defeated A.O.CC by 40 runs in the last quarterfinal.

Batting first, Mohammad Hussain CC scored 151 for six in 20 overs. Mohammad Zafar played for a 53-ball unbeaten knock of 67 with the aid of four fours and three sixes.

Omar CC, helped by a third-wicket partnership of 104 between Naeem Ahmed Khan (59 of 41 balls, three fours and one six) and Daniyal Ahsan (56 with five boundaries), reached their target in the 18th over.

Fine batting by skipper Jaffar Qureshi (69 off 34 balls, seven fours and four sixes), Mohammad Masroor (59 with five fours and one six) and Nadeem Tariq (40 with seven fours) guided the in-form Cantt Sports CC team to 207 for three.

A.O.CC, in reply, were restricted to 167 for seven with Masroor taking two for 30.

Summarised scores:

Omar CC beat Mohammad Hussain CC by seven wickets.

MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CC 151-6 in 20 overs (Mohammad Zafar 67 not out, Imran Javed 27; Saeed Khan 2-26, Nauman Alvi 2-35); OMAR CC 152-3 in 17.2 overs (Naeem Ahmed Khan 59 not out, Daniyal Ahsan 56).

Cantt Sports CC beat AO.CC beat 40 runs.

CANTT SPORTS CC 207-3 in 20 overs (Jaffar Qureshi 69 not out, Mohammad Masroor 59, Nadeem Tariq 40, Mohammad Javed 24 not out; Israr Ahmed 2-41); A.O.CC 167-7 in 20 overs (Shabbir Khan 42, Ibrahim Qureshi 39, Kashif Pervez 30 not out; Khurshid Malik 2-23, Mohammad Masroor 2-30).

First semifinal: AKG Blues v Omar CC on Monday.