KARACHI: Fahad Iqbal blasted 90 off 47 balls (14 fours and two sixes) after leg-spinner Afnan grabbed figures 4-7 as Northern Gymkhana decimated Ghouri CC Hyderabad in their Group ‘C’ final-round fixture of the All-Sindh Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament here on Monday.

Meanwhile, Aaqib Rizvi’s 78-ball knock of 100 (nine fours and four sixes) and three wickets inspired Mohammad Hussain CC to a 45-run win over Bilal Friends CC in their Group ‘B’ tie.

Summarised scores:

Northern Gymkhana beat Ghouri CC Hyderabad by 10 wickets at TMC Ground.

GHOURI CC HYDERABAD 146 in 34.3 overs (Haris Khanzada 86; Afnan Ahmed 4-7, Umair Sheikh 3-35); NORTHERN GYMKHANA 147-0 in 14.2 overs Fahad Iqbal 90 not out, Zaid Umar 49 not out).

Mohammad Hussain CC beat Bilal Friends CC by 45 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CC 273-8 in 45 overs (Aaqib Rizvi 100, Fuzailuddin 36, Touheed Khan 35, Danish Ahmed 25, Bilal Munir 23; Afroze Hasan 3-22, Owais Karni 2-52); BILAL FRIENDS CC 227 in 37.2 overs (Rashid Nawaz 43, Ali Butt 35, Owais Karni 35, Watan Dost 33; Mohammad Naveed 4-34, Aaqib Rizvi 3-50).

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2021