Brilliant display by Gul

Published June 4, 2006

KARACHI, June 3: All-rounder Gul Sher produced a dazzling show in GBSS Lyari No. 1’s 163-run victory over St Francis at the KCCA Stadium on Friday.

Kashif Rasool slammed 84 with seven fours and Gul Sher hit 70 with seven boundaries as GBSS Lyari piled up 258 for six in 45 overs.

St Farncis, crashed to 95 all out in 19.5 overs with Gul taking four for 25 with his off-spin.

Off-spinner Mairaj Mohammad took five for 11 and medium pacer Rehan Anwar four for 23 to bowl GBSS Nazimabad to a 146-run win over Shaheen Public.

In another loop sided match, R.A. Model School beat Rafah-e-Aam by 155 runs at Pak Star Ground with spinners Ahmer Khan (5-9) and Sajjad Hussain (4-40) doing the damage.

Summarised scores:

GBSS Lyari No 1 beat St Francis School by 163 runs.

GBBS LYARI NO 1 258-6 in 45 overs (Kashif Rasool 84, Gul Sher 70, Yasir Jan Mohammad 24); ST FRANCIS 95 in 19.5 overs (Gul Sher 4-25).

GBSS Nazimabad No 1 beat Shaheen Public School by 146 runs.

GBSS NAZIMABAD NO 1 236 in 42.5 overs (Samiullah 91, Mairaj Mohammad 56, Bilal Ahmed 27; Hussain 2-34, Ghaffar 2-53); SHAHEEN PUBLIC 90 in 25.3 overs (Naimatullah 20, Munir Ali 20; Mairaj Mohammad 5-11, Rehan Anwar 4-23).

R.A.Model School beat Nasra School Rafah-e-Am by 155 runs.

R.A. MODEL 260 in 40.1 overs (Hanif Malik 51, Umar Hussain 42, Kashifur Rehman 35; Osama Khan 4-48, Furqan Khan 3-22, Arsalan Ali 2-35); NASRA SCHOOL RAFAH-E-AAM 105 in 28.3 overs (Obaid Javed 22; Ahmer Khan 5-9, Sajjad Hussain 4-40).

School of Britannica beat St Lawrance’s School by six wickets.

ST LAWRENCE’S 117 in 31.1 overs (Haris Majeed 27, Talha Sultan 25; Sohaib Khan 3-29, Mubarak Khan 2-16, Waqar 2-24). SCHOOL OF BRITANNICA 118-4 in 27 overs (Babar Saeed 34, Wasiq Khan 33; Haris Majeed 2/-9).—APP

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