KARACHI, Nov 15: Spinner Adnan Malik and medium-pacer Rajesh Ramesh bowled SSGC to a nine-wicket win over Dewan Farooq Motors Limited (DFML) in their Patron’s Cricket Trophy Grade-II match at the PCB Academy ground on Tuesday.

Rajesh Ramesh took 3-30 in eight overs and left-arm spinner Adnan Malik followed captured with three wickets for 3-57 in 21.4 overs as DFML crashed to 181 in the second innings.

SSGC then reached the required victory target of 25 for the loss of one wicket.Earlier, DFML were dismissed for 187 in their first innings. The SSGC replied with an impressive 344-7, thanks to a superb hundred by wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman.

Summarised scores:

SSGC 344-7 (Atiq-uz-Zaman 121, Asif Zakir 68, Mansoor Ali 63, Muhammad Naveed 3-86, Yasir Shah 3-116) and 25-1; DFML 187 (Syed Fauod 80, Adnan Malik 6-44) and 181 (Zahid Ghori 50, Syed Fauood 37, Rajesh Ramesh 3-30, Adnan Malik 3-57). —APP

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