KARACHI, Jan 11: Akhtar Ali produced a superb all-round show as Steel Town Gymkhana recorded a massive 136-run win over the RCD Cricket Club in the KCCA-NBP Inter Club Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday at the Airport Stadium.

Akhtar first smashed 101 with the help of 11 fours and later registered a four-wicket haul to give his side a big win.

The other match-winning all-round performance came from Abdur Rehman whose unbeaten 101 and bowling figures of 2-39 gave Korangi Star Cricket Club a thumping seven-wicket victory over Victoria Cricket Club at the Punjab ground.

Rising Star Cricket Club and Landhi Gymkhana were the other teams who secured full points on the same day after winning their matches against Prince Imtiaz Cricket Club and Sadiq Sports respectively.

Summarised scores:

STEEL TOWN GYM 306-5 in 40 overs (Akhter Ali 101, M Irfan 67, Adeel Shah 30) RCD CC 170 in 23 overs (Mumtaz Magsi 51, Saqib Ali 35; Akhtar Ali 4-48, Noor Khan 2-57, Kaleemullah 2-31).

VICTORIA CC 158 in 31 overs (Mustafa Abbas 33, M Nazar 25, Fayaz Ali 20, M Riaz 3-31, Abdur Rehman 2-24) KORANGI STAR CC 159-3 in 25.2 overs (A Rehman 101 not out, M Asif 33 not out; Mustafa Abbas 2-39).

RISING STAR CC 233-7 in 40 overs (Tauqeer Ahmed 55, Naved Talib 52, Saqib 32, Naved Zameer 30; Aiyaz Khan 2-51) PRINCE IMTIAZ CC 160 in 29.3 overs (Sajjad Rafiq 61; Naved Talib 2-16).

LANDHI GYM 207-9 in 40 overs (Syed Kamran 62, Fahad Younus 45, Ghangir Shah 44 not out; Aamir Waqar 2-38, M Waqas 2-37, Irfan Mirza 2-23) SADIQ SPORTS 142 in 30.4 overs (Raghib Naeem 55, Waqas Yameen 22; Ahsanul Haq 3-28, S Kamran 2-28). —PPI

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