KARACHI, Feb 9: Rangers Gymkhana advanced to the super league stage of the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Championship with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Buffer Zone Eaglets at the Asifabad Ground here on Thursday.

Batting first, Buffer Zone Eaglets were bowled out for 74 in the 26th over with off-spinner Saif Ashraf grabbing three wickets for 31. Rangers Gymkhana, in reply, coasted to an eight-wicket win in the tenth over. Asif Marwat hit three fours in his unbeaten 32.

Meanwhile, Cantt Sports overpowered Airport Stars by 45 runs despite a fighting 79 from Ishtiaque Ghauri. Left-arm spinner Babar Qureshi captured 4-22 to spin his team to victory at the Airport Stadium.

Salman Niazi hit 71 with nine fours and Mohammad Imran got 54 with six hits to the boundary as Cantt Sports mustered 274-9 in their 40 overs.

Airport Stars, in response, could manage 229-9 off the 40 overs.

Summarised scores:

BUFFER ZONE EAGLETS CC 74 in 25.5 overs (Mansoor Haider 15; Saif Ashraf 3-31, Ataullah 2-14, S M Zafar 2-16); RANGERS GYMKHANA 75-2 in 9.3 overs (Asif Marwat 32 not out, Sanaullah 19)

CANTT SPORTS 274-9 in 40 overs (Salman Niazi 71, M Imran 54, Azhar-ur- Rehman 23; Sameer Hussain 3-39, Farman Ali 2-46, Arif Munir 2-53); AIRPORT STARS 229-9 in 40 overs (Ishtiaque Ghauri 79, Atif Aziz 23; Babar Qureshi 4-22, Khalid Khursheed 2-33). --APP