Fahad, Adnan hit centuries

Published February 15, 2007

KARACHI, Feb 14: Fahad Jabbar smashed a brilliant unbeaten century as Shaheen Gymkhana earned a thrilling one-wicket win over Rangers Cricket Club in a NBP-KCCA Inter Club Championship match here on Tuesday at the Annu Bhai Park.

Fahad struck ten boundaries in his match-winning 108 as the winners achieved the 215-run target with only three balls to spare. Earlier, Adnan Ahmed’s 101 helped Rangers CC score 214-8 in the allotted 40 overs.

Meanwhile, Landhi Friends reached the Super League after thrashing Malir Cantonment Gymkhana by six wickets at the Landhi Friends ground.

Summarised scores:

RANGERS CC 214-8 in 40 overs (Adnan Ahmed 101, Shahab Akhtar 27, Shoaib Khan 26; Shaukat Rajput 3-40, Zaid Meer 2-19); SHAHEEN GYMKHANA 215-9 in 39.3 overs (Fahad Jabbar 108 not out, Jibran Yousuf 30; Irfan Khan 3-23, Arsalan Javed 2-34).

MALIR CANTONMENT GYMKHANA 113 in 29.5 overs (Zia-ur-Rehman 36, Faraz Shah 22; Afaq Ahmed 3-21, Ashraf Ali 2-11; LANDHI FRIENDS 114-4 in 21.2 overs (Ashraf Ali 27, Adnan-ur-Rehman 22 not out, Moinuddin 20, Salman Khan 18 not out). —PPI

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