KARACHI, March 8: Haris Ayaz and Tariq Haroon displayed fine bowling to steer Khizra Sports to the Super League stage of the NBP-KCCA Inter Club tournament after thrashing Pak Korangi Cricket Club by nine wickets in a group B game here at the KCCA Stadium on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Al Mansoor Cricket Club qualified for the Super League competition after recording a 37-run win against Asifabad Sports in a group D encounter at the Asifabad Ground.All-round performance from Asif Mahmood, who took two coveted wickets besides scoring quick 35 runs, was the highlight of the match.

Summarised scores:

PAK KORANGI CC 88 in 30.2 overs (Adnan Sharafat 23, Noman Raza 22; Haris Ayaz 4-5, Tariq 3-13, A Qadir 2-26); KHIZRA SPORTS 90-1 in 6.4 overs (Mansoor Khan 44, Arif Mahmood 38).

AL-MANSOOR CC 160 in 33.2 overs (Asif Mahmood 35, Bilal Adnan 27, Tahir Mahmood 25; Jawwad Ali 3-36, Naseer Ahmed 2-31, Asad Iqbal 2-14); ASIFABAD SPORTS 123 in 32 overs (Nadeem Babar 22, Jawwad Ali 19; Farooq 3-16, Asif Mahmood 2-32). –PPI

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