KARACHI, May 7: Lahore Whites clinched the National Seniors Cricket Championship crown when they thrashed Afroze Textile Mills (ATM) by seven wickets in the final at National Stadium on Sunday.

Imtiaz Safdar cracked 104 off only 87 balls with 13 boundaries as ATM collected 233 for nine in 35 overs. Left-arm spinner Imtiaz Shah captured three for 53.

Lahore Whites, in reply, lost only three wickets before winning in 33 overs. Ghaffar Kazmi hit 88 with nine boundaries and Ameer Akbar cracked an unbeaten 76, laced with 10 fours.

Summarised scores:

ATM 234-9 in 35 overs (Imtiaz Safdar 101, Zafar Ali 36, Sajid Ali 30, Shakir Ali 24 not out; Imtiaz Shah 3-53, Manzoor Elahi 2-20, M. Riaz 2-30); LAHORE WHITES 234-3 in 33 overs (Ghaffar Kazmi 88, Ameer Akbar 76 not out, Naved Anjum 30).—APP