MZKM, Federal Sports record wins

Published June 20, 2007

KARACHI, June 19: Mohammad Zamir Khan Memorial (MZKM) Cricket Club and Federal Sports won their respective matches in the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament on Monday.

Farhan Anwar captured five wickets for 28 and Hafiz Asad slammed 64 as Mohammad Zamir Khan Memorial CC defeated Northern Gymkhana by six wickets at the Student Ground.

In the other match, Federal Sports beat Orangi Muslim Cricket Club by 72 runs at Annu Bhai Park despite a fine knock by Arif Khan, who made 85. Abdul Hafeez cracked 86 and Imran Hasan claimed four wickets for 21 in Federal Sports’ victory.

Summarised scores:

NORTHERN GYMKHANA 146 in 33.2 overs (Mohammad Fahad 45, Shahzad Ahmed 35; Farhan Anwar 5-28, Hafiz Asad 4-31); MOHAMMAD ZAMIR KHAN CC 149-4 in 35.3 overs (Hafiz Asad 64, Umair Ahmed 43; Abdul Muqaddam 3-43).

FEDERAL SPORTS 263-6 in 40 overs (Abdul Hafeez 86, M. Shakeel 50, Mohammad Dar 35; Bilal Khan 3-60); ORANGI MUSLIM CC 191 in 36.1 overs (Arif Khan 85, Siraj-ul-Haq 37; Imran Hasan 4-21, Humairuddin 3-25).—APP

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