KARACHI, July 16: Owais Rehmani’s fine batting display guided Nazimabad Gymkhana to the 5th Pak-China Gold Cup quarter-final as they thrashed Young Pak Flag Cricket Club by nine wickets at the Airport Stadium on Sunday.

Owais struck 14 boundaries in his unbeaten 88 while Zakir Malik finished 59 not out as Nazimabad Gymkhana reached the target of 147 in the 15th over for the loss of one wicket.

Earlier, Faraz Patel, Sajid Mirza and Mohammad Junaid took three wickets each as Young Pak Flag CC were dismissed for 146 in the 30th over. Adeel Ashfaq was the highest scorer with 42.

Summarised scores:

YOUNG PAK FLAG CC 146 in 29.2 overs (Adeel Ashfaq 42, Asif Zia 25, Nadeem Ghani 25; Faraz Patel 3-2, Sajid Mirza 3-20, Mohammad Junaid 3-24); NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 147-1 in 14.1 overs (Owais Rehmani 88 not out, Zakir Malik 59 not out).—APP

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