KARACHI, March 6: Arif Richard smashed a stylish half-century to guide Karachi Greens to a five-wicket win over Karachi Whites in the inaugural match of the All Karachi Disabled Cricket Tournament at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) Ground on Wednesday.

Playing with shorten right leg, Richard cracked six boundaries in his lovely knock of 62 to set up an impressive win for his team that reached the target in 34.2 overs for the loss of five wickets.

Earlier, Karachi Whites were dismissed for 124 in 34.3 overs. Salim Karim top-scored with 23. Aamir Hameed claimed four wickets for 38 while Mohammad Rafiq got three for 21.

Summarised scores:

KARACHI WHITES 124 in 34.3 overs (Salim Karim 23, Rao Javed 18, Mohammad Amjad 12; Aamir Hameed 4-38, Mohammad Rafiq 3-21, Mohammad Iqbal 2-25); KARACHI GREENS 128-5 in 34.2 overs (Arif Richard 62, Khalid Mahmood 24 not out, Naeem Khan 13; Farooq Khattak 2-29).—APP

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