KARACHI, Sept 8: The Old Grammarian Society and Aga Khan University Staff (AKU) won their round matches in the fourth AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKU Sports Ground on Sunday.

The Old Grammarian Society defeated Saudi Pak Bank by six wickets, thanks to a brilliant all-round show by Adeel Abbasi who captured three wickets for 28 and then cracked an enterprising 52 with seven boundaries. Adnan Sohail blasted three sixes and four fours in his 43 for the winners.

In the other match, AKU Staff team beat Advance Telecom by 73 runs. Adnan Jafri starred in his team’s victory, hitting 47 with four fours and a brace of sixes besides taking three wickets for 25.

Summarised scores:

SAUDI PAK BANK 146-7 in 20 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 44, Imran Rizvi 23; Adeel Abbasi 3-28); OLD GRAMMARIAN SOCIETY 147-4 in 19.5 overs (Adeel Abbasi 52, Adnan Sohail 43; Asif Taufeeq 2-30).

AKU STAFF 210-7 in 20 overs (Adnan Jafri 47, Rahim Suleman 45, Amman Aziz 40; Ijaz Ahmed 3-28); ADVANCE TELECOM 137-9 in 20 overs (Fahim Sheikh 24, Mohammad Afzal 20; Adnan Jafri 3-25).—APP