Delhi City Gym beat A.O. Cricket Club

Published September 9, 2008

KARACHI, Sept 8: Opener Aqeel Anjum hit an unbeaten half-century to steer Delhi City Gymkhana to a five-wicket victory over A.O. Cricket Club in the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana Twenty20 Ramazan Cricket Cup at the KG Ground on Monday.

Aqeel batted smartly for his 64 not out off 49 balls with four fours and two sixes. Hasan Qasim (27) and former Test batsman Mansoor Akhtar (23) took their team to victory with five wickets and 25 balls to spare.

Earlier, the AOCC were restricted to 129-6 in the stipulated 20 overs. Adnan topscored with 48. Left-arm spinner Jalat Khan finished with figures of 3-17.

Summarised scores:

AO CRICKET CLUB 129-6 in 20 (Adnan 48, Nadeem Sheikh 27, Juanid Ali 29; Jalat Khan 3-17, Saif Ashraf 2-20); DELHI CITY GYMKHANA 130-5 in 15.5 Aqeel Anjum 64 not out, Hasan Qasim 27, Mansoor Akhtar 23; Afsar Nawaz 2-18).—APP

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