ISLAMABAD, July 27: Johar Ali scored a polished half century Saturday to guide Asif Memorial to a four wicket victory over Noorpur in the Islamabad Cricket Association Knockout Tournament.

After Noorpur were dismissed for a low 153, thanks to a four- wicket haul by Ch. Iftikhar, Johar struck 62 to see his side home.

Summarised scores:

Asif Memorial bt Noorpur by four wkts. Noorpur 153 (Zahid Abbasi 40, Ch. Iftikhar 4-14, Ch. Nisar 3-23); Asif Memorial 154 for six (Johar Ali 62, Shahid Abbas 2-24, Zahid Abbasi 2-8).

All Youngstars bt Radio Pakistan by 102 runs. All Youngstars 203 (Hafeez Butt 54, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-45, Sajjad Mashi 2-19); Radio Pakistan 101 (Danial Ahmed 30, Muhammad Shafique 2-28, Idrees Butt 2-14).

Diamond bt Al-Muslim by eight wkts. Al-Muslim 127 (Sultan Hammad Kiani 56, Safdar Niazi 3-21, Farrukh Khan 3-24, Madudul Hassan 2-22); Diamond 128 for two (Safdar Niazi 52 no, Najamul Hassan 50 no).

Hassan Memorial bt CRA by 51 runs. Hassan Memorial 292 for eight (Umar Khattak 71, M. Tayyab 44, Ahsan Iqbal 4-46); CRA 241 for eight (Kashif Majeed 70 no, Asif Naseem 36, M. Tayyab 4-23, Ch. Adil 2-40).

Youngster bt Azam by one wkt. Azam 186 all out (Imran Javed Butt 41, Umer Asif 4-10, Shahid Mehmood 2-26); Youngster 187 for nine (Irfan Bhatti 78 no, Shafiuzzaman 2-43, Owais Faisal 2-42, Mustafa 2-30).

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