KARACHI, Jan 7: Rashid Hussain and Adeel Babar inspired Punjab CC to a 28-run victory over Youngster Gymkhana in the KCCA Abdul Dyer Cup cricket tournament match at the Punjab Ground here on Friday.

Rashid struck a splendid 90, a knock that included nine boundaries, as Punjab CC made 269-6 in their 40 overs. Slow left-armer Moiz Ahmed grabbed 5-68.

Youngster Gymkhana, in reply, made a valiant attempt to reach a stiff target through fighting innings by Salman Ahmed (85 with eight fours) and Mohammad Zohaib (73, nine fours) but were undone by Adeel Babar’s slow left-armers. The spinner finished with six wickets for 40 runs.

In other matches Nazir Hussain Gymkhana defeated Shaheen Gymkhana by 34 runs at their own ground. Faisal Gymkhana overwhelmed Unity Gymkhana by 120 runs at the Airport Stadium, while Landhi Friends downed Model CC by six wickets at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

Summarised scores: Punjab CC beat Youngster Gymkhana by 28 runs at Punjab Ground.

PUNJAB CC 269-6 in 40 overs (Rashid Hussain 90, Asad-ur-Rehman 42; Moiz Ahmed 5-68); YOUNGSTER GYMKHANA 241 in 33.2 overs (Salman Ahmed 85, Mohammad Zohaib 73; Adeel Babar 6-40.)

Nazir Hussain Young Fighters CC beat Shaheen Gymkhana by 34 runs at Nazir Hussain Ground.

NAZIR HUSSAIN YOUNG FIGHTERS CC 205-6 in 40 overs (Anjum Naved 70, Asadullah Sumeri 65, Mohammad Yasmin 25; Mohammad Rizwan 2-27; SHAHEEN GYMKHANA 171 in 36.4 overs (Daniyal Shah 59, Ismail Patel 44, Umar Arshad 20; Deedar Azam 3-41, Hasan Noman 2-7, Anjum Naved 2-22).

Faisal Gymkhana beat Unity Gymkhana by 120 runs at Airport Stadium.

FAISAL GYMKHANA 195 in 30.3 overs (Javed Ramzan 66, Faisal Altaf 33, Naeem Mashwani 27; Asfar Ahmed 6-35); UNITY GYMKHANA 75 in 20.1 overs (Naeem Mashwani 5-30, Javed Ramzan 3-18, Faisal Altaf 2-19).

Landhi Friends beat Model CC by six wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

MODEL CC 185 in 34.3 overs (Salman Khan 42, Kaleemullah 28, Hasan Khalid 22; Adnan-ur-Rehman 4-29, Hasan Mushtaq 3-37, Mohammad Sadiq 2-33); LANDHI FRIENDS 188-4 in 30.3 overs (Wasim Ahmed 80 not out, Mujahid Hussain 40, Imran Khan 21).