KARACHI, Feb 4: A sparkling century by Farrukh Rizvi and a grand all-round performance from Shaafat Hussain helped Al-Noor Gymkhana qualify for the KCCA Abdul Dyer cricket tournament quarter-finals with a thumping 208-run victory over Sir Syed CC at the Nazir Hussain Ground here on Friday.

Farrukh smashed 146 off 107 balls with the aid of eight fours and seven sixes, while adding 137 for the first wicket with Shaafat who slammed six fours and two sixes in a 59-ball 76 as Al-Noor Gymkhana collected a massive 310-5 in their stipulated 40 overs.

Shaafat then captured four wickets for 41 runs with his medium-pacers as Sir Syed CC were bundled out for 102 in the 18th over.

Nazimabad Gymkhana also reached the last-eight segment of the tournament with a three-wicket defeat of Landhi Friends at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground

Meanwhile in another match played at the Punjab CC Ground, Faisal Gymkhana edged past Rangers CC by 30 runs.

Summarised scores: Nazimabad Gymkhana beat Landhi Friends by three wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

LANDHI FRIENDS 225-6 in 40 overs (Wasim Ahmed 95, Mohammad Asif 60, Mujahid Hussain 29; Zaheer Abbas 2-33); NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 226-7 in 39.3 overs (Mirza Shoaib 51, Iqbal Sheikh 41, Zakir Malik 30, Owais Ahmed Rehmani 25. Shahid Ali 3-39, Mohammad Salman 2-38.

A-Noor Gymkhana beat Sir Syed CC by 208 runs at Nazir Hussain Ground.

AL-NOOR GYMKHANA 310-5 in 40 overs (Farrukh Rizvi 146, Shaafat Hussain 76, Ahmed Iqbal 26; Rashid Ali 2-32); SIR SYED CC 102 in 17.2 overs (Mukhtar Hussain 26; Shaafat Hussain 4-41).

Faisal Gymkhana beat Rangers CC by 30 runs at Punjab CC Ground FAISAL GYMKHANA 278-7 in 40 overs (Irfan Ali 101, Mohammad Bilal 86, Nadeem Shad 45 not out; Azhar Iqbal 3-38, Rehan Ahmed 3-43, Imran Ali 2-62); RANGERS CC 180 in 25.5 overs (Wasimuddin 59, Ali Shah 29, Ahmed Zaib 24; Ataullah 4-27, Naeem Mashwani 3-27, Mohammad Bilal 2-41).