KARACHI, June 2: Slow left-armer Nauman Alvi claimed five wickets for just 25 runs to help Pakistan Cricket Club qualify for the semi-finals of the NBP KCCA Zone-VI Inter-club cricket tournament with a clinical 10-wicket rout of Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana at the RLCA Ground here the other day.

In another match played at the Nazir Hussain Young Fighters Ground, Northshire CC scored a thrilling one-wicket win against Taimuria Sports.

Summarised scores: Pakistan CC beat Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana by 10 wickets.

SAKHI HASAN GYMKHANA 101 in 32.1 overs (Ahsan Pathan 45; Nauman Alvi 5-25); PAKISTAN CC 103-0 in 11.1 overs (Ali Asad 48 not out, Fakhar Zaman 38 not out).

Northshire CC beat Taimuria Sports by one wicket.

TAIMURIA SPORTS 179 in 42.4 overs (Ubaid-ur-Rehman 59, Tabraiz Dyer 23, Arham Malik 21, Mohammad Mutahir 3-48, Ibad Khan 2-40, Maaz Warsi 2-14); NORTHSHIRE CC 183-9 in 38.5 overs (Ibad Khan 54, Ashar Ahmed 24; Tabraiz Dyer 2-30, Raza-ur-Rehman 2-19).—Sports Reporter

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