KARACHI, Oct 4: Shahrukh Asim excelled with a fine all-round performance to help Shark CC defeat Orangi United CC by 23 runs in the Mehdi Hasan Memorial KCCA Inter-club cricket tournament fixture at the TMC Ground here on Wednesday.

After blasting 91 with the aid of seven fours and two sixes in a total of 230, Shahrukh bagged four wickets for 38 with his off-spin bowling as Orangi United CC were all out for 207 in the 34th over.

Fine batting by Rashid Raja (70 with eight boundaries and five sixes) and equally good bowling from medium-pacer Nadeem Shaikh (four wickets for just three runs) guided A.O. CC to a crushing 120-run victory over Mohammad Hussain Colts at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.

In other matches, Rising Star CC whipped Sabir Eleven by eight wickets at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground and Punjab CC beat Korangi Selected XI by 26 runs at the Pak Star Ground.

Summarised scores:

Rising Star CC beat Sabir Eleven by eight wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

SABIR ELEVEN 141 in 28.1 overs (Javed Ali 43; Sarfraz Ahmed 4-13, Umar Iqbal 3-5); RISING STAR CC 142-2 in 21.2 overs (Umar Touseef 44 not out, Taimur Ali 44, Imran Awan 21).

A.O. CC beat Mohammad Hussain Colts by 120 runs at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.

A.O. CC 233 in 35 overs (Rashid Raja 70, Zahid Ali 51, Mohammad Tahir 24, Asim Tanvir 23; Abdullah Ahmed 4-34, Zain Abbas 2-51); MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN COLTS 113 in 24 overs (Taj Mohammad 35, Kashif Khan 22; Nadeem Shaikh 4-3 Asim Tanvir 3-24).

Shark CC beat Orangi United CC by 23 runs at TMC Ground.

SHARK CC 230 in 44 overs (Shahrukh Asim 91, Ehteshamuddin 46 not out; Zohaib Siddiqui 4-42, Mohammad Tahir 2-39); ORANGI UNITED CC 207 in 33.4 overs (Shoaib Siddiqui 35, Ahsan Ali 28, Ghufran Siddiqui 24. Shahrukh Asim 4-38, Hammad Ahmed 3-54).

Punjab CC beat Korangi Selected XI by 26 runs at Pak Star Ground.PUNJAB CC 206 in 33 overs (Tasleem Baloch 36, Mohammad Yaqoob 32, Tazeem Gul 28; Noman Siddiqui 3-44, Ahmer Ansari 2-30, Mohammad Waqas 2-40); KORANGI SELECTED XI 180 in 30.2 overs (Noman Siddiqui 45, Ramzan Khan 33, Azeem Siddiqui 24; Abdul Waheed 3-40, Rashid Hasan 2-19, Mohammad Yaqoob 2-24).

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