KARACHI, Oct 23: Off-spinner Jibran Yousuf claimed a five-wicket haul to help Vital Five CC outclass Pak Star CC by 149 runs in the Mehdi Hasan Memorial KCCA Inter-Club cricket tournament fixture at the Pak Star Ground here on Monday.

Jibran returned excellent figures of five wickets for 26 runs to send Pak Star CC crashing to 102 all out in 21.2 overs. Noor Khan provided good support with three for 12.

Earlier, Hafiz Asad made 79 with the aid of four boundaries and Ali Ahmed slammed three fours and one six in making 52 as Vital Five CC reached 251-6 in their stipulated 45 overs.

Summarised scores:

VITAL FIVE CC 251-6 in 45 overs (Hafiz Asad 79, Ali Ahmed 52, Saad Alam 38, Zia-ul-Haq 35; Huzaifa bin Sajid 3-43); PAK STAR CC 102 in 21.2 overs (Kamran Ahmed 26, Fareedullah 21, Noman Rasheed 20; Jibran Yousuf 5-26, Noor Khan 3-12).—Sports Reporter

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