KARACHI: Despite excellent contributions by Moham­­mad Tufail and Mohammad Shahzad, Orangi Muslim CC were upstaged by Northern Gymkhana in the KCCA Zone-VI Division ‘A’ Cricket League here on Friday.

Slow left-armer Tufail grabbed six wickets for 35 runs as Northern Gymkhana were all out for 226 at the RLCA Ground in North Karachi.

Orangi Muslim CC then fell 20 short of their target when they were dismissed for 207 with Shahzad making 85 (11 boundaries).

The result put Northern Gymkhana into the semi-finals where Pakistan CC had earlier in the day qualified by easing to an eight-wicket victory against National Gymkhana at the KCCA Stadium.

Spinners Faraz Ahmed Khan (3-10) and Shahzaib Ahmed Khan (3-19) were responsible for bowling out National Gymkhana for a paltry tally of 78 before their side knocked off the required runs in only 9.2 overs with Babar Hussain Agha striking four fours in an unbeaten 29.

Summarised scores:

Pakistan CC beat National Gymkhana by eight wickets at KCCA Stadium.

NATIONAL GYMKHANA 78 in 26.2 overs (Abdul Rehman 25; Faraz Ahmed Khan 3-10, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 3-19, Tabish Khan 2-26); PAKISTAN CC 82-2 in 9.2 overs (Babar Hussain Agha 29 not out, Rizwan Khan 22).

Northern Gymkhana beat Orangi Muslim CC by 19 runs at RLCA Ground (North Karachi).

NORTHERN GYMKHANA 226 in 39.4 overs (Bilal Ahmed 64, Waqas Haroon 37, Zafar Ali 36, Azam Khan 30; Mohammad Tufail 6-35, Amin 2-30); ORANGI MUSLIM CC 207 in 33.3 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 85, Naimat Shah 38, Mohammad Kamran 23; Mohammad Asghar 4-37, Zafar Ali 2-11).

Published in Dawn March 1st , 2015

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