KARACHI: A magnificent century from opener Farrukh Rizvi propelled Hinopak Motors into the final round of the 20th Hinopak Trophy KCCA Inter-departmental Cricket League with their fifth Group ‘A’ match here on Saturday.

Farrukh blasted 176 — his third century of the competition – off 145 balls as Hinopak Motors defeated FBR by 77 runs at the TMC Ground.

Batting first, Hinopak Motors amassed 335-5 in their 50 overs with Farrukh, who made 157 and 148 in earlier matches, striking 19 boundaries and three sixes while dominating the first-wicket partnership of 170 with Asad Nawab (77, seven fours).

Umar Arshad scored a rapid 21-ball 45 as he helped Farrukh add 103 for the second wicket.

FBR, in reply were all out for 258 in 43.1 overs.

Rangoonwala rode on a splendid knock of 126 (79 balls, 15 fours and seven sixes) from Adnan Akhtar to outclass Mustafa Enterprises at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

In matches played on Friday, Dubai Hawks upstaged Qasmi Tibbi College by 46 runs and Lahore Mills Store sealing a seven-wicket win over BBC Foods.

Summarised scores:

Hinopak Motors beat FBR by 77 runs at TMC Ground.

HINOPAK MOTORS 335-5 in 50 overs (Farrukh Rizvi 176, Asad Nawab 77, Umar Arshad 45; Kaaf Patel 2-65, Faazullah 2-79); FBR 258 in 43.1 overs (Kashif Iqbal 51, Yaqzan Rajput 37, Ismail Patel 37, Faazullah 31, Anas Ilyas 30; Shoaib Ibrahim 3-45, Shiraz Hussain 2-38, Asad Ali 2-45).

Rangoonwala beat Mustafa Enterprises by 102 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

RANGOONWALA 302 in 45 overs (Adnan Akhtar 126, Sheroze Sana-ul-Haq 53, Bakhrain Khan 32; Tauqir Malik 3-62, Yasir Baig 2-45); MUSTAFA ENTERPRISES 200 in 35.2 overs (Shiraz Ali 81, Mohammad Abbas 37; Adnan Akhtar 3-22, Bakhrain Khan 2-15, Mohammad Usman 2-30).

Played on Friday:

Dubai Hawks beat Qasmi Tibbi College by 46 runs at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

DUBAI HAWKS 287 in 48.3 overs (Ibad Khan 77, Ishtiaq-ur-Rehman 59, Kamran Khan 40; S.M. Zafar 2-19, Mohammad Irfan 2-44, Aamir Mohammad 2-49); QASMI TIBBI COLLEGE 241 in 43.2 overs (Shahid Latif 88, Aamir Mohammad 39, Mohammad Afzal 30; Kamran Khan 3-30, Ishtiaq-ur-Rehman 2-40, Owais Siddiqui 2-44).

Lahore Mills Store beat BBC Foods by seven wickets at KCCA Stadium.

BBC FOODS 125 in 32.4 overs (Bahadur Ali 48; Farasat Magsi 5-21, M. Faizan Ahmed 2-15); LAHORE MILLS STORE 128-3 in 24.4 overs (Abdul Wahab 34, Hannan Khan 33 not out, Nasarullah 30; Mohammad Ahsan 2-30).

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2015

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