KARACHI: Metropolitan CC chalked up their second straight victory in the KCCA Zone-VI Daud Khan Memorial Cricket Tournament when they trounced Ravi Gymkhana by 109 runs at the Afza Cricket Ground here the other day.
Batting first, Metropolitan CC posted a modest total of 193 all out in 34.4 overs with Saif-ur-Rehman (38), Hasan Mohsin (38) and Fahaddis Bukhari (33) being the major run-getters.
But in reply Ravi Gymkhana were bowled out for a paltry tally of 84 inside 23 overs. Slow left-armer Alam Khurshid Shah inflicted most of the damage with figures of four for 17.
Maaz Khan starred with a fine 74 (10 boundaries and two sixes) and Ata Mohammad hit 56 (five fours and three sixes) as Hyderi Sports collected 227 in 34.5 overs before dismissing Qasba Sports for 164 in the 27th over to score a 63-run success at the KCCA Stadium.
Summarised scores:
Metropolitan CC beat Ravi Gymkhana by 109 runs at Afza Cricket Ground.
METROPOLITAN CC 193 in 34.4 overs (Saif-ur-Rehman 38, Hasan Mohsin 38, Fahaddis Bukhari 33, S.M. Tahami 30, Naveed Al-Amin 20; Shahban Sherwani 2-30, Shahid Ali 2-38, Sherpao Masood 2-44); RAVI GYMKHANA 84 in 22.4 overs (Muzammil Shah 20, Mohammad Wasim 19; Alam Khurshid Shah 4-17, Naveed Al-Amin 2-15, Hassaan Abdullah 2-25).
Hyderi Sports beat Qasba Sports by 63 runs at KCCA Stadium.
HYDERI SPORTS 227 in 34.5 overs (Maaz Khan 74, Ata Mohammad 56, Inayatullah 35, Mahmood Khan 23; Ubaid Khan 4-70, Usman Khan 2-33, Mohammad Awais 2-48); QASBA SPORTS 164 in 26.5 overs (Usman Khan 36, Adnan Khan 23, Shah Zameen 20; Maaz Khan 2-17, Pamzada 2-19, Mohammad Islam 2-29, Shakeel Khan 2-42).
Published in Dawn, August 20th, 2015
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