Nizamuddin and Sohail shine

Published December 1, 2003

KARACHI, Nov 30: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) created a major upset when they beat last year’s runner-up DHA in the DHA Trophy KCCA Inter departmental cricket league tournament with the last ball of the 50th over on Saturday.

Due to brilliant allround performances by Sohail Mehdi and Nizamuddin SSGC were able to clinch the match by 2 wickets. Sohail Mehdi captured four for 35 and Nizamuddin got two for 42. Later Sohail scored 54 and Nizamuddin made 30.

Summarized scores:

DHA 220 in 47.4 overs (Wasim Naeem 74, Wajid Ali 47, Rizwan Qureshi 33, Azam Hussain 28; Sohail Mehdi 4-35, Nizamuddin 2-42, Abdul Qadeer 2 -22;

SSGC 221-8 in 50 overs (Sohail Mehdi 54, Irfanullah 36, Nizamuddin 30, Saeed Asif 22, Ashraf Ali 20 and Saad Umer 17. Malik Aftab 3-36 and Tariq Hussain 3-38)—PPI