KARACHI: A fine all-round performance by upcoming all-rounder Muhammad Junaid enabled Late Ismail CC chalk up a 55-run win over North Shire CC in their second phase KCCA Zone-VI fixture of the PCB Fazal Mahmood National Club Cricket Championship here the other day.

Junaid scored 45 before grabbing four wickets for only 16 runs as his side strolled to victory at the TMC Ground.

In two other matches, Taimuria Sports whipped Orangi Star CC by 118 runs at the KCCA Stadium and Paposh Nagar CC defeated Shama Sports by four wickets at the Lawai Cricket Stadium in Naya Nazimabad.

Summarised scores:

Late Ismail Jaffer CC beat North Shire CC by 55 runs at TMC Ground.

LATE ISMAIL JAFFER CC 175-in 41.4 overs (Mohammad Junaid 45, Affan Iqbal 42, Noman Ali 21; Abid Ali Khan 3-23, Huzaifa Ali 3-51, Kamran Rehman 2-34); NORTH SHIRE CC 120 in 35.3 overs (Aamir Malik 28, Mohammad Shan 2;, Mohammad Junaid 4-16, Kashif Ali 3-22, Sherpao 3-17.

Taimuria Sports beat Orangi Star CC by 118 runs at KCCA Stadium.

TAIMURIA SPORTS 241 in 46.5 overs (Areeb Naveed 61 not out, Arsalan Masood 48; Mohammad Tahir 3-45, Adnan Zaheer 2-39, Shiraz Shabbir 2-38, Noman Ahmed 2-54); ORANGI STAR CC 123 in 24.3 overs (Mohammad Aaqib 19; Sajjad Ahmed 3-16, Arsalan Masood 3-33, Mohammad Faizan Khan 2-14).

Paposh Nagar CC beat Shama Sports by four wickets at Lawai Cricket Stadium (Naya Nazimabad).

SHAMA SPORTS 114 in 30.4 overs (Gul Hasan 25 not out; Sajjad Khurshid 3-16, Mirzam Khan 3-50, Mohammad Hanif 2-17,Mohammad Ahmed 2-17); PAPOSH NAGAR CC 115-6 in 21.1 overs (Mohammad Warisuddin 43 not out, Raja Ahsan 34, Asim Rao 2-9, Asghar Ali 2-16).

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2017