KARACHI: Inspired by a five-wicket haul from spinner Syed Tayyab, Montgomery Gymkhana completed a 69-run win against Pak Flag CC in their Federal Sports Trophy Cricket League match here on Thursday.

Batting first at the TMC Ground, Montgomery Gymkhana collected 210-8 in the stipulated 40 overs with Bazid Khan (67, four fours and one six) and Ahsan Malik (51, seven boundaries) being their major run-getters.

Pak Flag CC, in reply, were all out for 141 in the 28th over despite Mughees Ahmed scoring 62 (six fours) as slow left-armer Tayyab grabbed five wickets for 42 runs.

In another fixture played at the KCCA Stadium, TMC trounced Samanabad Gymkhana by nine wickets after dismissing their opponents for only 82.

Summarised scores:

Montgomery Gymkhana beat Pak Flag CC by 69 runs at TMC Ground.

MONTGOMERY GYMKHANA 210-8 in 40 overs (Bazid Khan 67, Ahsan Malik 51; Faizullah 4-37, Asad Ali 2-37); PAK FLAG CC 141 in 27.5 overs (Mughees Ahmed 62, Asad Ali 22; Syed Tayyab 5-42, Sanaullah 2-22).

TMC beat Samanabad Gymkhana by nine wickets at KCCA Stadium.

SAMANABAD GYMKHANA 82 in 25 overs (Moha­mmad Jamshed 3-24, Ghazanfar Khan 2-8, Usman Khawaja 2-15, Ghazanfar Ghani 2-27); TMC 85-1 in 8.1 overs (Ahsan Shah29, Mubashir Nawaz 24 not out).

Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2018