Ziaullah excels as Dawood Sports reach semis
KARACHI: Upcoming slow left-armer Ziaullah excelled with a rich haul of 6-20 as Dawood Sports moved into the semi-finals of the All-Sindh Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament after defeating their Group ‘D’ rivals by Northern Gymkhana by 74 runs here on Tuesday.
Mohammad Hussain also made it to the last-round stage when they beat Malir Gymkhana in the Group ‘C’ final-round fixture.
Summarised scores:
Mohammad Hussain CC beat Malir Gymkhana by four wickets at RLCA Gulberg Ground.
MALIR GYMKHANA 141 in 29.3 overs (Aariz Kamal 68, Yasir Mushtaq 26; Touheed Khan 2-6, Zeeshan Momia 2-17); MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CC 142-6 in 27.2 overs (Faraz Ali 77, Aaqib Rizvi 32).
Dawood Sports beat Northern Gymkhana by 74 runs at TMC Ground.
DAWOOD SPORTS 274-9 in 45 overs (Saeed Bin Nasir 70, Noor Wali 63, Zakir Malik 48, Ahmer Bin Nasir 31, Kashif Iqbal 22; Rashid Hanif 3-34, Fahad Iqbal 2-60); NORTHERN GYMKHANA 200 in 42.1 overs (Fahad Iqbal 50, Nadeem Jawaid 28, Ramiz Aziz 26, Shehzar Mohammad 26, Anop Ravi 23; Ziaullah 6-20).
Alamgir Gymkhana beat Sindh Star CC Sukkur by nine wickets at KCCA Stadium.
SINDH STAR CC SUKKUR 107 in 26.1 overs (Israr-ul-Haq 37, Aqeel Danish 28, Rameez Ahmed 20; Fahaddis Bukhari 6-21, Hassaan Khan 2-27); ALAMGIR GYMKHANA 110-1 in 14.5 overs (Ahsan Ali 40, Syed Amin 35 not out, Saif Ali 28 not out).
Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2021