KARACHI, Sept 15: Woodward scored a close eight-run victory over AKU Faculty & Staff in the first match of the 3rd AKU Sports Centre Twenty20 Ramazan Colour-kit cricket tournament at the AKU Sports Ground here on Friday.

Batting first, Woodward made 162-6 with Rizwan Khan striking an unbeaten 60.

AKU Faculty & Staff, in reply, were dismissed for 154 in 19.4 overs.

Summarised scores:

WOODWARD 162-6 in 20 overs (Rizwan Khan 60 not out, Junaid Khalid 31, Wasif Feroz 27; Sajjad Akbar 2-32); AKU FACULTY & STAFF 154 in 19.4 overs (Naeem Mandhani 46, Shanil Villani 31, Riaz Mughal 25; Khalid Mahmood 3-25, Junaid Khalid 2-2).