Hosts beaten in KG event

Published September 16, 2007

KARACHI, Sept 15: Good contributions by Wajihuddin, Zeeshan Pervez and Fahadullah enabled Bed & Bath CC defeat hosts Karachi Gymkhana by six wickets in the 22nd Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground here on Saturday.

Karachi Gymkhana mustered 155-6 after opting to bat first. Left-handed opener Usman Farhat hit 51 off 42 balls with six boundaries.

But Bed & Bath CC were home in 18.1 overs thanks to Wajihuddin (48 off 26 balls, seven fours and one six), Man-of-the-Match Zeeshan (43 not out off 40 balls, five fours) and Fahadullah (43 off 26 balls, three sixes and three fours).

Summarised scores:

KARACHI GYMKHANA 155-6 in 20 overs (Usman Farhat 51, Fahad Azeem 32, Mohammad Masroor 31; Jalat Khan 2-15); BED & BATH CC 158-4 in 18.1 overs (Wajihuddin 48, Zeeshan Pervez 43 not out, Fahadullah 43; Imran Afzal 2-16).

Sunday’s fixture: KESC XI v Eaton CC.