A.O. Blues, Qasmi win Twenty20 matches

Published September 8, 2008

KARACHI, Sept 7: Qasmi Cricket Club and A.O. Blues notched up contrasting victories in the Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Ramazan Twenty20 cricket tournament at the AKG Ground on Saturday.

Iqbal Shaikh demonstrated a sparking all-round show as Qasmi CC recorded an exciting 11 runs victory over Sky Tower CC.

He cracked 36 with three boundaries and picked up two wickets for 16 runs.

Leg-spinner Ijaz Ahmed captured four wickets for mere ten runs to bowl A.O. Blues to 52 runs win against Korangi Friends CC.

Summarised scores:

Qasmi CC bt Sky Towers CC by 11 runs.

QASMI CC 114-9 in 20 overs (Iqbal Shaikh 36, Wasim Ali 21; Afaq Ahmed 3-22, M. Zahid 2-14, Riaz Shaikh 2-17); SKY TOWERS 103 all out in 19.3 overs (Riaz Shaikh 36, Iqbal Shaikh 2-16, Abid Qasmi 2-21).

A.O. Blues bt Korangi Friends by 52 runs.

A.O. BLUES 137-7 in 20 overs (Faisal Athar 38, Tariq Haroon 37; Haris Ayaz 2-35,) KORANGI FRIENDS 86 all out in 16.1 overs (Haris Ayaz 16; Ijaz Ahmed 4-10).—APP