Rao and Zaheer blast centuries

Published April 12, 2005

KARACHI, April 11: Rao Shahzad and Muhammad Zaheer blasted centuries in their team’s triumphs in KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament on Sunday. Rao hit 108 with ten fours and Muhammad Ayaz got 89 with five boundaries in Young Fighters CC (YFCC) massive 119 win against Al-Taj Sports (ATS) at Shadab Ground.

At Airport Stadium, Muhammad Zaheer’s century steered United Sports (US) to a five-wicket win over Victory CC (VCC). Zaheer struck seven fours in his 102.

Summarized scores:

YFCC bt ATS by 119 runs.

YFCC 303-5 in 40 overs (Rao Shahzad 108, Muhammad Ayaz 89, Mubin Riaz 2-58, Imran Ahmed 2-38)

ATS 184-5 in 40 overs (Zahid Ibrahim 77, Imran Ahmed 59, Asif-ul-Haq 2-46).

US bt VCC by five wickets

VCC 306-7 in 40 overs (Asif Shareef 76, Adeel Khan 62, Liaqur Rehman 35, Imran Elahi 4-42, Sameem Sikander 2-48)

US 307-5 in 36.5 overs (Muhammad Zaheer 102, Mazhar Abbas 82 not out).—APP