Irfan slams second century

Published July 9, 2002

KARACHI, July 8: Irfan Ali blasted his second successive century as Dawn walloped Khabrain by a massive 171 runs in the second NBP inter-media cricket tournament at the National Bank Complex Monday.

Irfan, who scored 110 in the first match, slammed an undefeated 151 off 77 balls that included four sixes and 19 boundaries.

Irfan’s fine batting display, that later earned him the Man-of-the-Match award, helped Dawn accumulate 255 for three in 25 overs.

Dawn later exhibited their bowling strength by dismissing Khabrain for 84 in 18.5 overs. The victory guarantees Dawn a place in the quarterfinals.

In the second match of the same pool. Ummat defeated Qaumi Akhbar by 90 runs.

Summarized scores:

Ummat beat Qaumi Akhbar by 90 runs

UMMAT: 206-4 in 25 overs (Imran Laiq 79, Saeed Khan 40 not out, Raza Kazmi 38)

QAUMI: 116 in 24.3 overs (Mohammad Safdar 23, Mohammad Zulfiqar 18, Raza Kazmi 5-13)

Dawn beat Khabrain by 171 runs

Dawn: 255-3 in 25 overs (Irfan Ali 151 not out, Shoaib Amjad 33, Imtiaz Iqbal 26, Samiul Hasan 23, Faisal Ameen 2-54)

Khabrain: 84 in 18.5 overs (Naseem Rajput 25, Nasir Jamal 20, Imtiaz Iqbal 3-7, Zafar Iqbal 2-8, Sajid Khan 2-30, Imran Saeed 2-15)

Tuesday’s fixtures: Express v Awam at 10.00am, Jasarat vs Radio Pakistan 2.30pm (both matches at NBP.