KARACHI, Feb 2: Ali Umar Khan shone with an all-round performance as Golden Gymkhana defeated Unity Gymkhana by a narrow margin of three wickets in the KCCA Zone-VI ‘B’ Division League Cricket Tournament tie at the Mansoora Ground here on Friday.
Ali first took two wickets for 19 runs and then top-scored with 42 I helping his side chase a 135-run target.
In another match played at the Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana Ground, hosts Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana beat City Gymkhana by 51.
In two earlier matches, a sparking knock of 140 not out (12 fours and five sixes) from Khalid Yasin guided Paposh Nagar CC to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Orangi Star CC, while Qasba Sports downed Shama Sports by six wickets.
Summarised scores:Golden Gymkhana beat Unity Gymkhana by three wickets at Mansoora Ground.
UNITY GYMKHANA 134 in 36.5 overs (Talha Javed 27, Mohammad Uzair 22, Abdul Rehman 20; Faizan Khan 3-13, Ali Umar Khan 2-19, Sameer Khan 2-23); GOLDEN GYMKHANA 135-7 in 28.2 overs (Ali Umar Khan 42, Zohaib Kayani 25; Rohaib Anwer 3-33, Ahsan Javed 2-33).
Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana beat City Gymkhana by 51 runs at Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana Ground.
SAKHI HASAN GYMKHANA 209 in 39.5 overs (Zeeshan Akhtar 51, Abdul Basit 46, Jahangir Baig 22, Mujeebullah 21, Mohammad Ahsan 20; Ammar Qadri 4-51, Abdul Hameed 3-30); CITY GYMKHANA 158 in 32.1 overs (Abdul Hameed 34, Uzair Khan 33, Mohammad Sarfraz 20; Mohsin Tariq 4-25, Mujeebullah 2-26).
Qasba Sports beat Shama Sports by six wickets at Sakhi Hasan Gymkhana Ground.
SHAMA SPORTS 176 in 38.5 overs (Khalid Jameel 51, Abdul Wasay 39, Murtaza Javed 27; Nabi Zameen 2-22, Waqif Khan 2-23, Mohammad Farhan 2-26); QASBA SPORTS 177-4 in 28.2 overs (Shah Zameen 52, Nabi Zameen 45, Saeedullah 35 not out; Abdul Wasay 2-43).
Paposh Nagar CC beat Orangi Star CC by eight wickets at Mansoora Ground.
ORANGI STAR CC 283-9 in 40 overs (Atif Khan 89, Moinuddin Khan 63, Khaliq Hussain 50, Mohammad Ahmer 26; Ikramuddin 5-18, Khalid Yasin 2-20, Adnan Ansari 2-41); PAPOSH NAGAR CC 284-2 in 29.3 overs (Khalid Yasin 140 not out, Mohammad Saqib 53; Mohammad Jamal 2-55).—Sports Reporter