Mohib stars in Qadri Model School’s triumph

KARACHI: Medium-pacer Mohibullah Shaikh’s six-wicket haul powered Qadri Model School into the semi-finals of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organised by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), as they overwhelmed St Patrick’s High School by six wickets in the quarter-finals here at the Naya Nazimabad Lawai Stadium the other day.

Mohibullah, adjudged Man of the Match, claimed six wickets for 19 runs to send St Patrick’s High School tumbling to 93 all out in 28.2 overs.

Qadri Model School spent just 20 overs to reach the target and they did it with six wickets in hand.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, St Patrick’s High School lost wickets upfront and never recovered.

Coming in to bat at number five, with his team reeling at 13 for three, Sharjeel Ahmed fought a lone battle against the Qadri Model School bowlers but his heroics were not enough to ensure a competitive total.

Sharjeel blasted eight fours in his fighting knock of 59 off 79 balls. None of his teammates managed double figures.

He scored 63.3 percent of St Patrick’s High School’s modest total.

Moving the ball both ways, Mohibullah dismissed the first six batsmen in 6.2 overs. There was a wicket each for Amin Abdullah, Afzal Khan, Saad Bin Yousuf and Abdul Basit.

Openers S M Shaheer (23 off 33 balls) and Abdul Basit (16 off 15 balls) gave Qadri Model School a solid start.

Amin remained undefeated on 25 off 53 balls. Roman Ali smashed a couple of boundaries in his unbeaten 14 off only six balls.