XI Star, Islamabad Gym, Youngster rout rivals

November 23, 2017
Our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Gutsy Faizan Riaz hit ton (107) in Eleven-Star Club’s massive win of 103 runs against Ghouri Club in the NBP-ICA One Day Crickt Tournament - 2017 here at National Cricket Ground.
Eleven-Star set a target of 301 in 40 overs and got Ghouri Club out for 198. Faizan Riaz hit a superb 107 off 84 balls with 14 fours and one six. Zeeshan Naeem played allround cricket with unbeaten 61 and then took 3 wickets for the winner.
Scores: Eleven-Star Club 301 for 9 in 40 overs (Faizan Riaz 301, Zeeshan Naeem 61 not out, Hafiz Umair 31, Shaharyar Afaqi 29, Mohammad Naeem 26 - Waheed Akhtar 3 for 41, Umar Hadi 2 for 35, Waqar Ahmed 2 for 79). Ghouri Club 198 for 9 (Faisal Khan 72, Ayub Khan 32, Raheel Shahzad 29 - Zeeshan Naeem 3 for 38, Muhammad Ihsan 2 for 19, Arshad Khan 2 for 26).
In the second match of the day at Eleven-Star Ground, Islamabad Gymkhana defeated Islamabad Hawks by 97 runs with Asad Ali scored brilliant 73.
Scores: Islamabad Gymkhana 281 for 7 in 40 overs (Asad Ali 73, Khurram Shahzad 51, Hashim Malik 49, Awais Khan 41, Imran Ali 35 - Yameen 3 for 66, Fasiullah Khan, Zafar, Farmanullah, Atif Ashraf shared one wicket each). Islamabad Hawks 184 (Fasiullah Khan 49, Farmanullah 48, Mahir Syed 34 - Imran Ali 3 for 26, Fahad Kiani 2 for 14, Hashim Malik 2 for 5).
In the third match of the day at Marghzar Ground, Youngster Club beat Quaid-i-Azam Club by 5 wickets. Zeeshan Akram took 3 wickets for the winner.
Scores: Quaid-e-Azam Club 176 in 38 overs (Qaiser Hussain 53, Muhammad Wasim 30, Yasir Majeed 28, Bilal Khan 26 - Zeeshan Malik Muhammad Waheed 4 for 45, Zeeshan Akram 3 for 26). Youngster Club 180 for 5 in 24 overs (Zeeshan Akram 37, Inamul Haq 36, Amirullah Khan 30 not out, Muhammad Altaf 28 - Ali Abbasi 3 for 50, Bilal Khan, Qaiser Hussain shared one wicket each).