ISLAMABAD: Al-Fateh Club defeated Capital Gymkhana by 2 runs in a nail-biting finish in the NBP-ICA One Day Cricket Tournament - 2017 here at National Cricket Ground. Al-Fateh hit 240 in 38.2 overs with 50 by Farhan Zafar. However, Capital Gymkhana made a valiant effort but missed the target by 2 runs. Babar Ali claimed 3 wickets and bowled superbly. Scores: Al-Fateh Club 240 (Farhan Zafar 50, Waleed Iqbal 31, Umar Riaz 31, Adil Khan 30 – Osama Safdar 3 for 47, Izhar Ali 2 for 44). Capital Gymkhana Club 238 in 39 overs (Amir Ali 84, Waqar Ahmed 55, Haroon Rasheed 40 not out – Babar Ali 3 for 56, Adil Khan 2 for 29, Farhan Zafar 2 for 32). In the second match of the day here at Bhutto Cricket Ground, All Youngsters beat Hasan Memorial by 5 wickets in a one sided affair. Amir Hussain hit up brisk 45. Scores: All Youngsters Club 190 for 9 in 40 overs (Amir Hussain 45, Farhan Pervaiz 35 – Hamid Abbasi, Hussain Ahmed, Wasif Javaid and Atif Sakhawat shared two wickets each for 19, 23, 35 and 48 runs respectively). Hasan Memorial 137 in 32.4 overs (Abdul Hafeez 43, Shomail Malik 21, Hamid Abbasi 20 – Usama Bin Kauser 2 for 13, Farhan Pervaiz 2 for 15, Muhammad Rizwan 2 for 22). In the third match here at Marghzar Ground, Mehran Club outclassed Islamabad Greeners by 3 wickets with Asmatullah hitting up unbeaten 49 runs. Scores: Islamabad Greeners 168 in 36 overs (Syed Faraz 37, Saleh Hayat 33, Hasnat Khan 33 – Abuzar Yousuf 4 for 32, Hassan Khan 28, Irtiza Asif 2 for 32). Mehran Club 170 for 7 in 38.2 overs (Asmatullah 49 not out, Moeez 34, Abuzar Yousuf 25 – Azam Inam 2 for 21, M Waqas 2 for 30, Syed Faraz 2 for 40). In the fourth match, Essco Club defeated Warriors Club by 5 wickets with Muhammad Naqash scoring 71 runs. Scores: Warriors Club 196 in 36.2 overs (Muhammad Bilal 59, Sarim Ishfaq 56, Abdur Rehman 25 – Munir ur Rehman Tanzil 3 for 46, Umar Nawaz 2 for 40). Essco Club 199 for 5 in 25.2 overs (M Naqash 71, Munir ur Rehman Tanzil 36 not out, Saeed Khan 29, Ahmed Sohail 20 – Ishfaq Ali 2 for 30). In the fifth match, Rawal Town defeated Millat Club by 120 runs . Nazakat Hussain claimed 3 wickets. Scores: Rawal Town Club 232 in 39.3 overs (Daim Bilal 48, Shahzad Hussain 39, Awais Mazhar 24, Rizwan 24 – Sandal Hussain 2 for 44, Noman Abbasi 2 for 44, Haris Hashmi 2 for 55). Millat Club 112 in 25.3 overs (Haris Hashmi 30, Muhammad Hamza 20, Haris Hassan 17 – Nazakat Hussain 3 for 23, Muhammad Ibrar 2 for 9, Faraz Mehmood 2 for 17).
