Lashings Clubstorm into semi-finals

ISLAMABAD: For the first time, Lashings Cricket Club stormed into the semi-final of the NBP-ICA One-Day Tournament 2017 by edging out strong Lucky Star Club here at the Bhutto Cricket Ground on Monday.
Touseef Sarwar Abbasi scored a defiant 76 with the help of six fours.Lashings’ 233 proved a daunting task for Lucky Star who lost the match by just five runs with one wicket remaining.
Hasan Nawaz, who hit unbeaten 150 in the last match, scored 44 this time while speedster Muhammad Hussain chipped in three wickets to land Lashings home.“It’s a proud moment for the management and players of the Lashings Club,” said founder of Lashings Club Abdul Mohi Shah.
Scores in brief: At Bhutto Cricket Ground: Lashings Club 233-9 in 40 overs (Hasan Nawaz 44, Abid Ali 36, Yasir Fida 31, Aqib Javed 24; Furqan Majed 3-38, Abdul Basit 2-33) v Lucky Star Club 228-9 in 40 overs (Tauseef Sarwar Abbasi 76 not out, Mohammad Nazir Ranjha 48, Sajid Ali 31; Muhammad Hussain 3-40, Aqib Javed 2-44).
At Margalla Ground: Majid Memorial 169 in 29.5 overs (Aqeel Fayyaz 60, Talha Habib 26, Husnain Abbasi 20; Niazul Islam 3-35, Muhammad Naseer 3-52, Saeed Ahmed 2-44) v CRA Club 170-4 in 29 overs (Muhammad Naseer 59, Saeed Ahmed 57, Shakeel Akbar 27; Osama Naseer 2-15).