Convincing win for Punjab Club

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Club defeated All Lucky Stars by 5 wickets in a high-scoring game in the Islamabad Cricket Association Championship - 2018 here on Monday at Punjab Ground with experienced Raja Kashif Khan hitting century (102). Raja Kashif, who blasted 9 fours nad 3 sixes in his brilliant 102 runs innings, helped Punjab Club landing home with a 5-wicket win in the 46.3 overs. Young Syed Muzammil Shah hit 69 and Sarmad Bhatti remained unbeaten for his 44.

Participating by all the affiliated clubs with Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA), the championship will first be played in each zone to determined 4 zonal champions before Super-8 (2 top teams from each Zone) is kicked off for the super champion of the tournament. In the West Zone, Punjab Club outclassed All Lucky Stars by chasing down 262 runs target.

Scores: All Lucky Stars 262 for 6 in 50 overs (Osama Ayub 71 not out, Mohammad Ilyas 63, Asif Mehmood 39, Akhtar Mehmood 31 - Haris Ahmed 2 for 33, Sarmad Bhatti 1 for 24 and Abdul Wasay Qureshi 1 for 45). Punjab Club 264 for 5 in 45.3 overs (Raja M Kashif Khan 102, Syed Muzammil Shah 69, Sarmad Bhatti 44 not out, Abdul Wasay Qreshi 23 not out - Gul Hameed 2 for 21, Khair Ullah, Muhammad Nadeem and Muhammad Ilyas shared one wicket each). In a one-sided game in the Central Zone here at Diamond Ground, Warriors Club beat Imran Memorial by 7 wickets with young and up coming Sarim Ashfaq hitting up classic 109 with 15 fours. Abdul Rehman scored 91 with 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Scores: Imran Memorial 244 in 36.3 overs ) Sajid Mehmood 80, Ahmed Bajwa 42, Faisal Masroor 34 - Ashfaq Ali 3 for 39, Kamran Khan 3 for 49, Jawad 2 for 49, Sikandar and Sajid shared one wicket each). Warriors Club 248 in 39 overs (Sarim Ashfaq 109, Abdul Rehman 91, Abdullah 24 not out - Ali Muhammad, Waleed Iqbal and Adeel ur Rehman shared one wicket each). In the other match in Central Zone at Marghzar Ground, Young Capital defeated King's Gymkhana by 5 wickets with Azam Khan hitting up 63 runs and Momin Khan claimed 3 wickets.

Scores: King's Gymkhana Club 209 in 44.3 overs (Adnan Shafiq 53, Touseef Gardezi 34, M Saad 29 - Momin Khan 3 for 38, Azam Khan 2 for 25, Abid Khan 2 for 27, Amir Khan 2 for 45). Young Capital 210 for 5 in 36.2 overs (Azam Khan 63, Asad Shah 33 not out, Javed Akhtar 28 - Touseef Razzad, Youseef Gardezi, M Amir, Ajmal and M Saad shared one wicket each).