Lashing beat Ghouri Club by three wickets

ISLAMABAD: Lashing Club defeated Ghouri Club by three wickets in the Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) Championship 2018 match here at the Al-Muslim Cricket Ground.

Saif Khalid of Lashing claimed three wickets and then hit valuable 41 runs to guide his team to victory. Atif Iqbal (41) also played well. Scores in brief: At Al-Muslim Cricket Ground: Ghouri Club 206-6 in 40 overs (Saqib Ali 88, Rohan Qadri 49 not out, Zaman Khan 33; Saif Khalid 3-29, M Hussain and M Riaz took one wicket each). Lashing Club 209-7 in 36 overs (Saif Khalid 41, Atif Iqbal 41, Hassan Nawaz 35, Arsalan Mushtaq 31; Irfan Niazi 3-20, Malik Hassan 2-32).

At Punjab Ground: All Youngsters Club 132 in 34 overs (Usman Ali 38, Amir Hussain 37 not out; Atif Amin Butt 3-22, Haris Ahmed 2-19, Raja Kashif Khan 2-24, Dilawar Butt 2-29). Punjab Club 136 in 28.4 overs (Raja Kashif Khan 46 not out, Syed Muzammil Shah 30, Inayat Ali 20; M Manzoor 2-29).

At Bhutto Ground: Model Town Gymkhana 288 in 43.5 overs (Danish Nawaz 165, Abdul Jabbar Jilani 29, Aqib Mazhar 23; Usman Malik 5-39, Ch Asim 2-42). Muslim 218 in 33.3 overs (Muhammad Shahzad 49, Usman Malik 42, Rizwan Khalid 37; Aqib Mazhar 3-32, Qamar Abbas 3-39, Muhammad Nasir 2-38, Abdul Jabbar Jilani 2-41).

Capital Gymkhana Club beat P and T Club by five wickets: P and T Club 156 in 29 overs (Malik Gulraiz 39, Shahid Kiyani 27, Raja Talat 22; Usman Zia 3-18, Abdul Basit Chandio 3-34, Saleem Khan 2-13). Capital Gymkhana Club 157-5 in 28 overs (Osama Safdar 40 not out, Saleem Khan 35, Usman Zia 27, Abdul Hassan 25; Raja Suddeer 2-24).