ICA cricket enters semis stage

ISLAMABAD: Warriors, Essco, Junoon and Punjab clubs moved in to the semi-finals by convincingly beating their rivals in the Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) Championship 2018.

Warriors were the first to jump into the semi-finals defeating Islamabad Greeners by 171 runs here at Diamond Cricket Ground with Zawan Hikmat (60), Muhammad Shahbaz (63) and Ashfaq Ali (4-1) and Muhammad Hafeez (4-21) were the instrumental in their first ever coming into list of top fours.

The first semi-final will be played today (Thursday) between Warriors and Essco clubs while the second will be held on Friday between Punjab and Junoon clubs at Diamond Club Ground.

Scores in brief: At Diamond Cricket Ground: Warriors Club 257 in 38 overs (Muhammad Shahbaz 63, Zaan Hikmat 60, Muhammad Bilal 43, Abdur Rehman 31; Muhammad Ali 3-35, Babar Zubair 2-49). Islamabad Greeners 86 in 202.2 overs (Muhammad Mehran 26, Babar Zubair 17; Ashfaq Ali 4-1, Muhammad Hafeez 4-21, Sajid Raza 2-28).

At Diamond Ground: Classic 236 in 47.4 overs (Moeid Shaikh 60, Haroon Wahid 59, Rohail Nazir 26, Sajawal Riaz 25; Munirur Rehman Tanzil 3-51, Hasan Ali 2-39, Haider Ali 2-48). Essco Club 240-2 in 45.3 overs (Munirur Rehman Tanzil 65 not out, Rizwan Ali 57 not out, Ali Salman 56, Umer Nawaz Khan 48; Wajid Ali 2-21).

At National Cricket Ground: Lucky Star Club 231-8 in 38 overs (Naseerullah 60, Hamza Arshad 51, Tauseef Abbasi 35 not out, Muhamamd Nazir 23; Umer Hameed 4-56, Abdullah Kiani 2-43). Junoon Club 237-7 in 36.1 overs (Syed Anas 112, Shahid Ilyas 46, Muhammad Arsalan 27; Abdul Basit 2-35).

At Bhutto Cricket Ground: Punjab Club 252-8 in 45 overs (Waqas Wajid 61, Sohail Khan 40, Tariq Nawaz 33, Abdul Wasay Qureshi 24; Sandal Hussain 2-38, Haris Hassan 2-39, Musa Khan 2-44 and Haroon Rasheed 2-55). Millat Club 162 in 29 overs (Haris Hashmi 39, Zeeshan Irshad 30, Muhammad Saddam 24; Sohail Khan 2-25, Atif Amin Butt 2-26, Abid Ali 2-35, Haris Ahmed 2-37).