AFTERNOON BLUE:
1. Karachi Warriors opting to bat first against Al Kabbani cricket Group on Ground # 1 racked up 198 for 7 in the allotted 18 overs. Riyasat batted well for his magnificent 95 in 53 balls studded with 2 sixes and 11 fours as he added 69 in 31 balls for the first wkt with Adnan Sialkot who made 30 in 16 balls and then later he added 56 in 33 balls for the 2nd wkt with Ali Mudassar who made 12. Sufiyan made 10. Shoaib was run out for 17. Irfan claimed 3 wkts for 21.
Al Kabbani Cricket group responded with 186 to lose by 12 runs. Abdullah top-scored with 77 in 33 balls with 4 sixes and 8 fours, Hafiz Rizwan 47 in 22 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours, Atif 17 and Asad 10. Shoaib grabbed 4 wkts for 24 and Imran 3 for 26.
2. Al Hamrani Fuchs deciding to bat use the track first against Thales Group amassed 193 for 5 in allotted 18 overs. At one stage 56 for 4 was taken to 179 for 5 as 123 runs in 63 balls were stitched together between Waseem hitting 68 in 47 balls with 2 sixes and 6 fours and Tauqeer remaining unbeaten on 59 off 28 balls with six and 6 fours to get to a mammoth tally. Earlier opener Ali made 36 in 20 balls with six and 6 fours. Kamran took 2 scalps.
Thales Group in reply was bowled out for 136 to lose the match by 57 runs. Kamran scored 23 in 25 balls, Zeeshan and Nasir Bajwa 18 each, Farhan 19 while Taqi and Talal had 11 each. Ali was the pick of the bowlers with 5 wkts for 25
3. Ventilation World opting to bat first was bowled out for 152. Kashif stroked 28 in 14 with 2 sixes and 3 fours, Danial 22 in 20 balls with 2 fours, Bilal 27 in 18 balls with 4 fours, Inzimam 14 and Azeem 31 in 23 balls with 4 fours. Akram grabbed 5 wkts for 19.
Marine Services chased the required target of 153 for 5 in 91 balls to win by 5 wkts with 17 balls to spare. Tariq Saeed remained unbeaten on 64 off 37 balls with 7 fours as he added 81 in 41 balls for the 2nd wkt with Mohammed Akram who made 37 in 21 balls with 6 fours. Naeem Jamal scored 21. Bilal had 2 scalps.
