KARACHI: Hanif Azad scored 76 runs while Zain Anwar later picked four wickets cheaply for 11 runs as Faisal Gymkhana thrashed New Karachi Gymkhana by 189 runs in All Sindh Prof. Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi Invitation Cricket Tournament at KCCA Stadium.
Faisal Gymkhana batted first and put on board 239-9 in 45 overs. Hanif Azad and Imran Shah (71 runs) batted well for the side. Talha Agha took four wickets for 30 runs.
In its turn, New Karachi Gymkhana was bundled out for a paltry total of 50 runs in 17.1 overs. Zain Anwar and Abdul Moeed, who picked three wickets for 11 runs, bowled lethally for the winners.
Earlier, Nazimabad Gymkhana Blues defeated Nazimabad Gymkhana by 66 runs at TMC ground. Kashif Khan (58 runs) batted well while Zubair Dilawar picked three wickets cheaply for eight runs and Zafar Ali took three for 35 runs for the winners.
In another match, Mohammad Hussain Cricket Club overpowered Landhi Friends by nine wickets at Landhi Gymkhana ground – thanks to Akhtar Ali, who picked three wickets for 26 runs and Izatullah who scored unbeaten 58 runs for the winning team.