Waqas Ali’s brilliant knock of 82 gives Karwan Cricket Club a big win while Amjad Gul’s breezy knock lifts Pacific Group to an exciting victory in the CBFS S10 matches

By K.R. Nayar

Waqas Ali’s fine knock of 82 off just 35 balls with ten boundaries and four sixes backed by Ameer Hamza’s 50 off 22 balls with five boundaries and three sixes gave Karwan Cricket Club a comfortable 38 runs win over Syed Agah Cricket Club. In another match, Amjad Gul’s breezy timely unbeaten knock of 33 runs helped Pacific Group to an exciting six-wicket win over The Vision Shipping with just one ball to spare.

 

Waqas Ali and Ameer Hamza partnership give Karwan Club an easy win

The first match of the day began on a sensational note after Karwan Club elected to bat. Both their openers got  run out for no score. None then imagined that their team would post a huge total except Ameer Hamza and Waqas Ali. Both of them settled down and began to strike fluently. 

 

Ameer Hamza put on a 123-runs partnership with Waqas Ali before getting out to Ansar Khan. He scored exactly 50 runs. Waqas Ali continued to score freely and with Ghulam Murtaza at the other end, unbeaten on 2, they took the score to 140 for 3 in 10 overs. Waqas Ali remained unconquered on 82.

 

Syed Aghan Club chased the total through opener Hasan scoring 12 and falling to Ismail Afridi. Opener and skipper Zainullah and Ansar Khan took the score to 54 in four overs when Zahid got Zainullah out for 13. Two runs later, Asnar Khan too followed getting out to Ghulam Murtaza for 21. Abdul Khaliq too did not last long too getting out caught behind by wicketkeeper Furqan Khalil off Nadir Hussain for 2. 

 

All the other batsmen who followed failed to score big after showing signs of settling down. Noorulhadi Muslimyar got out to Ghulam Murtaza for 14 while Ifran Yousafzai got bowled by Nadir Hussain for 11. In the end, Syed Agah could muster only 102 for 6 in 10 overs.

Brief scores:
Karwan Cricket Club bt Syed Agah Cricket Club by 38 runs. Karwan Cricket Club 140 for 3 in 10 overs (Ameer Hamza 50, Waqas Ali 82n.o) Syed Agah Cricket Club 102 for 6 in 10 overs (Ansar Khan 21, Ghulam Murtaza 2 for 21, Nadir Hussain 2 for 14) 
Our Souq Player of the Match: Waqas Ali

 

Amjad Gul's quick knock in Pacific Group's last over win 

The second match was keenly fought and ended in a thrilling finish. Pacific Group had won the toss and elected to field.  The Vision Shipping lost opener Salman Khan to the fourth ball of the first over from Irfan Khattak for 1. This was followed by a strong partnership of 101 between Muhammad Nadeem and opener Ubaidullah Muhammad. At the score on 103, Ubaidullah got out to Muhammad Mudassar for 24. Nadeem went on to hit 78 runs off 33 balls with seven sixes and six boundaries. The Vision Shipping thus posted 133 for 3 in 10 overs.

 

Pacific Group chased the target confidently. Though they lost their star batsman Jiju Janardhanan at the score on 17 to Jawad Ghani after he scored 16 runs, runs never stopped coming. Khalid Shah hit 10 runs off three ball with one six and a boundary before falling to Rohid.  Fayyaz Ahmed hit a quick 51 off 22 balls with one six and nine boundaries.  

Opener Rashid Habib scored only 13 runs and played second fiddle to all the hard hitting batsmen before getting run out in the ninth over. Amjad Gul accelerated the run flow and took the team to the target.  His unbeaten 33 off just 10 balls helped Pacific Group reach the target with one ball to spare.

 

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Brief scores:
Pacific Group bt The Vision Shipping by 6 wkts. The Vision Shipping 133 for 4 in 10 overs (Ubaidullah Muhammad 24, Muhammad Nadeem 78, Irfan Khattak 2 for 14) Pacific Group 134 for 4 in 9.5 overs (Fayyaz Ahmed 51, Amjad Gul 33n.o)
Our Souq Player of the Match: Amjad Gul