Naeem shines

Published October 25, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 24: A good all-round showing by Naeem Madhani was not enough to save AKU Staff and Faculties from a 13-run defeat against AKU Staff ‘A’ in the AKU Sports Centre Twenty20 Cup Colour-kit tournament on Sunday.

After taking two for 29, Naeem scored 45 as Staff and Faculties reached 150 for seven while chasing a target of 164.

Summarised scores:

AKU STAFF ‘A’ 163-7 in 20 overs (Shiraz Ishaq 32, Mir Afzal 31, Mohammad Ali 26 not out; M. Aman 2-21, M. Imran 2-23, Naeem Madhani 2-29); AKU STAFF & FACULTIES 150-7 in 20 overs (Karim 47 not out, Naeem Madhani 45, M. Aman 24; Amin Noorani 3-26).

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