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| April 29, 2006 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 30, 1427 |
Aamir cracks century
KARACHI, April 28: A superb unbeaten century by Aamir Iqbal led Mohammad Hussain (MHCC) to snatch their first victory in final rounds of KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament after crushing Landhi Friends by nine wickets on Thursday at Landhi Gymkhana ground.
Chasing a target of 211 runs, the winners achieved it easily for the loss of only one wicket in 33 overs, with Aamir hammering 11 fours in his unconquered 100 run knock.
Besides, Fahad Iqbal and Faheem Ahmed scored 62 and 39 runs.
Earlier, Landhi Friends were restricted to 210-5 in stipulated 40 overs.
Aleem Moosa and Faheem Ahmed grabbed two wickets apiece while Adnanur Rehman (67) and Zeeshan Rehman (50) were the main scorers for the losers.
Summarised scores:
MHCC bt Landhi Friends by nine wickets
Landhi Friends 210-5 in 40 overs(Adnanur Rehman 67 no, Zeeshan Rehman 50, Afaq Ahmed 24, Aleem Moosa 2-20, Faheem Ahmed 2-30
MHCC 211-1 in 33 overs (Aamir Iqbal 100 not out, Fahad Iqbal 62, Faheem Ahmed 39).—PPI
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