Superb century by Asad

Published May 25, 2006

ISLAMABAD, May 24: Asadullah hammered a brilliant 104 to help Model Town Gymkhana beat National Club by 69 runs in the ICA Margalla Festival Cricket championship at the Punjab ground on Wednesday.Asadullah's efforts were supplemented by a four-wicket haul by Atif Naeem, as Model Town Club cruised into next round.

Summarised scores:

MODEL TOWN GYMKHANA 300-7 in 50 overs (Asadullah 104, Mohsin Arshad 62, Faisal Nauman 31, Imran Azim 27 not out; Mohammad Tayyar 3-70, Ayub Awan 2-47);

NATIONAL CLUB 231 in 43.2 overs (Kashif Shabbir 59, Munawar Ali 51 not out, Murad Ali 51; Atif Naeem 4-40, Yasir Arafat 2-36, Babar Mahmood 2-46).

On Thursday Muslim will meet P and T at the CRA ground, and Dhamyal Friends will face City at the Punjab ground.—APP

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