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KARACHI, May 26: Tahir Mahmood and Ali Asad hit contrasting centuries in the KCCA Inter-club Super League Cricket Championship on Friday.
Tahir blasted an attacking 105 with five fours and four sixes and Bilal Ahmed got 77 with seven fours as Al-Mansoora CC defeated AO Cricket Club by 54 runs at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.
Al-Mansoora CC reached 287-5 in their 50 overs. AO CC, in reply, were bowled out for 233 in the 41st over. Shahid Ayub hit a defiant 89 with nine boundaries. Tahir Mahmood followed his century with 3-25.
Meanwhile, Pakistan under-19’s opener Ali Asad hammered 101 with eight fours but his side Mir Sports went down by six wickets against Tapal Cricket Club at the KCCA Stadium.
Babar Rehman scored a match-winning 51 with five hits to the boundary while Akif Alvi and Ahmed Zeeshan Malik both contributed 38 each.
Summarised scores:
AL-MANSOORA CC 287-5 in 50 overs (Tahir Mahmood 105, Bilal Ahmed 77, Ibrahim Akhtar 47, Waqas Mahmood 38); AO CC 233 in 40.2 overs (Shahid Ayub 89, Danish Alvi 49; Tahir Mahmood 3-25, Asif Mahmood 3-48, M Absar 2-33).
MIR SPORTS 209-5 in 50 overs (Ali Asad 101, Mir Rashid 52; Iqbal Sikander 2-72); TAPAL CC 211-4 in 31.3 overs (Babar Rehman 51, Akif Alvi 38, Ahmed Zeeshan Malik 38, Iqbal Sheikh 30; Ali Asad 2-34). –APP
