KARACHI, July 5: Iqbal excelled with a knock of 70 to help Bashir & Sons CC easily defeat Al-Mannan CC by 68 runs in the Dr Mohammad Zaki Khan Memorial Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here the other day.

Batting, Bashir & Sons CC made 198-7 before restricting their opponents to 130-7.

In another match played earlier, Shoaib Leghari produced a splendid all-round performance as Mallakatiar CC outclassed Macter CC by eight wickets.

Shoaib snared five wickets for 19 runs in four overs as Macter CC mustered 136-8. He then scored 47 while sharing an unbroken third-wicket partnership of 117 with Taj Mohammad who contributed 72.

Summarised scores:

Bashir & Sons CC beat Al-Mannan CC by 68 runs.

BASHIR & SONS CC 198-7 in 20 overs (Iqbal 70, Shoaib 47, Waqas 43, Ismail 23; Masood-ul-Islam 3-18, Arif 2-31); AL-MANNAN CC 130-7 in 20 overs (Imtiaz Sheikh 57, Rafi 34; Anas 2-10, Talha 2-42).

Mallakatiar CC beat Macter CC by eight wickets.

MACTER CC 136-8 in 20 overs (Mateen-ur-Rehman 50, Faisal 24, Ali Iqbal 23; Shoaib Leghari 5-19); MALLAKATIAR CC 138-2 in 12.5 overs (Taj Mohammad 71 not out, Shoaib Leghari 42 not out).