Zulfiqar, Afaq stand out

Published September 12, 2008

KARACHI, Sept 11: Zulfiqar Lehri slammed a sparking half-century to steer NIB Bank to an eight-wicket victory over Saudi Pak Bank in the AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKU Ground on Wednesday.

Batting first, Saudi Pak Bank made 99 all out in 20 overs, Vijay Harzara (20) and Atiq-ur-Rehman (19) being the main contributors. Tariq Murad (3-13) and Afaq Ahmed (3-19) bowled well.

NIB Bank, in reply, raced to victory in 12 overs for the loss of just two wickets. Zulfiqar Lehri hammered seven boundaries and a six in his knock of 53. Aziz Zuberi (19) was the other noteworthy scorer.

Afaq Ahmed, who chipped in with three wickets, was named man-of-the-match.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Trade cooperation
Updated 05 Jul, 2024

Trade cooperation

Will Shehbaz be able to translate his dream of integrating Pakistan within the region by liberalising trade cooperation with South and Central Asia?
Creeping militancy
05 Jul, 2024

Creeping militancy

WHILE military personnel and LEAs have mostly been targeted in the current wave of militancy, the list of targets is...
Dodging culpability
05 Jul, 2024

Dodging culpability

IT is high time the judiciary put an end to the culture of impunity that has allowed the missing persons crisis to...
Elusive justice
Updated 04 Jul, 2024

Elusive justice

Till the Pakistani justice system institutionalises the fundamental principles of justice, it cannot fulfil its responsibilities.
High food prices
04 Jul, 2024

High food prices

THAT the country’s exports of raw food rose by 37pc in the last financial year over the previous one is a welcome...
Paralysis in academia
04 Jul, 2024

Paralysis in academia

LIKE all other sectors, higher education is not immune to the debilitating financial crisis that is currently ...