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A match winning unbeaten 74 by Naveed Khan, steered KBCA to victory in the Daplat R. Sonavaria Ramazan Cricket Trophy, beating Customs by two wickets off the very last ball Wednesday.

Put into bat after losing the toss, Customs reached 140 for the loss of nine wickets in their 20 allotted overs through a fine 56 by Asif Iqbal. Talha Khan also got amongst the runs in scoring 29.

For KBCA, the wickets were shared by Raheel Abbas three for 21, Akbar Rehman three for 25 and Ameer Azam two for 14.

Needing four runs to win in the last over with the scoreboard reading 137 for six, KBCA lost two wickets without any addition to the total. Four runs were now needed off the last two deliveries and new batsman Ghazanfar, driving the ball towards extra cover scampered home for three runs to tie the scores. Facing the last ball of the day with the fielders closing in, Naveed pulled the ball to the mid-wicket boundary to see his team home and dry by two wickets.

Salman Fazal, opening the bowling attack for Customs, was the most successful bowler, finishing off with four for 32.

Thursday fixture: Pak Gymkhana v Asghar Ali Shah CC 1-30 p.m.

MHCC in last eight Karachi Gymkhana Whites had the mortification of suffering another thumping defeat, going down by 10 wickets to Mohammad Hussain CC in the 17th Karachi Gymkhana Callmate Cricket Festival played Wednesday.

Winning the toss and batting first, Karachi Gymkhana Whites were skittled out for only 118 in 23.4 overs, with Humayun Naz striking four boundaries in his 31. Arslan Ahmed two for nine, Aqeel Sharif two for 15 and Ather Laiq two for 21, were shared the wickets.

With Mohammad Sharif slamming 56 runs in 38 deliveries with five boundaries and two sixes and Nadeem Tariq weighing in with 61 not out in 31 deliveries with four fours and five sixes adding 121 runs for an unbroken first wicket, Mohammad Hussain CC coasted to victory in only 11.3 overs.

Thursday fixture: A.O. CC v Dewan Mushtaq Sugar Mills 1.00 p.m.

Khursheed steers Rangers A stylish undefeated 68 by Mohammad Khursheed, steered Rangers Gymkhana to a seven-wicket victory over Saddar Town CC in the Seventh Danish Trophy Ramazan tournament played Wednesday.

Having first use of the wicket Saddar Town scored 161 for four wickets in their 20 allotted overs with Mohammad Ali (65) and Haq Nawaz (55) scoring the bulk of runs.

Rangers lost their first three wickets for 39 but Haris Jawed and Khursheed put on 123 runs to reach the target in 18.2 overs.

Khursheed scored 68 not out in 42 deliveries studded with five boundaries and two sixes, while Haris was unbeaten with 42 runs when victory came. Siraj Khan bagged two wickets for 33 runs.

Thursday fixture: Sadiq Sports b Wakenhut CC 1-30 p.m.

Asian CC triumph Asian CC beat Sadiq Sports by six wickets in the Ford & Lord Trophyplayed Wednesday.

Batting first Sadiq Sports reached 160 for eight wickets in their 20 allotted overs through Kamran Malik (66), Afzal Ayub (28) and Musheer Alam (20). Ashfaq Ahmed bagged two for 23.

Asian CC achieved the target of 161 in 19.3 overs, losing four wickets. Salman Ganchi (55) and Qaiser Majeed (44), made victory possible for their team.

Thursday fixture: Asian CC v Saddar Town 1-30 p.m.

Kamil in form Rafiq Sherazi CC moved into the quarterfinal of the All Karachi Karimuddin Memorial Colour Kit Ramazan Festival cricket tournament, beating Pak Star CC by 76 runs Tuesday.

Batting first Rafiq Sherazi CC were bowled out for 209 in 20 overs with Kamil Khan top scoring with 78 runs. Zafar Ali chipped in with 33 and Jawed Ali 31. Imtiaz Iqbal picked up six wickets for 29.

Pak Star were dismissed for 133 in 19.1 overs. Tariq Khan scored 34 and Imtiaz Iqbal 23.In another match, Karachi Eaglets beat Rising Star by 50 runs.

Karachi Eaglets reached 203 for nine wickets in 20 overs. Khurram Abbas scored 50 and M. Waheed 35. Nadeem Ghani bagged three for 30.

Rising Star were bowled out for 153 in 17.3 overs. Saqib Badar top scored for his side with 60 runs.

Raja spurs Tooba Sports Tooba Sports reached the quarterfinals of the Sixth Nehal Siddiqui tournament beating Model CC by five wickets Tuesday.

Model CC scored 172 for eight wickets in 20 overs with Amir Kaleem (56), Atif Maqbool (30) and Ariz Kamal (37), among the runs.

Tooba Sports scored 176 for five in 17.5 overs with Raja Mushtaq leading the way with 80 runs with 10 four and a six. Shahid Baig 37 and Murtaza 20 not out also made useful contributions. Azmat Noor four for 21, was the main wicket taker.

Thursday fixture: Karachi Eaglets v Punjab CC

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