Cricket: Cantt, Usmania, Nodhia advance
Nodhia Friends beat Awan Fighters by two runs in the last match of the day.
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Cantt XI, Usmania and Nodhia Friends moved into the quarter-finals of the Super-Eight Jashane Azadi Floodlight Cricket Tournament. Cantt XI beat Dera Baghwanan by 15 runs after setting a target of 52. In reply, Dera Baghwanan were bowled out for 37. In the second match of the day, Usmania beat Al-Khair by six wickets, chasing down the 57-run target for the loss of four wickets. Nodhia Friends beat Awan Fighters by two runs in the last match of the day. Nodhia set up a meagre target of just 37 runs, which they were able to defend successfully, bowling out their opponents for 35.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2011.
Cantt XI, Usmania and Nodhia Friends moved into the quarter-finals of the Super-Eight Jashane Azadi Floodlight Cricket Tournament. Cantt XI beat Dera Baghwanan by 15 runs after setting a target of 52. In reply, Dera Baghwanan were bowled out for 37. In the second match of the day, Usmania beat Al-Khair by six wickets, chasing down the 57-run target for the loss of four wickets. Nodhia Friends beat Awan Fighters by two runs in the last match of the day. Nodhia set up a meagre target of just 37 runs, which they were able to defend successfully, bowling out their opponents for 35.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2011.