Cricket: Bears down Tigers by 140 runs
Bismillah Khan hit a ton to power Quetta Bears to a 140-run win over Multan Tigers.
Bismillah Khan hit a ton to power Quetta Bears to a 140-run win over Multan Tigers in their National One-Day Cup Division-II Group B match in Karachi. Khan’s 142 off 141 balls propelled Bears to 326 for five in 50 overs. In reply, Tigers were bowled out for just 186.
Elsewhere, Lahore Eagles beat Karachi Zebras by five wickets. Batting first, Zebras laboured to 199 for nine as Emmad Ali and Tanzeel Altaf claimed two wickets each. Eagles chased the target down in 41 overs courtesy a half-century from Rana Adnan.
Meanwhile, in Group A, SNGPL bagged a 10-wicket win against Lahore Lions while Peshawar Panthers defeated KRL by 28 runs.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2012.
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