Cricket: Sami bowls Omer CC to 3-wicket win
Chasing a mammoth target of 168, Northern Gymkhana were bowled out for 130 in 19.4 overs.
KARACHI:
Test player Mohammad Sami bagged a three-wicket haul to bowl Omer CC to a 37-run victory against Northern Gymkhana in their quarter-final of Dr MA Shah Night Trophy played at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a mammoth target of 168, Northern Gymkhana were bowled out for 130 in 19.4 overs. Ammar Hasan top-scored with 36 while Ahsaan Ali struck 24. Left-arm spinner Adnan Kaleem claimed three wickets.
Earlier, Omer CC had posted 167 for four. Akbarur Rehman smashed two sixes and three boundaries in his 45-run knock while Ramiz Raja Jr scored 40. Ali Waqas (26) and Saad (17) also played important unbeaten hands.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2013.
Test player Mohammad Sami bagged a three-wicket haul to bowl Omer CC to a 37-run victory against Northern Gymkhana in their quarter-final of Dr MA Shah Night Trophy played at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a mammoth target of 168, Northern Gymkhana were bowled out for 130 in 19.4 overs. Ammar Hasan top-scored with 36 while Ahsaan Ali struck 24. Left-arm spinner Adnan Kaleem claimed three wickets.
Earlier, Omer CC had posted 167 for four. Akbarur Rehman smashed two sixes and three boundaries in his 45-run knock while Ramiz Raja Jr scored 40. Ali Waqas (26) and Saad (17) also played important unbeaten hands.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2013.