34th Karachi Gymkhana-Omar Associates Ramzan Festival Cricket Tournament reaches quarter-final stage
Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Musa bowled Karachi Gymkhana into the quarter-finals of Karachi Gymkhana-Omar Associates Ramzan Festival Cricket Tournament 2019 beating DLI by 7 wickets in the last league fixture at KG cricket ground in Karachi.
Medium-pacers, Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Musa bowled Karachi Gymkhana into the quarter-finals making Dynamic Logistic International (DLI) team fall to them by seven wickets in the last league fixture.
Dynamic Logistic International (DLI), opting to bat first after winning the toss, were troubled by the Gymkhana new-ball attack from the outset as Muhammad Ali (4-18), who was later declared the Man of the Match, and Muhammad Musa (2-21) reduced them to 35 for six.
Waleed Azeem (20 off 26 balls) and Irfan Ali (14 off 16 balls) were the only batsmen to reach double figures in the DLI innings which folded in 16.2 overs with only 81 runs on the board. Left-arm spinner, Haider Ali claimed the last couple of wickets for only six runs in 1.2 overs.
Karachi Gymkhana also lost both their openers early but Shaz Shahjani’s unbeaten 28 off 32 balls took them over the line in 14 overs. Shahbaz Javed contributed an unbeaten 17 off 13 balls to lend him support, adding 43 for the unbroken fourth wicket stand. Irfan Ali, Medium-pacer took two wickets for DLI.
Summarized scores:
*Dynamic Logistic International (DLI): 81 in 16.2 overs (Waleed Azeem 20; Mohammad Ali 4-18, Haider Ali 2-10, Rafay Safdar 2-11, Mohammad Musa Khan 2-21);
*Karachi Gymkhana: 84-3 in 14 overs (Shah Shahjani 28 not out, Shahbaz Javed 17 not out; Irfan Ali 2-28).
Karachi Gymkhana will be taking on Quetta Gladiators Academy in the first quarter-final on today while the next three quarter-finals are due to take place on the following three days, Omar Cricket Club will be against Alamgir Gymkhana, Eaton Cricket Club will battle with Rangoonwala New Al Habib Cricket Club, and Qasmi Gymkhana will lock horns with Heroes Cricket Club Quetta.
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