Omar Associates and Kent Warriors qualified for the semifinals

Sports Bulletin Report

KARACHI: The Omar Associates and Kent Warriors have qualified for the semifinals of the Naya Nazimabad Bankers Cup Ramadan Cricket Tournament after winning their respective quarterfinal matches here at Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana cricket ground on Friday.

Real Time Islamabad scored only 91 runs in 20 overs after batting first, as Asad Afridi was the top scorer with 30 runs. Ghulam Mudassar got 2 wickets while Mohammad Asghar dismissed two batters. Omar Associates achieved the target at the loss of six wickets in the sixteenth over. Danish Aziz scored 25 runs, Usama Baloch scored 23 runs and Mohammad Nafee scored 20. Saadullah took three wickets.

The chief guest Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Managing Director Engineer Syed Salahuddin presented the man of the match award to Ghulam Mudassar. CEO Naya Naizamabad Samad Habib and President Naya Naizamabad Gymkhana Syed Mohammad Talha were also present on this occasion.

Later, in the second quarterfinal, Kent Warriors easily outclassed Passion Cricket Club by six wickets. The team of Passion Club, while batting, piled up for 84 runs in the 19th over. Lal Kumar took three wickets while Sohail Khan and Asif Mehmood took two wickets each. In response, Kent Warriors achieved the target in the twelfth over with the loss of four wickets. Akhtar Khan scored forty nine runs. Musa Malik dismissed two players. Lal Kumar was adjudged Man of the Match.

Both the semi-finals of the tournament will be played on Saturday. The final will be on Sunday.