Islamabad (Sports Reporter):-Shifa International Hospitals Islamabad beat United Star Cricket Club Rawalpindi by 8 wickets in the friendly Cricket match here at XI Star Cricket Ground Islamabad.
United Star Captain won the toss and elected to bat first, United Star bowled out for 183 in the 29th overs, Ihtesham (35), Zeeshan (22), Sajid (17) and Naeem (15) were the key contributors. Shifa International Shahzad Kiani (3 for 21), Riffat Nisham (2 for18), Abrar Ikhlaq (2 for 38), Mohammad Naseer (1 for 08), Azmat Bashir (1 for 21) and Syed Mudassar Ahmad Bukhari (1 for 24) were the other main wicket-takers.
In reply, Shifa International achieved the target in the 18th over for the loss of two wickets. Azmat Bashir and Nasir Mehmood contributed 121 runs in 3rd wicket partnership. All-rounder Azmat Bashir fine half century 91 not out runs 48 balls with 1 six and 14 Fours, Master Blaster Nasir Mehmood hit a fast half century 50 runs 23 balls with 1 six and 6 fours, while Aamir Kiani 18 and Captain Qutab Uddin Qureshi 6 were their leading run-getters.
