LAHORE: Doctors Eleven and SPM Colts won their respective matches of the 4th SPM League Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday.
In the first match of the Professional Group, Doctors Eleven beat Lahore Gymkhana by six wickets.
Lahore Gymkhana scored 158 in 30 overs. Haider Bukhari (37), Saleem Malik (34) and Shaheryar Siddque (34) were the top scorers. Doctors’ Kashif Nizami took three wickets while Hasnain Bashir, Aleem Butt and Umer Akbar shared two each.
In reply, Doctors Eleven achieved the target for the loss of four wickets. Kashif Nizami struck an unbeaten 78 to ensure victory. Gymkhana’s Ahmed Khan took three wickets and was the only successful bowler. Kashif Nizami was declared man of the match for his all-round performance.
In another match, SPM Colts beat Aitchison College Staff by 127 runs. SPM Colts scored 189 for the loss of five wickets SPM’s Yasir Ali (46), Nadeem Iqbal (44 not out), Amir Gulzar (28) and Zeeshan Ashraf (23) shone with the bat. Aitchison’s Asim Nawaz and Mqasood Ali shared two wickets each.
Aitchison College Staff were bowled out for a meager 62 runs. Pervaiz Masih (17) was the highest scorer. SPM’s Asif Dilawar got four wickets for 30 runs, Abdul Hanan three for 18 and Kamran Afzal two for four. Asif Dilawar was named man of the match.
