LAHORE – Punjab Club moved into the third round of the East Zone Cricket Championship after beating Gulberg Eaglets by 16 runs at Wahdat Colony ground on Monday. A fine century by Ali Raza and equally good bowling by Afzal Shehzad were the highlights of the match.
Meanwhile, the Tournament Committee has announced the dates for the next five matches.
Scores: Punjab Club 250/8. Afzal Shehzad 73, Umer Farooq 41, Sheraz Butt 18, Yousuf Ali 17, Asif Ashfaq 13, Mohsin Saleh 10, Ali 42(no), Faisal 11(no). Zaheer Abbas 2/51, Iftikhar 2/26, Rizwan 1/37, Husnain Shah 1/48, Javaid 1/57.
Gulberg Eaglets 234/8. Ali Raza 129, Jabar Ali 23, Ali Rizwan 13, Toqeer 12(no). Sheraz Butt 2/28, Afzal Shehzad 2/36, Faisal 1/38, Asif Ishfaq 1/24.
Schedule:
March 16 Mughalpura Institute vs Mughalpura Whites at Wahdat Colony Ground
March 17 Service Club vs Jallo Gym at Model Town green ground
March 17 Tauseef Club vs Cantonment Gym at Model Town Nawab Ground
March 21 Mughalpura Gym vs Ghaziabad Sports at Wahdat Colony Ground
March 30 Dharampura Sports vs Shining Club at Wahdat Colony Ground.
Punjab Club move into third round
