Star-batsman Kashif Aziz elegant knock of 49 runs guided Zalmi to a vital nine runs victory against Markhoor in the ongoing third RMI Media Cricket League being played here at Govt Hasnain Shaheed Higher Secondary School No. 1 ground on Wednesday. Zalmi skipper won the toss and decided to bat first by setting up 114 runs despite the top order tumbling but thanks to Kashif Aziz who stood up firmly by facing each of the rival bowlers and made a cracking knock of 49 runs including five graceful boundaries.
He was unlucky, missing his half-century by a run but overall he played with determination and guided the team to setup a good total of 114 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 10 overs. Besides Kashif vital knock, Abdul Saboor Khattak (19) and Hammad Shehzad scored 17 runs. Fida Adeel made another 10 runs not out. For Markhoor Nasir Bukhari claimed three wickets, Riaz Shahid got two wickets.
In reply, to 114 runs target, Markhoor bundled out for 105 runs with Abbas Ali smashed a super 40 runs including five boundaries and one six, skipper Shakeel Siddique made 25 runs, Riaz Shahid scored 10 runs.
In the second match Bahadur stunned Sultan by a respectable margin 144, thanks to dashing batsman Yasir Ali who smashed 22 sixes in his elegant knock of 168 not out, the biggest record of score so far in the three edition of the prominent MCL.
Bahadar skipper won the toss and elected to bat first by piling up a huge margin of score 212, so far the biggest one, wherein Yasir was the man behind the huge target who smashed 22 towering sixes but compelling all the spectators on their toes with his spectacular pace of batting. He hits 22 sixes with seven dashing boundaries and made an unbeaten knock 168 runs, the biggest individual score so far.
For Sultan Shehzad Ahmad got two wickets for 16 runs in his three overs spell.
In reply, Sultan bundled out for 68 runs in which Shehzad Ahmad was the high runs taker with 14 runs, none of the other batsmen could cross the double figures.