National, Al-Noor, United, Vital-V win in Champions League - The Nation, Pakistan

KARACHI   - National Cricket Club Lahore, Al-Noor Gymkhana,  United Sports and Vital-V made winning starts on the opening day of Pakistan Champions Cricket League here on Monday.
Slow left arm spinner Zubair Khan captured three wickets
for 14 runs to spin National CC to a 36 runs victory over Dragon Club Hong Kong at Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground.
Imran Ghani produced a fine all-round show by scoring 26 off 20 balls with five boundaries and also took two wickets for 15 runs with his leg-breaks but that failed to save Hong Kong from defeat. M Bilal smashed a rapid 47 with eight boundaries and one six for the winners.
At TMC Ground, leg-spinner Saad Naseem took four wickets for 15 runs to bowl Al-Noor Gymkhana to 64 runs win over
Korangi Al-Fateh. Pakistan discard Fawad Alam made 35 with two boundaries and took two wickets for 16 runs.
Zafar Katpar blasted an unbeaten 64 with seven sixes to guide United Sports to a five wicket victory over Landhi Friends at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.
At RLCA Ground Gulberg, Vital-V defeated Muslim Gymkhana Lahore by 28 runs thanks to four wicket haul by left arm spinner Kashif Bhatti.
Earlier the event on Sunday night was inaugurated at a colourful ceremony by Patron Inchief of Champions League, Senator Syed Mustufa Kamal by striking the ball.
Chairman Organizing Committee Syed Asif Hasnain, Sindh
Ministers Faisal Sabzwari, Shaikh M Afzal, former Pakistan Captains Rashid Latif, Moin Khan, ex-Test cricketers Sarfraz Nawaz, Basit Ali, Jalaluddin, Sikandar Bakht, Danish Kaneria, Arshad Khan, KCCA President Syed Sirajul Islam Bukhari, Secretary Prof. Ejaz Ahmed Farooqi, Senator Farogh Nasim, Commissioner Karachi Roshan Ali Shaikh, Administrator Baldia Malir Dr. Mukhtar Palejo, MNAs Iqbal M Ali, Rasheed Godil, Sufyan Yousuf MPAs Syed Khalid Ahmed, Aamir Moin Pirzada, Alim-ur-Rehman and other officials were also present on the occasion.
Summarized scores:
National CC Lahore bt Hong Kong by 36 runs. National CC 137-6 in 20 overs (Bilal 47, Waqas Ahmed 31 not out, Imran Ghani 2-15, Ishtiaq 2-17) v Dragon Club Hong Kong 101 all out in 17.3 overs (Imran Ghani 26, Haseeb Amjad 21, Zubair Khan 3-14, M. Bilal 2-9, Mohsin Anwar 2-17, Hafiz Hasan 2- 17).
Al-Noor Gymkhana bt Korangi Al-Fateh by 64 runs. Al-Noor Gym 151-8 in 20 overs (Fawad Alam 35, Saeed Nadeem 34,
Zeeshan Aziz 2-23, Farrukh 2-25) v Korangi Al-Fateh 87 all out
in 19.2 overs (Waseem Naeem 16, Saad Naseem 4-15, Junaid Zia 2-15, Fawad Alam 2-16).
United Sports bt Landhi Friends by five wickets: Landhi Friends 160-7 in 20 overs (Abdul Salam 39, Wajid Ali 24, Shahid 23*, Osama Shah 3-25, Syed Faazullah 2-32) v United Sports 161-5 in 19.4 overs (Zafar Katpar 64*, M Ali 30, Sharjeel Ahmed 2-23).
Vital-V bt Muslim Gymkhana by 28 runs: Vital-V 115-9 in 20 overs (Waqas 24, Hanif Malik 14, Noman Aslam 2-16, Junaid Jan 2-20, Farhan Nazir 2-23) v Muslim Gym 87 all out in 19.2 overs (Arsalan Bajwa 20, Kashif Bhatti 4-23, Yasir Hussain 2-21).

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