Usman another ton’s as Jaffer Brother reached in last eight

KARACHI: Opener Usman Javed  continued his brilliant touch with the bat, clubbing eleven fours and hoisting six sixes in his second consecutive  century after facing  63 balls.  become the first batsman to score successive centuries in the 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana T-20 Ramazan Cricket tournament as Jaffer Brother reached in the last eight round with second victory in a row  when they beat Acmi tecnoligies eng by 54 runs  at the AKG Ground on Saturday .

Batting first, Jaffer Brother mustered a healthy total of 215 for the loss of six wickets. Usman Javed  smashed 112 in 63  deliveries with nine fours and six sixes, Bshir Ahmed scored 20 off 12 balls with four fours in and added 60-run for the first wicket with Usman after Muhammad Saleem  went for 17.

Off spinner Mohammad Arsalan captured 2-39.

Acmi Tecnoligies Eng in teply were restricted 154 for 9 wickets. Saif Rasool blasted two sixes and two boundaries in his fighting 33 off 19, Waheed Murad made 26 in 28 balls  with one four and one sixe. waseem Bhatti  made 23 off 19 balls with the aid of three fours and a six. But his effort went in vain

Left arm pace bowler Zia ul Haque grabbed three wickets for 19 runs while Slow left armer Hafiz Shahid captured three wickets for 24 runs.

 Later. Mamager AKG Altaf Asrani was given man of the match award to Usman Javed, Cricket convener AKG Mir Afzal Baig, Zia ul Haque, Irfan Surani, Javed Mansoor and other were also present

Summarised scores:

JAFFER BROTJER. 214-6 in 20 overs (Usman Javed 112, Bashir Ahmed 20, Mohammad Saleem 17; Mohammad Arsalan 2-39); ACT ENG. 154-9 in 20 overs.(Saif Rasool 33, Waheef Murad 26, Wasem Bhatti 23: Zia ul Haqe 3-16, Hafiz Shahid 3-29).