Kashif Stars as Agha Steel reaced in the last eight.

KARACHI: A brilliant contribution of 37 from  Kashif Iqbal and equally excellent bowling by Yasir Hussain  and Touheed Khan enabled Agha Steel seal a 21-run victory over Soni Associates in the 31st Aga Khan Ramazan T20 Cricket Tournament tie at the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground here on Monday .

 Agha Steel’s second success win in Group ‘C’ with 4 points finished as a group runner while Qasmi CC group leader with all 6 points victory was made possible by Asad who struck three fours and two sixes during a 23-ball innings of 37 to help his team collect 158-8 in 20 overs.

Umair yousuf hit four boundaries in making a 29-ball 36 runs as he and Asad added 63 for the six wicket, Sharyar Ghani countributed 19 runs.

Spinners Arif Yaqoob took 2-22 and Ali Iqbal took 2- 39.

Soni Associates, in reply, were restriced for 137-6  in 20 overs.  with Shahid Mirani making 35 run a ball  with three fours . Arif Yaqoob scored 30 in 22 balls with two sixes, Faizan Hussain made 19.

Off-spinner Yasir Hussain finished with excellent figures of 2-15 in 2.5 overs, slow left-armer Touheed khan  claimed two for 29.

Later. Former test fast bowler Jalaluddin presents man of the award to Kashif Iqbal Waqar Hussain, Riazuddin, Mir Afzal, Junaid Ghafoor and Mohammad Nizam also look on.

Summarised scores:

AGHA STEEL.158-8 in 20 overs (Kashif Iqbal 37,  Unair Yousuf 36, Sharyar Ghanian 19; Airf Yaqoob  2-22, Ali Iqbal 2- 39); SONI ASSOCIATES. 137-6 in 20 overs (Shahid Mirani 35, Arif Yaqoob 30, Fauzan Hussain 19; Yasir Hussain 2-22,  Touheed Khan 2-28 ).