KARACHI: Brilliant Usman Javed become the first batsman to score the first century in the 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana T-20 Ramazan Cricket tournament 2018 after the opener hammered 106 as Jaffer Brothers beat holder Doller East by 18 runs at the AKG Ground on tuesday.
Earlier Usman was the only batsman who scored successive two centuries last year 2017 in 30th AKG Ramazan cricket tournament when he played from Omer CC.
Opting to bat first in the Group ‘A’ tie, Jaffer Brothers rattled up 208-3 Usman Javed plundering fifteen boundaries and brace of sixes during his hurricane 55-ball 106 innings.
another young talented batsman Noor Wali slammed an unbeaten 61 off 32 balls with three fours and four huge sixes, while opener Shazer Hassan contributed a 20-ball 27 with two fours as he and Usman put on 86 for the opening stand.
Holder Doller East showed good fighting spirit in their reply as strong build batsman Jahandad Khan blasted a splendid 26-ball 52 studded with five sixes and one four. Hard hitting batsman Ejaz Ali Shah contributed 48 off 24 balls with nine boundaries and one six while both added 52 runs for the fourth wicket, Rameez Aziz made 23 off 12 balls with three sixes while Discarted Pakistan batsman Umer Akmal could score 16 off 12 balls with two four he and Ejaz put 52 runs for the opening stand.
However, the Holder Doller East ’ valiant effort was enough when they all out on 190- in 19.2 overs.
Later. Usman Javed was the name as man of the match award received from Wali Shah Managing Drirector projector Union. Zaheer Ahmed Shaikh, Al- Amin Turyani, Hamid Ali , Irfan Surani also seen .
Summarised scores:
JAFFER BROTHERS. 208-3 in 20 overs (Usman Javed 106, Noor Wali 61 not out, Shazer Hassan 20; Azam Hussian 2-36, Rameez Aziz1-38); DOLLER EAST. 190- in 19.2 overs.(Jahandad Khan 51, Ejaz Ali SHAH 48, Rameez Aziz 23, Umer Akmal 16:Amjad Manzoor 2-37,Ashiq Ali 2-45)..
