Lahore, 22 March 2024: The first-ever Inter-College Ramadan T20 Cup kicked off in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore this Friday. Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi presided over the trophy-unveiling ceremony and met with captains of the ten participating teams of the Lahore Region which was followed by the opening match between Government College and MAO College.
GCU won the match by 93 runs on the back of stellar performances by openers Mohammad Ayaz and Rafaqat Hussain whose partnership yielded a collective score of 127 runs and helped their side set an impressive target of 185-4.
MAO College’s batting order failed to withstand GCU’s bowling attack with all GCU bowlers, with the exception of Mohammad Waseem Haider, claiming at least a wicket each. Abu Bakr claimed two successive wickets, Anees Ur Rahman and Hassan Zulfiqar, in the third over while Mohammad Nouman Khan claimed the scalp of MAO College’s Faheem Abbas restraining him at 30 off 41, with two fours.
MAO College managed to make 92 runs at the expense of six wickets at the end of the 20th over. Amroz Yousaf and Rafaqat with 11 runs each persisted on the crease till the last ball.
Scores in brief:
GCU beat MAO College by 93 runs.
GCU 185-4, 20 overs (Mohammad Ayaz 81, Ali Raza 62; Mohammad Yousaf 3-40)
MAO College 92-6, 20 overs (Faheem Abbas 30, Abdul Rehman 12;Abu Bakr 2-22)
