Kanoo beat sister team Kanoo Travel narrowly by 11 runs, Ace Travel had the better of AJ Blues by 5 wickets, Jawar Al-Jazira got a fright before beating Zinda Talismat by three wickets and Natco rolled over Ace Travel in the 7th week matches of the Ace Travel League for Premier Division which is sponsored by Ace Travel and Tours and organized by JCA here. AJ Blues were bundled out for 135 against Ace Travel with Faheem Pasha (2-23), and Naveed (2-23) bowling an excellent line and length while Kamran and Sadiq picked up one wicket each. Arman (30), Sajjad (20) and Rashid (20) were the main scorers. In reply, Ace Travel raced home to 137-5 in 14.1 overs with Wajid scoring a quickfire 57 off 30 balls with 8 fours and 1 six and Faheem Pasha remaining unbeaten on 23. Although Shahrukh (3-32) and Nadeem (2-18) bowled well, they could not prevent Ace from winning by five wickets. The all-Kanoo match was a fierce battle. Kanoo, batted first and put on a solid score of 216-3 with elegant Tabrez racing to a superb unbeaten 100 in only 48 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes. Giving him company were fellow opener Rashid (24), Sami Khan (42) and Najam (25). Akbar, Amir and Mahmood took one wicket each. In reply, Kanoo Travel gave a fitting reply and went past 200 but in the end fell short by 11 runs as it ended on 205-9. Kaleem at his usual best scored a solid 96 in 36 balls with 9 sixes and 7 fours but was unlucky to miss century. Parvez Khan (30) and Akbar (23) gave him good support. But some spirited bowling by Moid (5-28) killed Kanoo Travel. Tabrez also picked up 2-45 to give Kanoo a narrow win by 11 runs. Jawar Al-Jazira beat Zinda Tilismath by three wickets. Zinda Talismath scored 162-5 with veteran Sadatullah scoring 45 off 29 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. Noor chipped in with a fluent 39 and Zaman 31. Omar (2-19) and Kamran, Tariq and Amir Shazad (one wicket each) shared the spoils. In reply, Jawar Al-Jazira managed to reach 166-7 in 14.2 balls. Asim hit 48 in 19 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes, Amer Shazad 21 and Javed an unbeaten 25. Sadatullah (3-34) and Noor (4-26) bowled well but in the end Jawar Al-Jazira won by three wickets. In the previous week, Natco comfortably beat Ace Travel by seven wickets. Ace Travel made 178-6 through Naveed (42), Abrar (32) and Shahzad (25). Yaseen (2 -29 ) and Humayun (2-30) bowled well for Natco which in reply raced to 179-3. Ather Ali scored a fluent 94 off 42 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes and skipper Humayun scored a stylish 59. They put on a second wicket partnership of 111 runs. For Ace Travel, Ashfaq Hussain (2-34) and Naveed bowled well. __
