KARACHI: Pakistan discard Kamran Akmal hammered an awesome century to lead National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to 70-run victory over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) in President?s Gold Cup One-Day Cricket Tournament at NBP Sports Complex Ground on Sunday.
Aggressive Kamran cracked 16 boundaries and four sixes in his 137 in mere 87 balls and Sami Aslam made 114 in 124 balls with ten fours and brace of sixes as NBP piled a mammoth 356 for the loss of three wickets in 50 overs.
SNGPL in response could manage 286 for the seven wickets in their 50 overs. Consistent Muhammad Rizwan top-scored with 76 in 75 balls with four fours and six and Azhar Ali hit five fours and one six in his 57 off 41 balls.
This was SNGPL first defeat after winning the first three games. Summarized scores: NBP 356-3 in 50 overs (Kamran Akmal 137, Sami Aslam 114, Nasir Jamshed 49, Imran Khalid 2-68) SNGPL 286-7 in 50 overs (Muhammad Rizwan 76, Azhar Ali 57, Ali Waqas 39, Khurram Shahzad 26, Mohammad Asghar 3-53)
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