KARACHI: Gulshan Gabroos humiliated Johar Jawans by 10 wickets while Malir Malangs registered a crushing 70-run victory over Lyari Legends on the second day of action of the 4th season of the Karachi Tape Ball Premier League (KTPL) here at the Moin Khan Academy on Sunday.
In the second match of the tournament, a combined bowling effort, followed by batsman Ahsan Chitta’s second innings half-century, led Gulshan Gabroos to a resounding victory in the opening of the campaign.
Deployed first to bat, the Jawans batting unit was rocked by the Gabroos bowling attack led by Jallat Khan and could rack up 62/8 in their allotted six overs.
Openers Umair Butt (16) and Chota Vikki (11) were the only Jawans batsmen to accumulate double figures in the first innings.
Jallat Khan was the standout bowler for Jawans in the first innings, taking three wickets, while Zabi Ullah and Abdul Salam took two each.
In reply, batsman Dawood Pathan’s quick 33-run cameo propelled Gabroos to score 102/3 and secure a useful 40-run lead.
Trailing by 40 runs, the Jawans responded emphatically by rising to 125/2 in their allotted six overs to set Gabroos a formidable 86-run target.
Top-order batsman Umair Butt led the Jawans’ strong response with a quickfire 75 off just 19 deliveries, studded with four fours and nine sixes.
However, their efforts were nullified when Chitta’s second innings half-century saw Gabroos chase down the total with nine balls to spare.
Chitta hit a four and six sixes on his way to an unbeaten 51 from 15 deliveries, while captain Bahadur Ali contributed 13-ball 31.
The 10-wicket win put Gabroos at the top of the KTPL Season 4 standings.
In the third match of the tournament, M Jahangir Awan’s unbeaten half-century in each innings led Malir Malangs to a triumphant start.
Jahangir smashed a 14-ball 63 in the first innings and propelled his team to a mammoth total of 165/2.
The Legends managed just 86/3 in reply and thus handed a massive 79-run lead to the Malangs.
Momentum-driven Jahangir scored an unbeaten 57 off 20 deliveries in the second innings and helped the Malangs set a daunting target of 190 runs.
In the chase, the Legends fell short by a huge margin of 70 runs despite an unbeaten half-century from Muzammil Kamoki, who scored 79 off 24 deliveries with the help of eight fours and seven sixes.
