In a friendly game played at the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, PARCO Blues took on the home team Aga Khan Veterans, in a match that saw both teams fight till the last ball.
Batting first, PARCO Blues were off to a solid start with opener Adil Aziz Khan playing confidently to score a 31 ball 41, in an innings that included 4 fours. Middle order batsman Mohammad Khalil ended the innings on a high, scoring a brisk 26 runs, in 22 balls, with just 1 four. For the Aga Khan Veterans, Sabir was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4 wickets for 51 runs, in his quota of 5 overs. Fellow team mate Barkat Ali also scalped 2 wickets for 21 runs. PARCO Blues ended their innings at 154 runs.
The Aga Khan Veterans were off to a confident start with both openers getting identical starts of 17 runs each. However, it was middle order batsmen Sabir who led the charge with a solid run a ball 42, in an effort to try and get his team nearer to the target. Despite this, the PARCO Blues bowlers were on top of their game, with Habib Ullah and Munawar Ali taking 2 wickets each. Hence, the Aga Khan Veterans were restricted to 142 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
PARCO Blues won the match by 12 runs.