JEDDAH — APF defeated Zultec by 4 wickets in the Premier League of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) Championship here. Batting first, Zultec set a target of 259 runs in 35 overs through Mohammad Abdullah 88, Afaq 17, Akram 28 and Javed Iqbal 48. Babar took 3 wickets, while Farooq, Waqas and Adalat claimed one each. In reply, APF opener Khurram Karamat played a fantastic innings of 135 in just 74 balls. Skipper Nadeem Amin made 30 in 16 balls with the help of 6 fours, while Usman scored 13 and Maqsood 28. Ihsan took 2-55, Khalid Iqbal 2-53, while Bilal and Afaq got one each. In the Afternoon Level I match, AOT defeated Natcom by 66 runs. AOT scored 134 in 18 overs. Shahid 28 and Hisham 20 were the main contributors. M. Pasha took 3 wickets, While Iqbal and Waqas claimed 2 each and Jameel 1. Natcom was all out for 68 runs in 18.0 overs. Zakir Habib claimed 3-18, Rafiq 3-13, Waqas 2-21. Other results: Contracto bt AMI Juffali by 10 runs. Contraco 200 in 18 overs (Khurram 44, Maqsood 67, Shahzad 16, Kaleem 10, Najam 3-41, Azhar 2-35, Saboor 1). AMI 190 (Azhar 92, Suboor 23, Najam 19). Fuchs bt MCH Academy Blue by 11 runs. Fuchs 164 in 18 overs (Irfan Anjum 22, Ghafoor 21, Farid 21, Rashid 47, Nasir 14, Khuban 17, Amjad 2 wickets, Safi and Abdul Rafa 1 each). MCH 153 (Aleem 15, Talha 10, Safiuddin 38, Shuja 26, Shabaz 18). Morning Level 2 Jeddah Royals bt Johnson Control by 3 wickets. Mercedez bt QRCC by 59 runs. Mercedez Benz 189 (Ilyas 46, Amrat 89, Jabran 22, Babar 2 wickets, Iqbal, Kashif and Yasir one each). QRCC 130 (Amir 28, Saleem 15, Yasir 30, Zafar 17, Habeeb 3 wickets, Amir and Azhar Butt 2 each). ALJ bt Orbital Horizon by 10 runs. ALJ 193 (Imran 80 not out, Tanveer 21, Basheer 36, Adil 13, Arshad 3-21, Babar and Azeem 1 each). Orbital Horizon 182 (Afridi 40, Kashif 76).
