ISLAMABAD: GTV edged out AJJ News by 26 runs in the match of Media Cricket League (MCL), being organised by the Jang Media Group here at the Shalimar Ground.
Imran Hanif struck an 11-ball 34 as GTV scored 101-4 in six overs. AAJ News in reply could manage 75-4 in the allotted overs. Raja Jawad smashed a nine-ball 36 for AJJ while Imran picked up 2-18 for GTV.
The MCL that started on January 6 will continue till January 18 as the semis and final will be contested on this day. Besides hosts Daily Jang team, the MCL will also see teams from PTV, GNN, ARY News, Elaan Marketing, Khyber, PEMRA, Public News, Geo News, Greet ENT, Capital Smart City, AAJ News, GTV, HUM News, PID, 92 News, Dunya News, AJK News, Samaa News, Express News, Dawn News, ABN News, Suno News and Villa Vista in action.
Brief scores: 92 News beat Dunya by nine wickets: Dunya News 97 for 3 (Hamza Khawaja 38 not out; Hamza 1-12). 92 News 100 for 1 in 4.2 overs (Hamza 66 not out). Daily Jang beat AJK News by eight wickets: AJK News 47-6 in six overs (Husnain 27, Raja Talha 2-0, Sakif Mushtaq 2-1). Daily Jang 50 for 2 in 3.2 overs (Ahsan Ahmad 30, Zubair Hussain 1-0).
PID beat HUM News by nine wickets: HUM 46 for 4 (Israr Shah 28, Aaqib 2-12). PID 77 for 1 (Shahid Bantu 67, Kamran Khan 1-6). Capital Smart City beat Green ENT by 61 runs: Capital Smart City 93 for 4 (Syed Arsalan 69, Farhat Mehmood 3-23). Green ENT 32 for 6 (Basit Ali 8 not out, Inzimam 2-17).
