KARACHI: Opener Ahmed Imam f ailed to score a century by one run but his unbeaten 99 guided Pakistan Lawyers to an eight-wicket win over Karachi Bar in the first Jamil Ahmed Invitation Color-kit T20 cricket tournament fixture at the Eastern Ground here the other day.

Ahmed`s 61-ball knock featuring 12 fours and two sixes helped Pakistan Lawyers overhauled their rivals` total of 147-7 with eight balls to spare.

In the other match played earlier at the TMC Ground, SHC Green defeated Green Sports by 45 runs. Fine contributions from Adnan Saghir (55) and Sajid Peecheo (54) helped SHC Green reach 180-5. Green Sports, in reply, made 135-8.

The event was inaugurated by former KCCA president and ex-PCB governing board member Prof Ejaz Ahmed Farugi at a simple ceremony which was also attended by tournament director Muhammad Ibrahim and Jamil Ahmed.

Summarised scores: At T MC Gr ound: SHC Green beat Green Sports by 45 runs.

SHCGREEN180-5in20overs(AdnanSaghir55,SajidPeecheoS4,VmodRamesh 31; Ali Asim 2-35); GRE EN SPOR`IS 135-8 in 20 overs (Riaz Siddiqui 40, Ahmed Siddiqui 21; Farzeen Ahmed 2-18, Nasir Qureshi 2-28).

At Eastem Star Ground; Pakistan Lawyers brat Karachi Bar by eight wickets.

KARACHI BAR 147-7 in 20 overs (Amir Iqbal 38, Danish Khokhar 30; Suleman Huda3-25, Najeeb Jamali2-25, AsadAbbasi2-29); PAK]STAN LAWYERS 150-2in 18.4 overs (Ahmed Imam 99 not out, Rafiq Khawar 23, Atif Baig 22 not out; Ashar Qureshi 32).-Sports Reporter