Karachi (Cliff News)Jamshoro encounter mixed fortunes in the 18th National Seniors Cup Cricket Tournament 2016-17 being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).Jamshoro overwhelmed Badin by seven wickets at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, but lost to Mirpurkhas by 25 runs at the same venue. A record number of 111 teams from all parts of the country are contesting the tournament, being held for the eighteenth year running.Badin, who won the toss and elected to bat, compiled a total of 109 for eight in the stipulated overs with opener Mohammad Moosa (28 off 29 balls) being their topscorer while the innings was wrecked by Jamshoro’s duo ofGhulam Hussain (3-17) and MunawwarBhutto (2-26).Jamshoro overcame a mini-collapse, which saw them lose three wickets to Mohammad Jaffer, to reach the target of 110 in 14.3 overs. Opener GhulamHussain led the chase with a breezy 41 off 19 balls, hitting seven boundaries.Javed Liaquat remained unbeaten on 28 off as many balls while Mumtaz Qureshiremained undefeated on 17 off 18 balls.In the other Southern Zone fixture,Mirpurkhas batted first after winning the toss and scored 126 for six in the allotted 15 overs against Jamshoro with the major contributions coming fromGhajan Wassan (29 off 17 balls),Sharifuddin (28 off 22 balls) and Abdul Rahim (25 off 30 balls).Opener Asif Baloch (41 off 40 balls) provided Jamshoro a solid start and they were well placed at 77 for one while chasing the target of 127. But they lost three quick wickets in Sharifuddin’s two overs and found themselves restricted to 101 for nine off 15 overs.