KARACHI: Spinner Ali Murtaza excelled with a 12-wicket match haul as Larkana Bulls trounced Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes by 162 runs in their second-round Pool ‘A’ fixture in the PCB Inter-Region Under-19 Cricket Tournament on Tuesday.

Quetta Bears also recorded a creditable 122-run victory over Hyderabad Hawks in the other Pool ‘A’ game at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad.

The Bulls’ win was inevitable after the Ibexes struggled to 81-3 by Monday evening after being set a stiff 286-run chase at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh.

Resuming the last day of the three-day tie, the Ibexes lost their seven wickets for the addition of just 42 runs with only Sanaullah offering some sort of a fight by making 39 from 111 balls with the help of four boundaries.

Ali, the slow left-armer who snared eight wickets for 45 runs in the first innings, claimed four wickers for 35 runs to finish with 12 for 80 for the match.

The Hawks were never in the hunt of 311-run target when they capitulated in the space of 51 overs for a total of 188 against the spin of Mukhtyar Ahmed who grabbed eight wickets for 53 runs.

Mukhtyar ended up with match figures of 14 for 100 since he had taken 6-47 in the first innings as well.

Behram Khan shone for the home side with a robust 64-ball effort of 58 that was laced with 10 fours.

Earlier, the Bears closed their second innings at 208-8 after having begun the day at 134-4. Shahzad doubled his overnight score to remain unbeaten with 60 (103 balls, five boundaries).

Daniyal Hussain took all four wickets to fall on Tuesday to finish with fine figures of six for 42.

The one-day matches between these four teams will be played on Thursday.

Scores and results on Tuesday (final day of three):

Pool ‘A’

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Quetta Bears beat Hyderabad Hawks by 122 runs.

QUETTA BEARS 254 in 73.2 overs (Nizamuddin 91, Mohammad Imran 56, Sagheer Ahmed 26; Kamran Rehmani 3-11, Mukhtyar Ahmed 3-74, Daniyal Hussain 2-74) and 208-8 declared in 63 overs (Nawab Khan 69, Shahzad 60 not out, Abdul Naafay 23; Daniyal Hussain 6-42); HYDERABAD HAWKS 152 in 53 overs (Khizer Hayat 42, Mohammad Fawad 42 not out; Mukhtyar Ahmed 6-47) and 188 in 51 overs (Behram Khan 58, Khizer Hayat 32; Mukhtyar Ahmed 8-53, Ghulam Mohammad 2-52).

At Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh: Larkana Bulls beat Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes by 162 runs.

LARKANA BULLS 241-9 in 83 overs (Sardam Hussain 42, Taimur Ali 40, Sardar Ali 37 not out, Nasir Ali 29, Chahat Ali 23; Aftab Ahmed 7-92) and 131 in 44.3 overs (Mohsin Raza 51, Sardam Hussain 22; Aftab Ahmed 5-62, Sanaullah 3-8, Allah Yar 2-20); DERA MURAD JAMALI IBEXES 87 in 37.1 overs (Dawood Khan 32; Ali Murtaza 8-45) and 123 in 55.3 overs (Sanaullah 39, Imdad Ahmed 27; Ali Murtaza 4-35, Mohammad Imran 2-16, Sardam Hussain 2-34). Published in Dawn, September 10th , 2014