KARACHI: Faisalabad rode on Mohammad Rizwan’s half-century to collect 240 in their first innings against Karachi Blues on day one of the opening-round three-day match in the PCB Under-19 Inter-region Cricket Tournament on Tuesday.

Rizwan scored 60 after the visitors opted to bat first at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground with his 117-ball knock featuring seven fours.

Karachi Blues ended the day on 52-1 in their reply.

Asad Malik struck 100 off 158 balls (eight fours and one six) as Hyderabad posted 219 all out after deciding to bat first against Larkana at Garhi Khuda Bux.

Larkana were 37-1 when stumps were drawn for the day.

Umair Masood excelled with 74 (12 fours) and Wahidullah 70 (10 boundaries) as Rawalpindi piled up 310-9 in the allotted 83 overs versus Multan at the National Ground in Islamabad.

Ammad Alam slammed 93 (off 125 balls, 12 fours) while guiding Karachi Whites to 279 against Bahawalpur at the Dring Stadium. The hosts reached 4-1 at stumps.

Close of play scores on Tuesday (day one of three):

Group ‘A’:

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi: FAISALABAD 240 in 75 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 60, Mohammad Saleem 45, Ali Raza 41, Mishal Khan 35, Shahid Khan 27; Obaisullah Khan 3-40, Ashar Qureshi 3-82, Osama Butt 2-31); KARACHI BLUES 52-1 in 23 overs (Osama Ali 25 not out, Imran Shah 23 not out).

AT Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Stadium, Ghari Khuda Bux: HYDERABAD 219 in 82.4 overs (Asad Malik 100, Ibtesam Sheikh 25; Ameer Hamza 3-54, Nadir Ali 3-83); LARKANA 37-1 in 14 overs (Jahangir Mir 21 not out).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: QUETTA 132-8 in 67.3 overs (Abdul Wahid 37, Abdul Nasir 32; Ahmed Shafiq 3-39, Wasim Khan 3-43) vs LAHORE BLUES.

Group ‘B’:

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: PESHAWAR vs DERA MURAD JAMALI — no play due to rain.

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: LAHORE WHITES 74-5 in 34 overs (Ramis Mustafa 29, Uzair Nasir 22 not out; Taimur Hasan 3-24) vs SIALKOT.

At National Ground, Islamabad: RAWALPINDI 310-9 in 83 overs (Umair Masood 74, Wahidullah Khan 70, Imran Khan 41, Mohammad Jageer 34; Faraz Khan 4-108, Arsalan Haider 2-78); MULTAN 4-1 in 4.3 overs.

Group ‘C’:

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 127 in 50.4 overs (Syed Faizan Tahir 46; Alamgir Khan 4-31, Mohammad Musa 3-29); ISLAMABAD 161-4 in 39 overs (Syed Muzammil Shah 76, Sajawal 56 not out; Usama Fazil 4-29).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: KARACHI WHITES 279 in 81.4 overs (Ammad Alam 93, Hasan Mohsin 62, Waleed Khan 25, Mohammad Umar 22, Mohammad Hassaan Khan 21; Shehram Hussain 4-65, Shayan Khalil 2-19); BAHAWALPUR 4-1 in 6 overs.

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: ABBOTTABAD 109 in 40.3 overs (Khayyam Khan 51; Umar Khan 5-18, Mohammad Tahir 2-23); FATA 86-4 in 27 overs (Umar Khan 22 not out, Adnan Khan 20; Arshad Iqbal 3-28).

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2016