KARACHI: Quetta stunned Karachi Blues by two wickets in their fourth-round fixture of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday.

Imran Khan grabbed four wickets for 33 runs at help the visitors, who had opted to bowl first at the toss at the UBL Sports Complex, skittle out Karachi Blues for 123 in 35.4 overs.

Quetta somehow managed to reach a modest target in 42.3 overs while losing eight wickets in the process. Ali Khan claimed five wickets for 12 runs.

Hyderabad were also surprise winners as Faisalabad were defeated by five wickets in another low-scoring Group ‘A’ tie at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad.

But Lahore Blues were on song when they crushed Larkana by nine wickets at the NBP Sports Complex thanks to unbeaten contributions from Fahad Munir (79) and Ali Zaryab (62).

In a high-scoring clash at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, the home side defeated Rawalpindi by 24 runs.

Nabi Gul hit 143 (11 fours and eight sixes) and Mohammad Mohsin made 112 (16 boundaries) as Peshawar amassed 331-7 in their 50 overs.

Rawalpindi responded by totalling 307-9 with Nasir Nawaz scoring a 92-ball 99 (12 fours and two sixes).

In other Group ‘B’ fixtures Dera Murad Jamali edged Lahore Whites by four wickets while Sialkot thrashed Multan by 133 runs.

In Group ‘C’ matches Karachi Whites beat Abbottabad by five wickets. Islamabad defeated Bahawalpur by seven wickets and Fata overcame Azad Jammu Kashmir by six wickets.

Results on Wednesday:

Fourth round:

Group ‘A’:

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Quetta beat Karachi Blues by two wickets.

KARACHI BLUES 123 in 35.4 overs (Haider Ali 38; Imran Khan 4-33, Mavia Bashir 2-24); QUETTA 124-8 in 42.3 overs (Sanaullah 34; Ali Khan 5-12).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Lahore Blues beat Larkana by nine wickets.

LARKANA 187 in 48.5 overs (Mohammad Aqeel 47, Uzair Ata 35, Habibullah 27, Ayaz Ali 21; Ghulam Murtaza 3-34, Fahad Munir 2-21, Umar Farooq 2-29); LAHORE BLUES 188-1 in 39.4 overs (Fahad Munir 79 not out, Ali Zaryab 62 not out).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Hyderabad beat Faisalabad by five wickets.

FAISALABAD 110 in 28 overs (Mohammad Saleem 34, Saad Khan 4-4, Mohammad Waqar 2-24, Ibtesam Sheikh 2-28); HYDERABAD 111-5 in 22.2 overs (Saad Khan 34, Azhar Abbas 22 not out; Asad Raza 2-31).

Group ‘B’:

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Peshawar beat Rawalpindi by 24 runs.

PESHAWAR 331-7 in 50 overs (Nabi Gul 143, Mohammad Mohsin 112; Mohammad Haroon 3-51, Ibrar 2-65); RAWALPINDI 307-9 in 50 overs (Nasir Nawaz 99, Umair Masood 59, Imran Khan 29, Usman Haider 24, Hasnain Ahmed 24; Mohammad Ilyas 2-46).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Dera Murad Jamali beat Lahore Whites by four wickets.

LAHORE WHITES 207 in 49.2 overs (Attyab Ahmed 49, Aresh Khan 47, Mohammad Umar 31; Rasool Bakhsh 3-32); DERA MURAD JAMALI 210-6 in 44.2 overs (Mohammad Shahid 61, Naseebullah 41, Fahad Hussain 33 not out, Daniyal Ahmed 32; Usman Abid 2-29, Mohammad Umar Jr 2-26).

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: Sialkot beat Multan by 133 runs.

SIALKOT 279-8 in 50 overs (Abdur Rehman 69, Abdullah Shafiq 66, Ahmed Iqbal 59, Mohsin Waqar 29; Ali Aslam 2-48, Umar Sadiq 2-51); MULTAN 146 in 43.4 overs (Saif-u-Rehman 32, Saleem Haider 26; Ansar Irshad 2-18, Momin Waqar 2-23, Hammad Arshad 2-31, Azhar Mahmood 2-31).

Group ‘C’:

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Islamabad beat Bahawalpur by seven wickets.

BAHAWALPUR 188 in 48.2 overs (Ali Imran 52, Sajid Iqbal 30, Mohammad Shaharyar 28; Muhammad Musa 4-39, Abu Hurraira 2-27, Alamgir Khan 2-39); ISLAMABAD 190-3 in 36.5 overs (Sajawal Riaz 82, Syed Muzammil Shah 70 not out).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: Karachi Whites beat Abbottabad by five wickets.

ABBOTTABAD 207-9 in 50 overs (Anis Azam 59, Mohsin Khan 40, Faizan Awan 25, Khayyam Khan 22; Mohammad Hassaan Khan 2-31, Nihal Rasheed 2-38, Ahmed Alam 2-45); KARACHI WHITES 208-5 in 46.1 overs (Hasan Mohsin 52 not out, S.M. Tahami 42, Mohammad Zubair 32 not out; Bilal Shah 4-31).

At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur: Fata beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by six wickets.

AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 150 in 47.2 overs (Owais Raheem 25, Mohsin Azmat 25; Mohammad Tahir 5-43, Umar Khan 2-25, Abdullah 2-27); FATA 151-4 in 39.1 overs (Hamza Khan 71 not out; Syed Faizan Tahir 2-26).

Published in Dawn September 29th, 2016