KARACHI: Karachi and Faisalabad had mixed fortunes on Saturday in their race to qualify for the triangular phase of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 (Three-day) Cricket Tournament.

On day one of the fifth and final round, Karachi Blues were better placed to qualify from Group ‘A’ by reaching 150-5 after bowling out Larkana for 131 at the NBP Sports Complex.

Quetta, meanwhile, frustrated Faisalabad as they collected 270-7 in their first innings with Abdul Nasir hitting up an undefeated 109 at the SBP Sports Complex.

Faisalabad, who were 22-0 at stumps, and Karachi Blues both have 28 points from four matches before the start of play on Saturday.

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

Fifth round:

Group ‘A’:

 At SBP Sports Complex, Karachi: QUETTA 270-7 in 83 overs (Abdul Nasir 109 not out, Israr Ahmed 54, Munir Ahmed 35, Hazrat Wali 24; Mashal Khan 2-19, Qamar Abbas 2-69); FAISALABAD 22-0 in 6 overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: LARKANA 131 in 59.4 overs (Ayaz Ali 38; Mohammad Zahid 4-35, Asher Qureshi 4-46); KARACHI BLUES 150-5 in 33 overs (Asher Qureshi 69, Tauseeq Ahmed 21; Nadir Ali 3-57).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: HYDERABAD 182 in 61 overs (Ibtesam 34, Saud Jaffri 29, Saad Khan 23, Azhar Abbas 22; Zaid Alam 4-40, Wasim Khan 3-45, Ahmed Shafiq 2-50); LAHORE BLUES 66-3 in 27 overs (Zaid Alam 26 not out; Asad Malik 2-8).

Group ‘B’:    

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: LAHORE WHITES 223 in 75.1 overs (Ahmed Zulfiqar 69, Attyab Ahmed 46, Uzair Nasir 43, Waqas Ali 22; Mohammad Ilyas 5-37, Saifullah 2-58); PESHAWAR 53-0 in 10 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 39 not out).

 At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: SIALKOT 413-7 declared in 79 overs (Abdullah Shafiq 110, Aashir Hafeez 98, Saif Badar 70, Abdur Rehman 37, Momin Waqar 31; Mohammad Haroon 3-64, Imran Khan 2-100); RAWALPINDI 11-1 in 8.3 overs

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: DERA MURAD JAMALI 142 in 52 overs (Usama Razzaq 40, Mohammad Shahid 30; Ali Aslam 4-28, Faraz Khan 3-45, Umar Sadiq 2-20); MULTAN 135-5 in 49 overs (Mohammad Faizan 49 not out, Ahmed Sultan 32, Umar Sadiq 21; Rasool Bakhsh 3-36).

Group ‘C’:

At National Ground, Islamabad:  FATA 298 in 82.2 overs (Mohammad Khayyam 83, Mohammad Ishaq 47, Maaz Khan 37, Muhammad Daud 36; Shayan Sheikh 3-66); ISLAMABAD 25-0 in 11 overs. 

At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur: KARACHI WHITES 384-8 declared in 73.1 overs (Azam Khan 129, Haider Abbas 55, Kashif Patel 51 not out, Mohammad Hassaan Khan 41, Ibrar Ahmed 39, Ahmed Alam 21; Syed Faizan Tahir 4-89, Osama 3-116); AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 38-1 in 15 overs (Badar Mukhtar 23 not out).

At Marghazar Cricket Ground, Islamabad: BAHAWALPUR 262 in 75.1 overs (Sheron Siraj 61, Mohammad Shaharyar 60, Mohammad Umair 45, Umar Abbasi 32; Arshad Iqbal 4-65, Mansoor Ali Khan 3-45, Bilal Shah 2-63); ABBOTTABAD 12-3 in 12 overs (Shayan Khalil 2-4).

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2016