KARACHI: Faisalabad sealed a nine-wicket win over Quetta to qualify for the triangular phase of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 (Three-day) Cricket Tournament on Monday as their nearest rivals Karachi Blues suffered a shock loss against Larkana.

Both teams began their fifth and last round matches with 28 points but Faisalabad earned another six by virtue of this victory which was inspired by Ali Raza’s unbeaten 107 off 133 balls with eight fours and one six as they chased down a target of 173 in 41.3 overs.

Karachi Blues, meanwhile, failed in their chase for 191 when they were dismissed for 171 to enable Larkana complete a shock 19-run victory at the NBP Sports Complex with Nadir Ali claiming five wickets for 67 runs.

Rawalpindi made it the next stage of the completion by topping Group ‘B’ with 32 points after centuries from Wahidullah (an undefeated 165 off 235 balls, 24 fours) and Hasnain Ahmed (155 off 225, 20 fours and two sixes) steered them to 3892 after following-on against Sialkot at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala.

Holders Karachi Whites warmed up for the triangular event with a crushing 444-run defeat of Azad Jammu Kashmir at the Mirpur Cricket Stadium to comfortably top Group ‘C’ with 40 points.

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

Fifth round:

Group ‘A’:

At SBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Faisalabad beat Quetta by nine wickets.

QUETTA 270-7 in 83 overs (Abdul Nasir 109 not out, Israr Ahmed 54, Munir Ahmed 35) and 153 in 61.4 overs (Abdul Nasir 82; Shahid Khan 5-36, Qamar Abbas 3-41); FAISALABAD 251 in 81.4 overs (Mohammad Saleem 70, Ali Raza 42, Abdul Samad 39, Shahid Khan 35; Imran Khan 7-74) and 173-1 in 41.3 overs (Ali Raza 107 not out, Abdul Samad 51).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Larkana beat Karachi Blues by 19 runs.

LARKANA 131 in 59.4 overs (Ayaz Ali 38; Mohammad Zahid 4-35, Asher Qureshi 4-46) and 217 in 93.1 overs (Ahsan Sultan 64, Ayaz Ali 48, Mohammad Aqeel 33; Mohammad Ali Khan 3-30, Asher Qureshi 3-57); KARACHI BLUES 158 in 42 overs (Asher Qureshi 69; Ali Hyder 4-15, Nadir Ali 3-57) and 171 in 70.5 overs (Haider Ali 46; Nadir Ali 5-67).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Lahore Blues beat Hyderabad by five wickets.

HYDERABAD 182 in 61 overs (Ibtesam Sheikh 34; Zaid Alam 4-40, Wasim Khan 3-45) and 209 in 90 overs (Uzair Jaffri 69, Mohammad Suleman 39, Azhar Abbas 30; Ahmed Shafiq 3-59, Wasim Khan 3-70); LAHORE BLUES 201 in 66.7 overs (Zaid Alam 39, Zaryab Asif 39, Mohammad Ayyan 34, Basit Ali 33; Ibtesham Sheikh 6-35, Asad Malik 3-64) and 194-5 in 50.3 overs (Mohammad Saleem 85, Fahad Munir 53; Asad Malik 3-57).

Group ‘B’:

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: Peshawar beat Lahore Whites by 10 wickets.

LAHORE WHITES 223 in 75.1 overs (Ahmed Zulfiqar 69, Attyab Ahmed 46, Uzair Nasir 43; Mohammad Ilyas 5-37) and 170 in 84 overs (Attyab Ahmed 51; Mohammad Ilyas 5-52); PESHAWAR 372 in 79.1 overs (Nabi Gul 136, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 66, Alam Zeb 46, Azam Khan 46; Waqas Ali 4-58, Usman Abid 3-73) and 22-0 in 6 overs.

At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: Match drawn.

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); RAWALPINDI 249 in 75.3 overs (Nasir Nawaz 124, Muzammil Inayat 39, Imran Khan 39; Taimoor-ul-Hasan 3-36, Saqib Ali 3-70, Athar Mahmood 3-76) and 389-2 in 103 overs (Wahidullah 165 not out, Hasnain Ahmed 155).

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: Dera Murad Jamali beat Multan by 91 runs.

DERA MURAD JAMALI 142 in 52 overs (Usama Razzaq 40, Mohammad Shahid 30; Ali Aslam 4-28, Faraz Khan 3-45) and 269 in 98 overs (Usama Razzaq 66, Shoaib Ahmed 55, Mohammad Shahid 45; Arsalan Haider 3-64); MULTAN 242 in 81.3 overs (Mohammad Faizan 61, Faraz Khan 42, Ahmed Sultan 32; Saeed Ahmed 4-51, Rasool Bakhsh 3-68) and 78 in 43.4 overs (Mohammad Faizan 23; Saeed Ahmed 5-21, Rasool Bakhsh 5-29).

Group ‘C’:

At National Ground, Islamabad: Match drawn.

FATA 298 in 82.2 overs (Mohammad Khayyam 83, Mohammad Ishaq 47, Maaz Khan 37, Muhammad Daud 36; Shayan Sheikh 3-66) and 249-8 declared in 66 overs (Mohammad Ishaq 100, Hamza Khan 72; Mohammad Musa 5-79); ISLAMABAD 269 in 80.5 overs (Shaharyar Liaquat 98, Sajawal Riaz 47, Syed Muzammil Shah 30; Mohammad Tahir 4-74, Haider Ali 3-63) and 244-6 in 41 overs (Sajawal Riaz 41, Inayat Ali 39 not out, Shaharyar Liaquat 37, Umar Nawaz Khan 34; Mohammad Tahir 3-63, Umar Khan 3-72).

At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur: Karachi Whites beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by 444 runs.

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; Syed Faizan Tahir 4-89, Osama 3-116) and 264-8 declared in 32.2 overs (Ammad Alam 140, Mohammad Zubair 100 not out); AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 108 in 50.5 overs (Ibrar Ahmed 5-42) and 96 in 37.3 overs (Syed Faizan Tahir 38; Ibrar Ahmed 4-17).

At Marghazar Cricket Ground, Islamabad: Match drawn.

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) and 272-6 in 69.5 overs (Ali Imran 95, Shehron Siraj 87; Bilal Shah 4-71); ABBOTTABAD 254-9 in 83 overs (Basit Khan 100 not out, M. Mohsin Khan 54, Mansoor Ali Khan 31) and 106-4 in 23 overs (Basit Khan 34, Mohammad Arif 33).

Published in Dawn October 4th, 2016