KARACHI: Talented opener Saim Ayub struck his second century in the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Cup as Karachi Whites comfortably eased past Islamabad by eight wickets in their third-round Group ‘A’ fixture at the Marghazar Ground in the federal capital on Sunday.

After bowling out Islamabad — who had won their first two matches — for 195 with paceman Mohammad Maki claiming 4-35, Karachi Whites reached 201-2 in 33.5 overs as Saim finished unbeaten 104, while striking 11 fours and three sixes in his 102-ball knock.

Quetta cruised to their third straight success when they downed Azad Jammu Kashmir by eight wickets at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad.

Slow left-armer Mohammad Ajmal Khan took 4-30 as AJK mustered 118 all out before Quetta romped home by making 119-2 in 28.3 overs.

Fata defeated Dera Murad Jamali by 47 runs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, while Faisalabad celebrated their third win on the trot by extending Lahore Whites’ misery with a six-wicket triumph at Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium.

Peshawar, meanwhile, maintained their unbeaten streak to top Group ‘B’ when they sealed a four-wicket victory against Multan at the UBL Sports Complex.

Slow left-armer Nadir Shah starred with figures of 4-29 while inspiring Karachi Blues to a three-wicket win over Bahawalpur here at the UBL Sports Complex.

In the remaining two games in this pool were thrilling.

Hyderabad survived a late onslaught from Abbottabad before winning by just three runs in a high-scoring encounter at the TMC Ground.

Skipper Saad Khan hammered an entertaining 90 off 89 balls with the aid of eight boundaries and five sixes as he and Mohammad Wasim (69) added 159 for the third wicket to enable Hyderabad collect 288-8.

Shahbaz Ahmed stood out in Abbottabad’s reply with a brilliant 86-ball innings of 101 (nine fours and one six) but his heroics were not enough as his side finished at 285-8.

Sialkot sealed an eight-run win by restricting Lahore Blues to 196-9 at the NBP Sports Complex.

Sunday’s results:

Third round:

Group ‘A’:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: Fata beat Dera Murad Jamali by 47 runs.

FATA 237 in 49.4 overs (Mohammad Ajmal 58, Mohammad Abbas Afridi 46, Mohammad Wasim 40, Farhan Sheikh 38; Soomar Khan 3-10, Fahad Hussain 3-46); DERA MURAD JAMALI 190-9 in 50 overs (Fahad Hussain 71, Mohammad Shahid 35, Zahid Ali 22 not out; Afaq Ahmed 3-35, Mohammad Wasim 2-34).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Faisalabad beat Lahore Whites by six wickets.

LAHORE WHITES 155 in 47 overs (Mohammad Arsalan 42, Hasan Dar 39; Yousuf Khan 3-28, Mohammad Bilal Javed 2-24, Saif Ali 2-44); FAISALABAD 157-4 in 25.4 overs (Awais Zafar 61 not out, Saif Ali 57, Zohaib Amanat 24; Hashim Ibrahim 2-28).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Quetta beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by eight wickets.

AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 118 in 44.2 overs (Hamza Ilyas 28, Aaqib Liaquat 21, Shahid Ahmed 20; Mohammad Ajmal Khan 4-30, Ahsanullah Tareen 2-32); QUETTA 119-2 in 28.3 overs (Latifullah 55 not out, Hidayatullah 36 not out; Usama Fazil 2-33).

At Marghazar Ground, Islamabad: Karachi Whites beat Islamabad by eight wickets.

ISLAMABAD 195 in 43.1 overs (Sarim Ashfaq 67, Rohail Nazir 27, Bilal Ahmed 25; Mohammad Makki 4-35, Mohammad Taha 3-38); KARACHI WHITES 201-2 in 33.5 overs (Saim Ayub 104 not out, Jahanzaib Sultan 32, Mohammad Usman 25, Mohammad Taha 21 not out; Sarim Ashfaq 2-39).

Group ‘B’:

At National Stadium, Karachi: Karachi Blues beat Bahawalpur by three wickets.

BAHAWALPUR 162 in 50 overs (Umar Rehman 49, Naved Ahmed 48, Aoun Abbas 20; Nadir Shah 4-29, Tariq Khan 2-25); KARACHI BLUES 164-7 in 31.5 overs (Anas Ilyas 44, Ahsanullah 20, Obaisullah Khan 20; Mohammad Muzammil 3-53, Mohammad Junaid 2-31);

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Peshawar beat Multan by four wickets.

MULTAN 159-9 in 50 overs (Shoaib Khan 56, Mohammad Asif 34; Niaz Ahmed 3-30, Izhar 3-30, Mohammad Aamir 2-15); PESHAWAR 160-6 in 35.4 overs (Mohammad Haris 38 not out, Saqib Jamil 32, Mohammad Mohsin 27; Mohammad Jahangir 5-51).

At TMC Ground, Karachi: Hyderabad beat Abbottabad by three runs.

HYDERABAD 288-8 in 50 overs (Saad Khan 92, Mohammad Wasim 69, Rafay Siddique 40, Saud Jafri 40; Khalid Ali 3-53, Nauman Akbar 2-49, Hamza Khan 2-54); ABBOTTABAD 285-8 in 50 overs (Shahbaz Ahmed 101, Danish Sarhadi 69, Khayyam Khan 43; Mohammad Hasnain 3-39, Raza-ul-Hasan 3-62).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Sialkot beat Lahore Blues by eight runs.

SIALKOT 204 in 48.2 overs (Mohammad Ali Khan 37, Mohsin Riaz 32, Ghulam Mohiuddin 30, Umar Shafiq 20; Qasim Akram 2-18, Mohammad Bilal 2-23, Bilal Khan 2-29, Ibtisam-ul-Haq 2-41); LAHORE BLUES 196-9 in 50 overs (Qasim Akram 53, Saad Ali Refai 49, Attyab Ahmed 40 not out; Abdullah Nawaz 3-46, Usama Bilal 2-38, Farrukh Waqas 2-38).

Published in Dawn, August 6th, 2018