KARACHI: While heavy rains in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad completely washed out all four fourth-round Group ‘A’ fixtures of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Cup on Tuesday, Peshawar maintained their winning streak by sealing another win in Karachi.

Peshawar’s latest Group ‘B’ victims were Hyderabad at the UBL Sports Complex. The leaders, batting first, posted 261-8 in their 50 overs with skipper Mohammad Mohsin Khan scoring 91. The Pakistan Under-19 right-hander struck eight fours and four sixes in his 104-ball knock, while putting on 128 for the third wicket with Saqib Jamil (59 off 90 balls, eight boundaries).

Hyderabad, in reply, were all out for 154 in 43.1 overs.

Karachi Blues recorded a six-wicket victory after restricting Multan to 176-9 at the NBP Sports Complex. The architects were off-spinning all-rounder Mohammad Nafay (4-35 in 10 overs) and Ahsanullah, who blasted 13 fours and one six in making 91 from 97 deliveries as Karachi Blues won with 16 overs to spare.

Abbottabad skipper Khayyam Khan slammed an undefeated 81 (off 124 balls, 10 fours) while guiding his charges to a four-wicket win against Bahawalpur at the National Stadium.

An unfinished partnership of 96 between Ghulam Mustafa (61 off 94 balls, 11 boundaries) and Saad Ali Refai (42 off 44, six fours and one six) enabled Lahore Blues defeat Larkana by seven wickets at the TMC Ground.

Paceman Nasim Shah and off-spinner Mohammad Bilal Khan claimed three wickets each as Larkana folded up for just 125 in 40.3 overs.

Tuesday s results:

Fourth round:

Group ‘A’:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: RAWALPINDI vs LAHORE WHITES — match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: KARACHI WHITES vs AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR — match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: ISLAMABAD vs FATA — match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

At Marghazar Ground, Islamabad: QUETTA vs DERA MURAD JAMALI — match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Group ‘B’:

At National Stadium, Karachi: Abbottabad beat Bahawalpur by four wickets.

BAHAWALPUR 185-6 in 50 overs (Ahmed Zahoor 45, Ali Imran 27, Umar Rehman 24, Naved Ahmed 21, Zulqarnain Munir 21; Khalid Ali 3-26, Hamza Khan 3-42, Abdur Rehman 2-28); ABBOTTABAD 186-6 in 48.1 overs (Khayyam Khan 81 not out, Azam Farooq 47; Mohammad Muzammil Khan 2-31, Mohammad Junaid 2-33).

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Peshawar beat Hyderabad by 113 runs.

PESHAWAR 267-8 in 50 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 91, Saqib Jamil 59, Mohammad Aamir 24 not out, Awais Ali Shah 20 not out; Nauman Akbar 3-38, Saad Khan 2-27); HYDERABAD 154 in 43.1 overs (Saud Jafri 43, Saad Khan 24; Saqib Khan 3-34, Niaz Khan 2-18, Saqib Jamil 2-25).

At TMC Ground, Karachi: Lahore Blues beat Larkana by seven wickets.

LARKANA 125 in 40.3 overs (Umar Khalid 41; Mohammad Bilal Khan 3-28, Nasim Shah 3-29, Fahad Munir 2-23); LAHORE BLUES 126-3 in 26.4 overs (Ghulam Mustafa 61 not out, Saad Ali Refai 42 not out; Majid Ali 2-20).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Karachi Blues beat Multan by six wickets.

MULTAN 176-9 in 50 overs (Shoaib Khan 56 not out, Asjar Ashfaq 34, Mohammad Asif 27; Mohammad Nafay 4-35, Nadir Shah 2-30); KARACHI BLUES 177-4 in 34 overs (Ahsanullah 91, Khalid-un-Nabi 47; Mohammad Jahangir 2-53).

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2018