KARACHI, Nov 8: Multan sprang a surprise on Tuesday when they toppled pool leaders Karachi Urban by seven wickets in the National Inter-region Under-19 cricket championship one-day tournament.

Previously winless in two outings, Multan coasted to victory with 15 deliveries to spare in the Pool ‘A’ fixture at the PCB Regional Academy Ground.

Their hero was Najam Abbas, who struck eight boundaries in an unbeaten 71 off 103 balls as Multan overhauled Karachi Urban’s 191 in 42.3 overs.

Meanwhile, Karachi Harbour remain the only side in the competition to maintain their unbeaten record with a fourth successive victory at the KCCA Stadium. Their hapless opponents Quetta suffered fourth straight loss as the hosts won the Pool ‘B’ encounter by six wickets.

Faraz Feroze (51 not out) was the mainstay of Karachi Harbour’s innings.

Raza Rahman, a left-arm paceman, grabbed six for 26 as Lahore Shalimar thrashed Rawalpindi by 100 wickets in a Pool ‘A’ match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Hyderabad notched up a four-wicket win against Abbottabad in Pool ‘B’.

Summarised scores:

At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Karachi: Multan beat Karachi Urban by seven wickets.

KARACHI URBAN 191 in 44 overs (Abdul Saad 48, Shan Masood 31, Misbah Khan 22; Naveed Ahmed 3-18, Mohammad Zahir 3-26, Sohaib Maqsood 3-36); MULTAN 196-3 in 42.3 overs (Naveed Ahmed 71 not out, Najam Abbas 39, Sohaib Maqsood 27 not out, Aqeel Anwar 22; Zeeshan Ali 2-56).

At KCCA Stadium, Karachi: Karachi Harbour beat Quetta by six wickets.

QUETTA 149 in 43.2 overs (Mohammad Aslam 37; Shahmir Khattak 3-21, Mohsin Sultan 2-35, Shukaib Ahmed 2-39); KARACHI HARBOUR 150-4 in 36.43 overs (Faraz Feroze 51 not out, Mohammad Fahim 26, Saad Surkhail 32; Kamran Khan 2-28).

At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Lahore Shalimar beat Rawalpindi by 100 runs.

LAHORE SHALIMAR 200 in 44.3 overs (Nasir Jamshed 78, Ahmed Butt 46; Asif Mumtaz 4-34, Yasim Murtaza 3-42); RAWALPINDI 100 in 28.1 overs (Asif Mumtaz 26; Raza Rahman 6-26, Asif Raza 2-19, Ghulam Mustafa 2-20).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Hyderabad beat Abbottabad by four wickets.

ABBOTTABAD 143 in 42.4 overs (Syed Fawad 38, Kalimur Rahman 28; Sharjeel Khan 4-24, Talib Abbas 2-13, Irfan Ali 2-30); HYDERABAD 147-6 in 41.5 overs (Sadaqat Ali 59; Riaz Kail 3-29).

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: Opener Abid Ali made 83 to steer Lahore Ravi to a close two-wicket win over Islamabad in the Pool ‘B’ tie at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke.

Abid hit 12 boundaries in his 110-ball knock, as Lahore Ravi achieved their target of 189 in 43.2 overs.

Earlier, Kamran Hussain scored 60 and Syed Imad Wasim 51 helped Islamabad make 186.

A fine 104 by Arsalan Anwar and 86 by Usman Mushtaq propelled Sialkot to a 98-run win over Peshawar at Saga Ground in Sialkot.

Arsalan cracked 14 fours and one six while facing 97 balls while Usman’s 98-ball knock included seven boundaries and two sixes as Sialkot reached 257 in 45 overs.

Summarised scores:

At Lahore Country Club, Muridke: Lahore Ravi beat Islamabad by two wickets.

ISLAMABAD 186 in 43 overs (Kamran Hussain 60, Imad Wasim 51; Jamshed Ahmed 3-31); LAHORE RAVI 189-8 in 43.2 overs (Abid Ali 83; Imad Wasim 3-31).

At Saga Ground, Sialkot: Sialkot beat Peshawar by 98 runs.

SIALKOT 257-4 in 45 overs (Arsalan Anwar 104, Usman Mushtaq 86); PESHAWAR 159 in 40.3 overs (Tariq Afridi 44; Mohammad Imran 4-42, Nayyar Abbas 3-22).