Karachi pulverise Hyderabad

Published March 9, 2007

KARACHI, March 8: Bilal Munir hit an unbeaten 90 as hosts Karachi recorded a mammoth ten-wicket win against Hyderabad in the PCB Inter Region U-15 One-day cricket tournament, here at the PCB Academy ground on Thursday.

Bilal smashed 12 fours and two sixes in his 96-ball knock as Karachi reached their target of 157 easily in 26.3 overs without losing a wicket.

Meanwhile, Multan earned winning points after securing a narrow four-run victory over Quetta at the NBP Stadium.

Summarised scores:

HYDERABAD 156 in 45.5 overs (Daria Khan 33, Mohammad Saddam 21, Mohammad Qaddafi 18; Shahzaib Ali 2-31, Faraz Ahmed 2-22, Ayaz Ahmed 2-15, Asad Ali 2-34); KARACHI 157-0 in 26.3 overs (Bilal Munir 90 not out, Hasan Azad 42 not out).

MULTAN 110 in 47 overs (Junaid Afzal 21, Masood Ahmed 32, Khalid Riaz 14; Naik Mohammad 4-19, Mohammad Irfan 2-16, Abdul Waheed 2-19); QUETTA 106 in 42.3 overs (Mohammad Zahir 34, Mohammad Ayaz 20; Mohammad Asim 4-20, Ali Abid 2-17, Aahad Raza 2-10). –PPI

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