KARACHI: For the second straight fixture in the PCB Under-19 Inter-region National Cricket Championship, the losers were the same as was the venue as Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) capitulated to another two-day defeat here on Monday.

Rawalpindi emulated what did Peshawar in the first round last week, by handing the hapless AJK side a two-day drubbing by an innings and 66 runs at the State Bank f Pakistan (SBP) Sports Complex in North Nazimabad.

After Rawalpindi had extended their overnight total from 165-3 to 233-5, AJK suffered yet another batting failure by getting bowled out for 99 to follow their miserable Sunday’s tally of 68 in the first innings.

The damage was inflicted by the left-arm spin of Farhan Shafiq, who claimed 6-27 in 17.1 overs to finish with analysis of 10-53.

Peshawar were on cusp of a second successive victory as Fata stumbled to 28-3 in their chase for 179 at the NBP Sports Complex with Mohammad Ilyas again leading their charge.

After top-scoring with 53 on day one, Ilyas followed up his bowling figures of 6-42 in 20 overs with an undefeated contribution of 51 in Peshawar’s second-innings score of 163.

Earlier, Peshawar obtained a slim 15-run advantage as Fata were dismissed for 138.

Karachi Blues were also closing in on a second win on the trot after taking a substantial 123-run lead by piling up 320 against Hyderabad at the UBL Sports Complex.

Opener Imran Shah was unlucky to miss scoring a century by only four runs when he was trapped LBW by paceman Noman Akbar for 96 (14 fours and two sixes).

Hyderabad then stuttered to 71-4 at stumps.

Quetta’s slow left-armer Mohammad Junaid starred with eight wickets for 42 runs but his brilliant work is unlikely to prevent Larkana emerging winners at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke on Tuesday’s final day.

By close of play, Quetta were in the mire at 54-5 while chasing 199.

Close of play scores and result on Monday (day two of three):

Second round:

Group ‘A’:

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: HYDERABAD 197 in 78.5 overs (Hasan Ali 73 not out, Saad Khan 49; Ashar Qureshi 5-62, Kahaf Patel 2-30, Daniyal Naveed 2-46) and 71-4 in 26.5 overs (Mohammad Suleman 35; Zohaib Ali Khan 2-16); KARACHI BLUES 320 in 74.4 overs (Imran Shah 96, Ashar Qureshi 42, Obaisullah Khan 38 not out, Anas Ilyas 38; M0ohammad Hasnain 4-72, Saad Khan 3-55, Noman Akbar 2-63).

At SBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Rawalpindi beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by a innings and 66 runs.

AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 68 in 37 overs (Imran Khan 4-16, Farhan Shafiq 4-26) and 99 in 39.1 overs (Shahid Ahmed 42; Farhan Shafiq 6-27, Imran Khan 2-12, Munir Riaz 2-36); RAWALPINDI 233-5 in 83 overs (Zaid Khan 71, Mohammad Ajmal 52; Hammad

Islam 3-73).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: PESHAWAR 153 in 43.5 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 53; Umar Khan 5-20, Shahenshah Afridi 4-35) and 163 in 55.2 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 51 not out, Waqar Ahmed 45; Shahenshah Afridi 3-58, Mohammad Abbas 2-13, Mohammad Khayyam 2-21, Umar Khan 2-41); FATA 138 in 55 overs (Hamza Khan 64 not out; Mohammad Ilyas 6-42, Suleman Khan 3-22) and 28-3 in 21 overs (Niaz Khan 2-2).

Group ‘B’:

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: FAISALABAD 93 in 39.1 overs (Awais Zafar 43; Noman Ahmed 6-36, Noor Khattak 4-41) and 227-4 in 68 overs (Awais Zafar 128 not out; Noman Ahmed 3-65); BAHAWALPUR 199 in 70.3 overs (Ali Imran 106; Hamza Nasir 5-62, Usama Javed 3-27).

At Lahore Country Club, Muridke: LARKANA 213 in 77.2 overs (Uzair Ata 39, Sajjad Ali 35, Jahangir Mir 35; Hussain 5-68, Mohammad Ajmal 2-35) and 98 in 45.3 overs (Javed Khoso 36 not out; Mohammad Junaid 8-42, Mohammad Asghar 2-25); QUETTA 113 in 52 overs (Rasheed Ahmed 27; Nadir Ali 5-34, Aamir Ali 4-35) and 54-5 in 32.1 overs (Aamir Ali 3-17, Nadir Ali 2-13).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: ABBOTTABAD 331 in 75 overs (Mohammad Arif 156, Danish Sarhadi 52, Basit Afridi 51; Ahmer Jalil 3-67, Attyab Ahmed 2-24, Mohammad Suleman 2-61); LAHORE BLUES 14-0 in 2 overs.

Group ‘C’:

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: DERA MURAD JAMALI 137 in 54.2 overs (Mohammad Shahid 31; Ghulam Mohiuddin 2-14, Asad Ali 2-22, Nauman Ajmal 2-23)and 233-9 in 90 overs (Usama Razzaq 80, Shahzada Khan 44, Mohammad Shahid 34; Abdullah Nawaz 5-36, Asad Ali 2-53); SIALKOT 106 in 52.2 overs (Mohsin Riaz 40; Ahmer Aziz 8-47).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: KARACHI WHITES 274 in 80.5 overs (Ram Ravi 79, Mohammad Taha 44, Jahangir Sultan 36; Mohsin Ali 3-85, Usman Abid 2-27, Danish Butt 2-28, Hannan Zahid 2-67); LAHORE WHITES 110-8 in 41.1 overs (Ramis Mustafa 38; Mohammad Ali Khan 5-31, Adil Ijaz 2-21).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: ISLAMABAD 292 in 82.5 overs (Manzoor-ur-Rehman 62, Haroon Wahid 54, Rohail Nazir 46, Hasan Nasir 37; Mohammad Waqas 7-85, Asjar Ashfaq 2-49); MULTAN 51-2 in 24 overs (Mudassar Gilani 27).

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2017