ISLAMABAD, June 7: Jhelum were in a hurry as they routed Chakwal by nine wickets on the first day of their two-day match in the National Under-19 Championship at the ARL Cricket Ground. Chakwal were restricted to 137 by right arm fast bowler Atif Shahzad who picked up 5-51. Only Faisal Gulzar did well with the bat scoring 56 runs.

Aqeel Ahmed spearheaded the chase by cracking an unbeaten 60 while Raza Iqbal contributed a fine 44 as Jehlum were home in just 15.4 overs losing only one wicket.

Islamabad hit up a mammoth 400 against Azad Jammu and Kashmir at the Diamond Cricket Ground, thanks to a sparkling knock of 95 by Naeem Anjum who smashed five fours and two sixes. Taimur Javed and Kamran Hussain also got half centuries.

Iftikhar Ahmed took 5-126 while Mahmood Azam chipped in with 3- 91. AJK will begin their innings on Wednesday.

The match between Rawalpindi and Attock which was to be played at the Rawalpindi Stadium had to be shifted elsewhere because a game was already scheduled there.

The wicket at the new venue — the KRL Stadium — was not ready and therefore the match could not get under way. Play will now begin on Wednesday which will be counted as the first day of the match, officials said.

Summarised scores:

At Diamond Cricket Ground: ISLAMABAD 400 in 89.3 overs (Naeem Anjum 95, Taimur Javed 67 not out, Kamran Hussain 59, Imran Fazal 38; Iftikhar Ahmed 5-126, Mahmood Azam 3-91) v AJK.

At ARL Cricket Ground: Jhelum beat Chakwal by nine wickets.

CHAKWAL 137 in 36.1 overs (Faisal Gulzar 56; Atif Shahzad 5-51, Shahzad Akhtar 3-18); JHELUM 140-1 in 15.4 overs (Aqeel Ahmed 60 not out, Raza Iqbal 44).

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: A scintillating century by Mujahid Ali and propelled North Zone Blues to 357 against West Zone Whites.

Mujahid hit 109 off 184 balls with 12 fours and one six. Salman Rana scored 87 with 11 fours and one six.

Off-spinner Awais Asif was the main wicket-taker with five for 75.

Usman Salahuddin hammered 106 off 160 balls with 15 fours and two sixes as West Zone Blues amassed 397 in 88.3 overs against East Zone Whites.

In a low-scoring match between East Zone Blues and North Zone Whites, 14 wickets fell on the opening day.

Batting first East Zone Blues were bundled out for 148 with Ali Zahid top-scored with 55. North Zone Whites were 72 for four at stumps.

Summarised scores:

At Model Town Ground: NORTH ZONE BLUES 357 in 89.5 overs (Mujahid Ali 109, Salman Rana 87; Awais Asif 5-75, Mohammad Irfan 3-53)v WEST ZONE WHITES.

At Model Town Greens Ground: WEST ZONE BLUES 397 in 88.3 overs (Usman Salahuddin 106, Ahmed Rauf 72, Nasir Jamshed 57; Usman Malik 4-134, Imran Haider 3-69)v EAST ZONE WHITES.

At Mughalpura Institute Ground: EAST ZONE BLUES 148 in 68.3 overs (Ali Zahid 55; Jamshed Ahmed 4-25, Sameer Akram 3-49); NORTH ZONE WHITES 72-4 in 20 overs.

Our Sports Reporter adds from Karachi: Khanewal, Peshawar, Naseerabad and Hafizabad also completed victories within a day in the other districts.

Aqeel Anwar was however, the day’s best performer with an unbeaten 202 to help Multan reach 389 for five in their stipulated 90 overs against Sahiwal.

Summarised scores:

At Haider Stadium, Khanewal: Khanewal beat Bahawalnagar by seven wickets.

BAHAWALNAGAR 78 in 19.5 overs (Majid Javed 5-46, Zubair Khan 3-6); KHANEWAL 79-3 in 21 overs.

At Zahoor Elahi Stadium, Gujrat: Hafizabad beat Gujrat by nine wickets.

GUJRAT 82 in 33.2 overs (Prince Abbas 7-28, Sohail Chattha 3-20); HAFIZABAD 86-1 in 20.5 overs.

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Peshawar beat Dir Lower by nine wickets.

DIR LOWER 88 in 22 overs (Mohammad Gul Riaz 6-40, Nasir Ahmed 4-48); PESHAWAR 89-1 in 13.4 overs (Fawad Ali 54 not out).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta: Naseerabad beat Quetta by five wickets.

QUETTA 145 in 53.3 overs (Ghulam Murtaza 3-17); NASEERABAD 147-5 in 48.3 overs (Tahir Ali 4-39).

At Multan Cricket Stadium: MULTAN 389-5 in 90 overs (Aqeel Anwar 202 not out, Babar Ali 65) v SAHIWAL.

At Mahmood Stadium, Rahimyar Khan: RAHIMYAR KHAN 437 in 90 overs (Mohammad Yasir 124, Mahboob Ahmed 117, Zeeshanul Haq 70, Babar Waqas 69; Aqeel Rajput 3-92, Hafiz Aqeel 3-102) v BAHAWALPUR.

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: SIALKOT 406-8 in 90 overs (Arsalan Anwar 160, Nauman Sarwar 59; Adil Raza 3-104); MANDI BAHAUDDIN 0-0 in 1 over.

At Jawad Sports Complex, Faisalabad: FAISALABAD 321 in 71.5 overs (Adnan Munir 118 not out, Mohammad Laeeq 64; Ali Raza 4-58, M. Dabeer Ali Khan 3-69); BHAKKAR 45-4 in 20 overs.

At Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad: KASUR 336 in 88.5 overs (Mohammad Khan 97, Rizwan Malik 62; M. Zakaullah 6-60) v MIANWALI.

At University Ground No 1, Peshawar: BANNU 296 in 68.4 overs (Fawad 61, Asadullah 52; Riaz Kail 4-65); FATA 77-2 in 20 overs (Altaf Ali 50 not out).

At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: GUJRANWALA 154-9 in 65.1 overs (Mohammad Fahim 58; Nayyar Abbas 6-63, Jamil Aslam 3-44) v SHEIKHUPURA.

At Sports Ground, Multan: DERA GHAZI KHAN 149 in 54.2 overs (Adnan Majid 5-39); LAYYAH 117-5 in 36 overs (Farhan Pervez 3-22).

At Kohat Stadium: TANK 206 in 54 overs (Shorab Khan 60; Shakeel Shah 4-38); KOHAT 121-1 in 34 overs (Noor Ahsan 54 not out, Changez Khan 52 not out).

At Abbottabad Stadium: ABBOTTABAD 347-3 in 90 overs (Syed Fuaad 167 not out, Waqar Orakzai 88) DIR UPPER 36-3 in 11 overs.