Lahore, 2 November 2021: Sindh U19 Whites Adeel Meo and Ghazi Ghori struck centuries in a drawn game against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites as fourth-round matches of the National U19 Championship concluded today.
In a Pool A fixture being staged at the Lahore Country Club Muridke, Sindh U19 Whites resuming their second innings on 121 for four in 29 overs, declared on 243 for nine in 52.5 overs. Adeel batting at number six top-scored with 108 off 116 balls, hitting 10 fours and three sixes. He was supported by opening batter Ghazi who scored 102 off 145, laced with 11 fours.
Chasing 321 runs to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites managed to score 261 for four in 61 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening batter Afaq Khan top-scored with 84 off 122, hitting eight fours. Rahimullah returned undefeated on 54 off 112.
In the second Pool A fixture being staged at Sports Stadium in Sargodha, Northern U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Central Punjab U19 Whites.
Resuming their second innings on the score of 108 for two in 38 overs, Northern declared their innings on 276 for eight in 109 overs. Mohammad Ali Taj who resumed his batting on 67 got out for 98.
For Central Punjab U19 Whites, Mohammad Awais and Hasan Ali picked three wickets apiece.
Central Punjab U19 Whites were 39 for two in 14 overs when stumps were drawn.
In a Pool B fixture being staged at the National Ground Islamabad, Southern Punjab U19 Blues defeated Balochistan U19 Blues by 129 runs. Sharjeel Hasan and Hamza Nawaz scored half-centuries as Southern Punjab U19 Blues declared their second innings on 189 for seven in 40 overs.
Chasing 299 runs to win, Balochistan U19 Blues were bowled out for 169 in the 55th over. Basit Ali scored 54, while Sajjad Ali contributed 45 in the losing cause.
Rehan Ijaz took four for 64, while Zarrar Shakeel picked three for 16 for the winning team.
In another fixture of Pool B being staged at the Shalimar Ground in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues played out a drawn game against Sindh U19 Blues. Sindh U19 Blues resuming their second innings on the overnight score of 17 for two were bowled out for 200 in the 59th over.
Abdullah Fazal top-scored with 95. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Maaz Sadaqat with his slow left-arm picked five for 32.
Chasing 243 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues were 154 for five in 38.1 overs when stumps were drawn. Maaz coming to bat at number five scored unbeaten 55 from 102 balls. Ahmad Khan top-scored with a quick-fire 32-ball 62 which included five fours and five sixes.
Sindh’s Rizwan Mehmood and Asif Ali picked two wickets apiece.
Central Punjab U19 Blues Ali Asfand takes five wickets in a drawn game against Northern U19 Blues in a Pool B being played at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi.
Central Punjab U19 Blues resuming their second innings on 61 for one declared their innings on 254 for nine in 86 overs. Shawaiz Irfan top-scored with 66, while Ali scored 107-ball 50.
Chasing 277 to win, Northern U19 Blues were 84 for seven in 32 overs when stumps were drawn. Left-arm spinner Ali picked five for 26 in 16 overs.
Scores in Brief –Pool A:
Match ends in a draw between Sindh U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at Lahore Country Club, Muridke
Sindh U19 Whites 306 all out, 79 overs (Ghazi Ghori 86, Adeel Meo 49, Kashif Ali 46; Mohammad Ayaz 3-51, Ismail Khan 3-64, Abbas Ali 2-66) and 243-9 (decl), 52.5 overs (Adeel Meo 108, Ghazi Ghori 102; Ismail Khan 4-75, Abbas Dawar 3-16)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 229 all out, 65.5 overs (Mohammad Farooq 79, Afaq Khan 42; Kashif Ali 4-43, Adeel Meo 2-48, Afnan Khan 2-52) and 261-4, 61 overs (Afaq Khan 84, Rahimullah 54 not out, Abdullah Zareen 48; Abdur Rehman 2-69)
Match ends in a draw between Northern U19 Whites v Central Punjab U19 Whites at Sports Stadium, Sargodha
Northern U19 Whites 133 all out, 52.3 overs (Suleman Asif 56 not out; Muhammad Awais 4-30, Hasan Ali 2-43) and 276-8, 109 overs (Mohammad Ali Taj 98, Suleman Asif 48, Abdul Basit 40; Hasan Ali 3-47, Mohammad Awais 3-75)
Central Punjab U19 Whites 207 all out, 73.3 overs (Hasan Hameed 73, Usman Nadeem 56, Malik Abdul Rafay 42, Hunain Shah 31, Azan Awais 31; Faizan Saleem 4-48, Ali Hasnain Sabir 3-47, Abdul Basit 2-36) and 39-2, 14 overs
Scores in Brief –Pool B:
Southern Punjab U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by 129 runs at National Ground, Islamabad
Southern Punjab U19 Blues 306-4 (decl), 78 overs (Moheer Saeed 112, Mohammad Danish 77, Hamza Nawaz 50 not out) and 189-7 (decl), 40 overs (Sharjeel Hasan 62, Hamza Nawaz 53; Sajjad Ali 2-49)
Balochistan U19 Blues 197 all out, 67.3 overs (Basit Ali 71, Shamraiz Khan 49; Mohammad Zahid 3-48, Moheer Saeed 2-16) and 169 all out, 54.4 overs (Basit Ali 54, Sajjad Ali 45; Rehan Ijaz 4-64, Zarrar Shakeel 3-16, Mohammad Zahid 2-27)
Match ends in a draw between Central Punjab U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi
Central Punjab U19 Blues 322-6 (decl), 77 overs (Mohammad Waqas 103 not out, Sameer Saqib 62, Mohammad Hasnaat Abbas 58; Mehran Mumtaz 3-50) and 254-9 (decl), 86 overs (Shawaiz Irfan 66, Ali Asfand 50, Arham Nawab 38; Aseer Mughal 2-26, Mohammad Faizan Ghani 2-64, Mehran Mumtaz 2-68)
Northern U19 Blues 300 all out, 79 overs (Mehran Mumtaz 56, Affan Ishaq 54 not out; Arham Nawab 4-58, Awais Ali 3-41, Syed Hasan Gillani 2-60) and 84-7, 32 overs (Arfan Ishaq 30; Ali Asfand 5-26)
Match ends in a draw between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at Shalimar Ground, Islamabad
Sindh U19 Blues 289-9 (decl), 80 overs (Talha Ahsan 71, Rizwan Mehmood 58, Nawaz Sharif 43 not out; Maaz Sadaqat 3-45, Mohammad Yaseen Khan 3-54) and 200 all out, 58.3 overs (Abdullah Fazal 95; Maaz Sadaqat 5-32)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 247 all out, 78.3 overs (Chaudry Shuja 78, Maaz Sadaqat 62 not out; Rizwan Mehmood 4-39, Asif Ali 3-43, Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez 2-46) and 154-5, 38.1 overs (Ahmad Khan 62, Maaz Sadaqat 55 not out; Rizwan Mehmood 2-23, Asif Ali 2-42)
