- Southern Punjab U19 Whites to take on Central Punjab U19 Blues in the four-day final at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi from 16 November
Lahore, 9 November 2021: Asif Ali’s six-wicket haul leads Sindh U19 Blues to a 75-run win over Balochistan U19 Blues in fifth round match of the National U19 Championship at the National Ground in Islamabad. Resuming their second innings on 113 for five, Sindh U19 Whites declared their innings on 184 for nine in 39.3 overs. Balochistan’s Wajid Ali picked four wickets for 31, while Kabir Raj grabbed three wickets for 50.
Chasing 260 to win, Balochistan U19 Blues were dismissed for 184 in the 57th over. Obaid Khan top-scored with 62 off 105, hitting 11 fours. Left-arm fast Asif picked six for 34 in 11 overs.
In a Pool A fixture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites beat Northern U19 Whites by 270 runs in their fifth round match of the National U19 Championship at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke.
Resuming their second innings on four for no loss, Northern U19 Whites were bowled out for 139 in the 48th over. Ali Husnain Sabir top-scored with an unbeaten 47. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s left-arm spinner took four wickets for 34 and ended-up with seven wickets in the match.
In another Pool A fixture being staged at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala, Central Punjab U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Resuming their second innings on 79 for no loss, Southern Punjab declared their innings on 274 for one in 68 overs. Opening batters Aun Shehzad and Arafat Ahmed hit centuries. Aun returned unbeaten on 116, while Arafat scored 103. The pair added 190 runs for the first-wicket. Mohammad Shehzad returned undefeated on 50 off 49 balls.
Chasing 274 to win, Central Punjab U19 Whites managed to score 129 for four in 34 overs when stumps were drawn. Southern Punjab’s Faisal Akram picked three wickets for 32.
In the third Pool A fixture being staged at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha, Sindh U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by 152 runs. Chasing 364 to win, Balochistan U19 Whites were bowled out for 211 in the 93rd over. Mohammad Nasir top-scored with 60, while Rizwan Ahmed returned undefeated on 57.
For Sindh U19 Whites, Abdul Rehman and Adeel Meo picked three wickets each.
In aPool B fixture being played at the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium Rawalpindi, Central Punjab U19 Blues beat Southern Punjab U19 Blues by 10 wickets. Southern Punjab U19 Blues resuming their second innings on 83 for four were bowled out for 196 in the 74th over. Mohammad Danish top-scored with 50.
Chasing 14 runs to win, Central Punjab U19 Blues achieved the target in the fourth over without losing any wicket.
In the third Pool B fixture, Northern U19 Blues’ Aseer Mughal hit unbeaten 107 in a drawn game against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues. Resuming their second innings on 90 for one, Northern U19 Blues declared their innings on 352 for six in 88.4 overs. Aseer’s innings included 18 fours off 189 balls faced. Shamyl Hussain scored 57.
In reply, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in their second innings were 166 for four in 34.2 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening batter Chaudhry Shuja top-scored with a 108-ball 84. Northern’s Mehran Mumtaz picked three for 73.
Scores in Brief –Pool A:
Match drawn between Central Punjab U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Southern Punjab U19 Whites 331-1 (decl), 75 overs (Mohammad Shehzad 208 not out, Arafat Ahmed 108 not out) and 274-1 (decl), 68 overs (Arafat Ahmed 103, Aun Shahzad 116 not out, Mohammad Shehzad 50 not out)
Central Punjab U19 Whites 332-7, 80 overs (Azan Awais 100, Usman Nadeem 51, Ali Razzaq 46 not out; Faisal Akram 2-56, Arafat Ahmed 2-62) and 129-4, 34 overs (Hassan Hameed 39; Faisal Akram 3-32)
Sindh U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by 152 runs at Sports Stadium, Sargodha
Sindh U19 Whites 389 all out, 77.5 overs (Kashif Ali 166, Habibullah 97; Hikmatullah 3-87) and 140-4 (decl), 30 overs (Wahaj Riaz 51; Mohammad Arif 2-14)
Balochistan U19 Whites 166 all out, 63.5 overs (Haseebullah 106; Kashif Ali 2-13, Abdul Rehman 2-24, Mohammad Fahad 2-29, Ali Shinwari 2-43) and 211 all out, 92.3 overs (Mohammad Nasir 60, Rizwan Ahmed 57 not out, Mohammad Arif 42; Adeel Meo 3-33, Abdul Rehman 3-42, Fahad Amin 2-22)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites beat Northern U19 Whites by 270 runs at Lahore Country Club, Muridke
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 276 all out, 77.1 overs (Sherdil Khan 124, Ismail Khan 57; Jahandad Khan 3-67, Syed Ali Zain Rizvi 2-16, Suleman Asif 2-42, Usman Khan 2-53) and 204-4 (decl), 43.5 overs (Mohammad Farooq 98, Afaq Khan 63)
Northern U19 Whites 71 all out, 36.1 overs (Abdul Jabbar 26; Mohammad Irfan 3-14, Abbas Ali 2-7, Danyal Bhatti 2-16) and 139 all out, 47.5 overs (Ali Husnain 47 not out; Mohammad Irfan 4-34, Ismail Khan 3-35, Abbas Ali 2-30)
Scores in Brief – Pool B:
Central Punjab U19 Blues beat Southern Punjab U19 Blues by 10 wickets at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Southern Punjab U19 Blues 198 all out, 79.5 overs (Mohammad Danish 44, Ali Afzal 30; Ali Asfand 2-15, Awais Ali 2-15, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-47, Arham Nawab 2-57) and 196 all out, 73.5 overs (Mohammad Danish 50, Sharjeel Hasan 35, Ali Afzal 33; Arham Nawab 4-46, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-31, Ali Asfand 2-41, Awais Ali 2-74)
Central Punjab U19 Blues 381-7 decl, 78 overs (Ibrar Afzaal Khan 103, Mohammad Hasnaat Abbas 93, Saad Wasim 72; Mohammad Danish 3-57, Ali Afzal 2-68) and 16-0, 3.2 overs
Sindh U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by 75 runs at National Ground, Islamabad
Sindh U19 Blues 193 all out, 54.5 overs (Mohammad Meesam 66; Sajjad Ali 4-49, Kabir Raj 3-61, Junaid Ahmed 2-30) and 184-9 (decl), 39.3 overs (Ali Ishaq 46, Rizwan Mehmood 34, Mohammad Abdullah 33; Wajid Ali 4-31, Kabir Raj 3-50)
Balochistan U19 Blues 118 all out, 53.3 overs (Shamraiz Khan 32, Basit Ali 29; Rizwan Mehmood 3-19, Mohammad Umar 2-1, Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez 2-22) and 184 all out, 56.5 overs (Obaid Khan 62, Shamraiz Khan 39; Asif Ali 6-34)
Match drawn between Northern U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at Shalimar Ground, Islamabad
Northern U19 Blues 249 all out, 77.2 overs (Mohammad Hussain 76, Haseeb Khan 61; Shahid Khan 4-28, Ahmad Khan 2-24, Najab Khan 2-57) and 352-6 (decl), 88.4 overs (Aseer Mughal 107 not out, Affan Ishaq 68, Shamyl Hussain 57, Haseeb Khan 50)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 312-8, 80 overs (Abu Bakar Khan 151 not out, Haseeb Khan 59; Affan Ishaq 3-59, Zain Ali Sajid 2-51) and 166-4, 34.2 overs (Chaudry Shuja 84, Haseeb Khan 35; Mehran Mumtaz 3-73)
