- 10-fer by Sindh Blues’ Khawaja Hafeez and five-fer by Ahmed Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues in drawn matches
Lahore, 12 October 2021: Awais Abbas of Southern Punjab Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites’ Ismail Khan bowled their sides to thumping victories on the third and final day in first round matches of the National U19 Championship.
Awais returned figures of 17-2-87-6 as Southern Punjab Whites defeated Northern Whites by 84 runs at the Country Club in Muridke. Set a victory target of 304, Northern Whites were dismissed for 219 with Syed Hashim Mir Ali finishing as the top scorer with 54.
With a 128-run first innings already under the belt, Southern Punjab Whites had resumed their second innings at 138 for one and declared at 175 for three. Aun Shahzad (78) and Mohammad Shehzad (75) were the notable run-scorers, while Jahandad Khan took two wickets for 49 runs.
At the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot, Ismail Khan notched up figures of 19.4-5-31-5 and Ayaz Khan followed up his three for 23 with four for 29 as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites routed Balochistan Whites by 10 wickets.
Balochistan Whites, trailing by 83 runs on first innings and resuming Tuesday’s play at 10 for one, were dismissed for 135 with only Mohammad Nasir offering some resistance with 44. Needing 52 to collect maximum points, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites raced to victory in 7.5 overs without losing a wicket with Abdullah Zareen scoring 40 not out with seven fours from 30 balls.
Central Punjab Whites and Sindh Whites match at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala ended in a draw. After conceding a 129-run first innings and starting the day at 49 for no loss, Central Punjab Whites finished at 271 for seven with half-centuries from Usman Nadeem (74) and Hassan Hameed (72). For Sindh, Adeel Meo (three for 48) and Abdul Rehman (two for 54) shared wickets.
A match haul of 10 wickets by Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez was not enough for Sindh Blues as their match against Central Punjab Blues ended in a draw at the at the National Ground, Islamabad.
Khawaja Hafeez followed up his 15-5-32-5 in the first innings with 20-4-51-5 as Central Punjab, after conceding the slimmest first innings lead of one run, managed to declare their second innings at 178 for nine that resolved around 55 by Hasnaat Abbas and Mohammad Waqas’s 35.
Needing 178 for victory, Sindh finished at 139 for five with Abdullah Fazal scoring 32, Talha Ahsan contributing 22 not out and Rizwan Mahmood chipping with 21, while Ali Asfand claimed three wickets for 42 runs.
Only one innings was possible at Rawalpindi’s Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, where Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues and Balochistan Blues match ended in a draw. After Monday’s play was washed out due to a wet outfield, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues resume their first innings at 251 for eight and were all out for 266. In turn, Balochistan Blues were bundled out for 123 with Ahmed Khan returning figures of 13.1-8-10-5 and Zeeshan Ahmed picking up three for 24.
Same was the story at the Shalimar Cricket Ground in Islamabad where no play was possible on Monday. On Tuesday, Northern Blues declared their first innings at the overnight score of 298 for five and managed to dismiss Southern Punjab Blues for 179 with Mehram Mumtaz scooping four for 40 and Aseer Mughal and Faraz Khan picking up two wickets apiece. Mohammad Zahid was the star batsman for Southern Punjab Blues with a fine 86 not out that came off 118 balls and included 15 fours.
After Wednesday’s rest day, the participating sides will feature in the 50-over National U19 Cup and will play against the same oppositions at the same venues.
Scores in brief (day 3 of 3, 1st round):
Pool A
Southern Punjab (W) beat Northern (W) by 84 runs at the Country Club, Muridke
Southern Punjab Whites 286-7 (Aun Shahzad 82, Mohammad Ammar 57, Aarfat Ahmed 53, Hasnain Majid 42; Faizan Saleem 2-45, Suleman Asif 2-45, Jahandaad Khan 2-66) and 175-3d (Aun Shahzad 78, Mohammad Shehzad 75; Jahandad Khan 2-49)
Northern Whites 158 all out, 61.1 overs (Shan Khan 57, Jahandad Khan 25; Aarfat Ahmed 3-25, Mohammad Ismail 2-5, Aqib Asghar 2-24) and 219 all out (Syed Hashim Mir Ali 54, Faizan Saleem 34, Hasnain Sabir 25 not out, Jabbir Tayyab 25, Abdul Jabbar Jilani 21; Awais Abbas 6-87, Mohammad Aqib Asghar 2-15)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (W) beat Balochistan (W) by 10 wickets at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
Balochistan Whites 224 all out, 79.4 overs (Haseebullah 68, Mohamamd Uzair 42, Qudratullah 36, Duniya Khan 34; Mohammad Umar 5-32, Ayaz Khan 3-27) and 135 all out (Mohammad Nasir 44; Ismail Khan 5-31, Ayaz Khan 4-29)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites 307 all out, 71.4 overs (Abbas Ali 71, Sahil Yousaf 57, Zubair Shinwari 54, Abdullah Zareen 37, Afaq Khan 22, Mohammad Irfan 21 not out; Rizwan Ahmed 5-43, Duniya Khan 2-30) and 54-0 (Abdullah Zareen 40 not out)
Central Punjab (W) v Sindh (W) match drawn at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Central Punjab Whites 231-9, 80 overs (Azan Awais 82, Hassan Hameed 50, Mohammad Awais 39 not out; Adeel Meo 2-40) and 271-7d (Usman Nadeem 74, Hassan Hameed 72, Ali Zuraiz Asif 38, Ali Razzaq 26, Azan Awais 23, Afzaal Manzoor 22; Adeel Meo 3-48, Abdul Rehman 2-54)
Sindh Whites 360 all out, 74.1 overs (Wahaj Riaz 107, Afnan Khan 79, Adeel Meo 43, Zain-ul-Abedin 33, Habibullah 27, Ghazi Ghori 24; Hunain Shah 4-47, Ameer Hamza 2-69, Mohammad Awais 2-70)
Pool B
Central Punjab (B) v Sindh (B) match drawn at the National Ground, Islamabad
Central Punjab Blues 121 all out, 42.1 overs (Shawaiz Irfan 44, Mohammad Saad Wasim 25; Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez 5-32, Asif Ali 3-25) and 178-9d (Hasnat Abbas 55, Mohammad Waqas 35, Khawaj Mohammad Hafeez 5-51, Aaliyan Mahmood 2-25)
Sindh Blues 122 all out, 46.2 overs (Abdullah Fazal 30, Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez 26, Talha Ahsan 21; Awais Ali 4-45, Arham Nawab 3-28, Abubakar 2-14) and 139-5 (Abdullah Fazal 32, Talha Ahsan 22 not out, Rizwan Mahmood 21; Ali Asfand 3-42)
Northern (B) v Southern Punjab (B) match drawn at the Shalimar Cricket Ground; Islamabad
Northern Blues 298-5d, 67 overs (Shamyl Hussain 127, Faraz Khan 50 not out, Haseeb Imran 44, Hussain 42; Mohammad Abubakar 2-52)
Southern Punjab Blues 179 all out, 62.5 overs (Mohammad Zahid 86 not out, Mohammad Danish 41; Mehran Mumtaz 4-40, Aseer Mughal 2-9, Faraz Khan 2-12)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (B) v Balochistan (B) match drawn at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues 266 all out, 66.4 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 89, Abu akar Khan 33, Haseeb Khan 29, Ahmed Khan 28, Salman Khan 25, Mohammad Yaseen 21 not out; Sajjad Ali 4-57, Kabir Raj 3-54) Balochistan Blues 123 all out, 65.1 overs (Shamraiz Khan 56; Ahmed Khan 5-10, Zeeshan Ahmed 3-24)
