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Karachi, 4 February 2022: Three wickets apiece from Akbar Ali and Nafees Akhtar help Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Balochistan U13 by six wickets at the UBL Sports Complex of the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs). This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s fifth consecutive win in the tournament and now will take on Southern Punjab U13 in the final of the tournament at the UBL Sports on Sunday.
Batting first, Balochistan were dismissed for 82 in the 30th over. Akbar and Nafees took three wickets apiece for 13 and 18 runs, respectively. Zain Israr took two for 11.
In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa achieved the target in the 13th over for the loss of four wickets. Ataullah top-scored with a 21-ball 31, hitting five fours.
At the KCCA Stadium, Sindh beat Central Punjab by one wicket at the back of an unbeaten 88 from captain Mohammad Azan. Chasing 202 to win, Sindh achieved the target in the 29th over which included half-centuries from Azan and Hammad Alam. Azan struck six fours and four sixes in the knock consisted of 69 balls. Wicketkeeper-batter Hammad scored 65 off 51, hitting 10 fours.
Central Punjab’s Taj Mohammad picked four for 30 in five overs.
Earlier, batting first, Central Punjab scored 201 for six in 30 overs. Opening batter Mohammad Ali Sabir top-scored with a 57-ball 59, hitting 10 fours. Daud Tauqeer scored 45 off 46, hitting five fours. Abdul Rafay picked three for 28.
At the NBP Sports Complex, the other finalist Southern Punjab U13 beat Northern U13 by 62 runs. Batting first Southern Punjab scored 186 for four in 30 overs. Babar Arshad top-scored with a 82-ball 62, hitting two fours. Opening batter Mohammad Umar scored 48 off 59, which included five fours.
In return, Northern U13 scored 124 for eight in 30 overs. Captain Malik Mohammad Khizar top-scored with a 46-ball 38, hitting seven fours. Mohammad Yousaf contributed a 31-ball 30, laced with five fours. Southern Punjab’s Abdul Rehman and Babar Arshad bagged two wickets apiece.
Points table after five rounds:
|
Sr. # |
Teams |
P |
W |
L |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
5 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0.471 |
|
2 |
Southern Punjab |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
1.240 |
|
3 |
Central Punjab |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1.005 |
|
4 |
Northern |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-0.474 |
|
5 |
Sindh |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
-0.559 |
|
6 |
Balochistan |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
-3.224 |
Scores in brief:
Sindh U13 beat Central Punjab U13 by one wicket
Central Punjab U13 201-6, 30 overs (Ali Sabir 59, David Tauqir 45; Abdul Rafay Umar 3-28)
Sindh U13 202-9, 29 overs (Mohammad Azan 88 not out, Hammad Alam 65; Taj Mohammad 4-30)
Southern Punjab U13 beat Northern U13 by 62 runs
Southern Punjab 186-4, 30 overs (Mohammad Babar Arshad 62, Mohammad Umar 48)
Northern U13 124-8, 30 overs (Malik Mohammad Khizer 38, Mohammad Yousaf 30; Abdul Rahman 2-14, Mohammad Babar Arshad 2-18)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Balochistan U13 by six wickets
Balochistan U13 82 all out, 29.5 overs (Akbar Ali 3-13, Nafees Akhtar 3-18, Zain Israr 2-11)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 85-4, 12.5 overs (Ataullah 31; Mohammad Irfan 2-24)
