- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites to take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues in final on Sunday
Lahore, 11 November 2021: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites beat Northern U19 Whites by 210 runs in the fifth round match of the National U19 Cup to qualify for the final of the tournament. They will take on Pool B topper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues on 14 November at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
After being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites scored 294 for six in 50 overs. Opening batter Afaq Khan top-scored with 87-ball 89, hitting 12 fours. Sahal Yousaf and Mohammad Farooq scored half-centuries. Northern’s Jahandad Khan took three for 66, while Arslan Sajjad bagged two for 38.
Northern U19 Whites were dismissed for 84 in the 24th over with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s right-arm fast Mohammad Umar taking six for 16, while Khalid Shah took three for 24.
In the second Pool A fixture being staged at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala, Central Punjab U19 Whites beat Southern Punjab U19 Whites by four wickets.
After being put into bat, Southern Punjab U19 Whites were dismissed for paltry 115 in the 31st over. Mohammad Awais top-scored with 33. Central Punjab’s Mohammad Ibtisam Ahmed took four for 45, while Hunain Shah picked three for 20.
Central Punjab U19 Whites chased down the target in the 26th over for the loss of six wickets. Azan Awais top-scored with 41 off 34, laced with four fours and two sixes. For Southern Punjab, Awais Abbas grabbed three for 44.
In the third fixture of the Pool A at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha, Sindh U19 Whites defeated Balochistan U19 Whites by 32 runs in a low-scoring game. Batting first, Sindh U19 Whites were bowled out for 109 in the 25th over. For Balochistan U19 Whites, right-arm fast Qurban Ali picked five for 31, while Jan Mohammad bagged three for 26.
In reply, Balochistan U19 Whites were bowled out for 77 in the 21st over. Adeel Meo with his left-arm spin took five for 21, while Ali Shinwari grabbed two for 33.
In a Pool B fixture, Ali Ishaq’s unbeaten 68 and Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez five-wicket haul led Sindh U19 Blues to a nine-wicket win over Balochistan U19 Blues. Batting first Balochistan U19 Blues were perished for 123 in the 35th over. Khawaja with his left-arm spin picked five wickets for 23, while Aaliyan Mehmood and Asif Ali picked two wickets each.
Sindh U19 Blues chased down the target in the eighth over for the loss of one wicket. Opening batter Ali struck 10 fours and four sixes off 27 balls faced, while Rizwan returned undefeated on 11-ball 30, smashing two fours and as many sixes.
In the second Pool B fixture, an all-round performance from Maaz Sadaqat guided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues to a 98-run win over Northern U19 Blues at the Shalimar Cricket Ground in Islamabad. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues batting first scored 311 for four in 50 overs with Chaudhry Shuja top-scoring with 93. Maaz coming to bat at number three scored 86 off 78, hitting eight fours and one six. Ahmad Khan returned undefeated on 75 off 38, smashing five fours and three sixes.
In reply, Northern U19 Blues despite a 95-run opening stand between Shamyl Hussain and Haseeb Khan were bowled out for 213 in the 37th over. Shamyl top-scored with 73 off 69, which included eight fours and three sixes, while Haseeb scored 42-ball 46, laced with eight fours.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Maaz with his left-arm spin picked four for 25 in eight overs, while off-spinner Abu Bakar bagged three for 41.
In the third Pool B fixture being staged at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Central Punjab U19 Blues defeated Southern Punjab U19 Blues by seven wickets. Batting first, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 177 in the 45th over. Ali Afzal batting at number seven top-scored with a 91-ball 75, hitting six fours and five sixes. For Central Punjab U19 Blues, Abu Bakar and Ali Asfand picked three wickets apiece.
In reply, Central Punjab U19 Blues chased down the target in the 31st over for the loss of three wickets with Mohammad Waqas scored an unbeaten 57 off 47, laced with three fours and four sixes. Shawaiz Irfan scored 47, while Mohammad Hasnaat Abbas scored 30-ball 34.
For Southern Punjab U19 Blues, Mohammad Zahid picked three for 44.
Scores in Brief –Pool A:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites beat Northern U19 Whites by 210 runs at Lahore Country Club, Muridke
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 294-6, 50 overs (Afaq Khan 89, Sahal Yousaf 55, Mohammad Farooq 51, Sherdil Khan 48 not out; Jahandad Khan 3-66, Arslan Sajjad 2-38)
Northern U19 Whites 84 all out, 23.3 overs (Ibrahim Bhatti 31, Jahandad Khan 24; Mohammad Umar 6-16, Khalid Shah 3-24)
Central Punjab U19 Whites beat Southern Punjab U19 Whites by four wickets at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Southern Punjab U19 Whites 115 all out, 30.5 overs (Mohammad Awais 33; Mohammad Ibtisam Ahmed 4-45, Hunain Shah 3-20, Mohammad Awais 2-19)
Central Punjab U19 Whites 116-6, 26 overs (Azan Awais 41, Malik Abdul Rafay 34; Awais Abbas 3-44)
Sindh U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by 32 runs – Sports Stadium, Sargodha
Sindh U19 Whites 109 all out, 24.4 overs (Ghazi Ghori 35; Qurban Ali 5-31, Jan Mohammad 3-26)
Balochistan U19 Whites 77 all out, 20.2 overs (Haseebullah 30; Adeel Meo 5-21, Ali Shinwari 2-33)
Scores in Brief –Pool B:
Sindh U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by nine wickets at National Ground, Islamabad
Balochistan U19 Blues 123 all out, 34.3 overs (Khawat Mohammad Hafeez 5-23, Asif Ali 2-19, Aaliyan Mehmood 2-34)
Sindh U19 Blues 127-1, 7.5 overs (Ali Ishaq 68 not out, Rizwan Mehmood 30 not out)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues beat Northern U19 Blues by 98 runs at Shalimar Ground, Islamabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 311-4, 50 overs (Chaudry Shuja 93, Maaz Sadaqat 86, Ahmad Khan 75 not out, Abu Bakar 45)
Northern U19 Blues 213 all out, 36.4 overs (Shamyl Hussain 73, Haseeb Imran 46; Maaz Sadaqat 4-25, Abu Bakar 3-41, Najab Khan 2-22)
Central Punjab U19 Blues beat Southern Punjab U19 Blues by seven wickets at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Southern Punjab U19 Blues 177 all out, 45 overs (Ali Afzal 75; Ali Asfand 3-22, Abu Bakar 3-32, Sameer Saqib 2-17, Arham Nawab 2-37)
Central Punjab U19 Blues 182-3, 30.4 overs (Mohammad Waqas 57 not out, Shawaiz Irfan 47, Mohammad Hasnaat Abbas 34; Mohammad Zahid 3-44)
