Lahore, 7 November 2021: The fifth round matches of the National U19 Championship (three-day) commenced at six venues today.
On the first-day, Southern Punjab U19 Whites’ Mohammad Shehzad scored a double-century, while Arafat Ahmed struck a century to help his side scored 331 for one declared in 75 overs against Central Punjab U19 Whites at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala.
In a Pool A fixture, after being put into bat, Southern Punjab U19 Whites lost opening batter Aon Shahzad for nine. Later, Arafat Ahmed and Mohammad Shehzad got together and knitted a 322-run unbroken partnership for the second wicket. Shehzad top-scored with an unbeaten 208 off 213 balls, smashing 20 fours and eight sixes, while Arafat returned undefeated on 108 off 228 balls, laced with12 fours.
At stumps, Central Punjab U19 Whites were 75 for one in 16 overs.
In another Pool A fixture being played at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites after opting to bat were dismissed for 276 in the 78th over. Sherdil Khan batting at number five top-scored with a 203-ball 124, hitting 14 fours and two sixes. Ismail Khan contributed 57 off 100.
For Northern U19 Whites, Jahandad Khan picked three wickets for 67, while Syed Ali Zain Rizvi, Suleman Asif and Usman Khan grabbed two wickets each.
At stumps, Northern U19 Whites were reeling at two for two in four overs.
In the third Pool A fixture being staged at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha, Kashif Ali struck century for Sindh U19 Whites against Balochistan U19 Whites. Batting first, Sindh U19 Whites were bowled out for 329 in the 78th over. Kashif top-scored with a 190-ball 166, hitting 20 fours and eight sixes. Opener batter Habibullah scored 97 off 129 balls, smashing 10 fours and three sixes.
For Balochistan U19 Whites, Hikmatullah picked three wickets for 87.
In reply, Balochistan U19 Whites were 12 for one in eight overs when stumps were drawn.
In a Pool B fixture, Sindh U19 Blues after being put into bat by Balochistan U19 Blues were 175 for eight in 50 overs when stumps were drawn at the National Ground in Islamabad. Mohammad Meesam top-scored with 66 off 124 balls, laced with nine fours.
For Balochistan U19 Blues, Sajjad Ali picked three for 36, while Junaid Ahmed and Kabir Raj grabbed two wickets apiece.
In another Pool B fixture being played at the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium Rawalpindi, Southern Punjab U19 Blues after being put into bat were dismissed for 198 in the 80th over against Central Punjab U19 Blues. Mohammad Danish top-scored with 44, while Ali Afzal contributed 30.
For Central Punjab U19 Blues, Ali Asfand, Awais Ali, Arham Nawab and Mohammad Zeeshan picked two wickets each.
In reply, Central Punjab U19 Blues were 43 for one in 17 overs when stumps were drawn.
In the third Pool B fixture, Northern U19 Blues were dismissed for 249 in the 78th over after opting to bat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the Shalimar Ground in Islamabad. Northern’s Mohammad Hussain top-scored with 76, while Haseeb Imran contributed 61 and Aseer Mughal chipped in with 47.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues, Shahid Khan bagged four for 28 in seven overs, while Ahmad Khan and Najab Khan picked two wickets each.
At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues were 24 for no loss in 10 overs.
Scores in Brief –Pool A:
Central Punjab U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites – Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Southern Punjab U19 Whites 331-1 (decl), 75 overs (Mohammad Shehzad 208 not out, Arafat Ahmed 108 not out)
Central Punjab U19 Whites 75-1, 16 overs (Hasan Hameed 35)
Balochistan U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites – Sports Stadium, Sargodha
Sindh U19 Whites 389 all out, 77.5 overs (Kashif Ali 166, Habibullah 97; Hikmatullah 3-87)
Balochistan U19 Whites 12-1, 8 overs
Northern U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites – 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)
Northern U19 Whites 2-2, 4 overs
Scores in Brief – Pool B
Central Punjab U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues – 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)
Central Punjab U19 Blues 43-1, 17 overs
Balochistan U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues – National Ground, Islamabad
Sindh U19 Blues 175-8, 50 overs (Mohammad Meesam 66; Sajjad Ali 3-36, Junaid Ahmed 2-29, Kabir Raj 2-57)
Northern U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues – 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)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 24-0, 10 overs
