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Karachi, 22 August 2022: It will be all Sindh in the final after Sindh U19 Blues and Sindh U19 Whites finished on the top of their groups at the end of fifth round matches at the National U19 Championship on Monday.
Pool A fixtures:
At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, Sindh U19 Blues beat Northern U19 Blues by 199 runs. In chase of 345 to win, Northern U19 Blues were dismissed for 145 in the 57.3 overs. For Sindh U19 Blues, Aftab Ibrahim bagged four wickets for 33.
In the second fixture of the group, at the NBP Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues defeated Southern Punjab U19 Blues by 283 runs. Chasing 404 to win, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 120 in the 41st over. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues’ Wazdan Khan bagged four wickets in each innings and ended up with figures of eight for 76 in the match.
Pool B fixtures:
At the KCCA Stadium, Sindh U19 Whites in a close encounter defeated Northern U19 Whites by one wicket. Chasing 131 to run, Sindh U19 Whites captain Hassan Iqbal top-scored with 42 off 114 balls, hitting two fours and helped achieved the target in the 59th over. For Northern U19 Whites, Abdul Basit took three wickets for 71.
Earlier, Sindh U19 Whites right-arm spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman bagged four wickets for 56 in the second innings to dismiss Northern U19 Whites for 136. Haseeb ended up taking 12 wickets in the match and is currently at the top of the table for bowlers with 32 wickets from three matches.
At the TMC Ground in Karachi, Balochistan U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Central Punjab U19 Whites. Balochistan U19 Whites were 119 for nine in 52 overs when stumps were drawn. Balochistan U19 Whites in their first innings declared their first innings on 222 for eight in 50 overs.
In another group match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. At the Hanif Mohammad HPC, Arafat Minhas struck an unbeaten 118 off 212 balls to help Southern Punjab U19 Whites declare their second innings at 269 for six in 87 overs. Chasing 248 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites were 156 for three in 19 overs when stumps were drawn.
At the end of fifth round, Sindh U19 Blues topped Pool A with 21 points. In Pool B, Sindh U19 Whites clinched the top spot with 13 points. The final of the tournament will be played between Sindh U19 Blues and Sindh U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex from 25 to 28 August.
