- Urdu round-up is attached here
Multan, 30 January 2022: Three more Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were staged on Sunday at three Multan venues with Sindh U16 Blues, Northern U16 Blues and Southern Punjab U16 Blues defeating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Balochistan U16 Blues.
At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 138 in 39.2 overs against Sindh. Luqman Khan top-scored with 36, Huzaifa Ahsan and Abdul Moeez took three wickets each.
Sindh chased down the target in 35.5 overs, Noor Habib’s unbeaten 36 helped the side past the target. Ahmed Hussain and Muhammad Yaseen took two wickets each.
Northern defeated Central Punjab by 37 runs at the MCC Ground. Batting first, Northern scored 220 for eight in their 45 overs with Muhammad Arshad top-scoring with 75. Waleed Iqbal contributed 44. Momin Qamar and Ali Hamza took two wickets each.
In reply, Central Punjab were bowled out for 183 in 42.3 overs. Farhan Yousaf with 59 fought a lone battle for his side. Muhammad Bilal took three wickets, Muhammad Nabeel captured two.
Southern Punjab batted first against Balochistan and posted a formidable 253 for six in their 45 overs at the Sports Ground. Sameer Akhtar scored 70, his namesake Sameer Ahmed scored 46. Anwar Shah took two wickets.
Balochistan were restricted to 171 for nine in reply. Inamullah scored 29, Anwar Shah contributed 24 not out. Zain Arshad and Salman Ahmed captured two wickets each.
Scores in brief:
Sindh U16 Blues beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 138 all out, 39.2 overs (Luqman Khan 36; Huzaifa Ahsan 3-12, Abdul Moeez 3-39)
Sindh U16 Blues 141 for 7, 35.5 overs (Noor Habib 36 not out, Saifullah 25; Ahmed Hussain 3-28, Muhammad Yaseeen 2-38)
Northern U16 Blues beat Central Punjab U16 Blues by 37 runs
Northern U16 Blues 220 for 8, 45 overs (Muhammad Arshad 75, Waleed Iqbal 44; Momin Qamar 2-43)
Central Punjab U16 Blues 183 all out, 42.3 overs (Farhan Yousaf 59; Muhammad Bilal 3-15, Muhammad Nabil 2-35)
Southern Punjab U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by 82 runs
Southern Punjab U16 Blues 253 for 6, 45 overs (Sameer Akhtar 70, Sameer Ahmed 46; Anwar Shah 2-60)
Balochistan U16 Blues 171 for 9, 45 overs (Inamullah 29, Anwar Shah 24 not out; Zain Arshad 2-37, Salman Ahmed 2-38)
