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Karachi, 27 January 2022: Sindh, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 teams defeated their opponents Balochistan, Central Punjab and Northern on the opening day (Thursday) of the National U13 (30 overs) tournament at three different Karachi venues.
Over at the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan batted first against Sindh. Khan Wali top-scored with 61 but no other batter fared well with the bat as Balochistan were rolled over for 138 in 29.3 overs. Ahmed Ali and Muhammad Khan took three and two wickets.
Sindh reached the target in the 21st over for the loss of three wickets. Abdullah Javed with 40 not out was their best performer with the bat. Muhammad Ahsan contributed 28 not out, while Muhammad Azan scored 28. Faiz Ali took two wickets for 29.
Southern Punjab won the Punjab derby against Central Punjab at the KCCA Stadium. Batting first, Central Punjab scored 154 for two in their allotted 30 overs with Sarmad Nawaz top scoring with 38. Taha Asif scored an unbeaten 37.
Southern Punjab chased down the target in 27 overs for the loss of six wickets. Maaz Ahmed scored 50 while Abdullah Latif contributed an unbeaten 39. Hussain Abbas and Aun Hassan took two wickets each.
At the National Bank Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa outplayed Northern by 67 runs. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa posted 150 for nine with Akbar Ali top scoring with 41. Muhammad Sohaib took four wickets while Salar Naseer took two wickets.
Northern in reply were rolled over for 83. Akbar Ali, Naveed and Zulkifal took three wickets each.
Scores in brief:
Sindh U13 beat Balochistan U13 by seven wickets
Balochistan U13 138 all out, 29.3 overs (Khan Wali 61, Muhammad Suleman 24; Ahmed Ali 3-25, Muhammad Khan 2-15)
Sindh U13 140 for 3, 20.4 overs (Abdullah Javed 40 not out, Muhammad Ahsan 28 not out, Muhammad Azan 28; Faiz Ali 2-29)
Southern Punjab U13 beat Central Punjab U13 by four wickets
Central Punjab U13 154 for 2, 30 overs (Sarmad Nawaz 38 not out, Taha Asif 37 not out; Abdullah Latif 1-25)
Southern Punjab U13 155 for 6, 27 overs (Maaz Ahmed 50, Abdullah Latif 39 not out; Hussain Abbas 2-24)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Northern U13 by 67 runs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 150 for 9, 30 overs (Akbar Ali 41, Shoaib Khan 20; Muhammad Sohaib 4-42, Salar Naseer 2-15)
Northern U13 83 all out, 26.1 overs (Muhammad Asad 22; Akbar Ali 3-8, Naveed 3-14, Zulkifal Zain 3-15)
