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Multan, 28 January 2022: Three Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Friday at three Multan venues with Sindh U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Northern U16 Blues emerging victorious against Balochistan U16 Blues, Southern Punjab U16 Blues and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues.
Opener Syed Yahya Shah’s unbeaten 104 off 114 balls (17 fours) helped Sindh overwhelm Balochistan by seven wickets at the MCC Cricket Ground.
Batting first Balochistan U16 Blues were dismissed for 210 in 44.5 overs. Inamullah top-scored with 60, Syed Yasir Shah and Gohar Khan scored 32 each. Abdul Moeez took three wickets for 30 runs.
In reply, Sindh reached the target for the loss of three wickets in 40.3 overs. Yahya added 94 runs for the unbroken fourth-wicket alliance with Ahmed Mohiuddin (36 not out) to ensure a comfortable win for his side.
Over at the Sports Ground, Central Punjab batted first against Southern Punjab and scored 188 all out in 44.5 overs. Subhan Saeed top-scored with 47. Inamullah took three and Haseeb Javed took two wickets.
In reply, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 167 in 41.5 overs. Muhammad Saqib and Sameer Minhas scored 31 runs each. Muhammad Usman took three wickets.
At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Northern scored 201 for nine in their 45 overs with Syed Ali Mehdi scoring an unbeaten 76. Muhammad Ubaid Shinwari took four wickets for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ahmed Hussain took two wickets.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 191 in 44.1 overs in reply to hand a 10-run win to Northern. Usman Khan top-scored with 64, Shahzaib Khan contributed 55.
Muhammad Nabeel took three wickets.
Scores in brief:
Sindh U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by seven wickets
Balochistan U16 Blues 210 all out, 44.5 overs (Inamullah 60, Syed Yasir Shah 32, Gohar Khan 32; Abdul Moeez 3-30, Huzaifa Ahsan 2-27)
Sindh U16 Blues 204 for 3, 40.3 overs (Syed Yahya Shah 104 not out, Ahmed Mohiuddin 36 not out; Anwar Shah 2-29)
Central Punjab U16 Blues beat Southern Punjab U16 Blues by 21 runs
Central Punjab U16 Blues 188 all out, 44.5 overs (Subhan Saeed 47, Mohammad Usman 33 not out; Inamullah 3-30, Haseeb Javed 2-34)
Southern Punjab U16 Blues 167 all out, 41.5 overs (Muhammad Saqib 31, Sameer Minhas 31; Mohammad Usman 3-28, Ali Hamza 2-21)
Northern U16 Blues beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues by 10 runs
Northern U16 Blues 201 for 9, 45 overs (Syed Ali Mehdi 76 not out, Muhammad Nabeel 29; Muhammad Ubaid Shinwari 4-28, Ahmed Hussain 2-35)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 191 all out, 44.1 overs (Usman Khan 64, Shahzaib Khan 55; Muhammad Nabeel 3-32, Hasan Khan 2-30)
