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LAHORE, Oct 19: Karachi Whites cruised into the final of the National One-day Junior (Under-19) Cricket triangular series with an easy 73-run victory over Fata at Gaddafi Stadium here Saturday.
Fata were bundled out for 140 in 41.1 overs after being set a target of 214.
Karachi Whites face unbeaten Lahore Blues in Monday’s final at the same venue.
Pacer Tabish did most of the damage by grabbing four for 39. Off-spinner Aftab Ahmed conceded just 18 runs in his 10-over stint that fetched him two wickets.
Fata never really posed a challenge to last season’s runners-up once their top-order batting was uprooted with half the side going into the pavilion with only 58 runs on the board.
Hussain Akbar, batting at No 10, top-scored with 28 although extras totalled 36 with Karachi bowlers generous in giving away as many as 32 runs in wides.
Earlier, wicket-keeper Naeem Ahmed Khan stole the batting honours for Karachi Whites. He remained undefeated with a 67-ball 62, which included seven boundaries.
Skipper Khalid Latif, who lost the toss, hit five fours and one six in making 45 off 78 deliveries.
KARACHI WHITES:
Khalid Latif c sub (Majeed) b Yasir 45
Mubashir Ahmed c Naveed b Mumtaz 28
Shiraz Ishaq c and b Mumtaz 17
Faraz Patel b Hussain Akbar 19
Khurram Manzoor b Hussain Akbar 0
Faraz Ahmed Khan c Naveed b Samar 3
Naeem Ahmed Khan not out 62
Aftab Ahmed b Seemab 13
Tabish Khan not out 3
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-22) 23
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 213
FALL OF WKTS: 1-49, 2-81, 3-125, 4-127, 5-128, 6-145, 7-206.
DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Ali Zafar, Sami Faridi.
BOWLING: Hussain Akbar 10-0-49-2; Mumtaz Afridi 10-3-25-2; Seemab Hussain 6-0-45-1; Hilal Afridi 10-1-43-0; Yasir Shah 10-0-32-1; Samar Gul 4-0-18-1.
FATA:
Johar Hussain c F. Patel b Tabish 3
Altaf Ali c Aftab b Khurram 5
Samar Gul lbw b Tabish 8
Mumtaz Afridi c F. Ahmed b Tabish 2
Naveed Ahmed lbw b Tabish 16
Seemab Hussain c Shiraz b Aftab 17
Hilal Afridi b Aftab 5
Mukhtar Bahadur c Khalid b F. Ahmed 6
Yasir Shah c F. Patel b Ali Zafar 2
Hussain Akbar c Naeem b Sami 28
Asif Khan not out 12
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-32, NB-1) 36
TOTAL (all out, 41.1 overs) 140
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-14, 3-26, 4-42, 5-56, 6-73, 7-86, 8-90, 9-113.
BOWLING: Tabish Khan 10-2-39-4; Khurram Manzoor 7-0-26-1; Aftab Ahmed 10-3-18-2; Mohammad Ali Zafar 7-1-29-1; Faraz Ahmed Khan 5-0-20-1; Sami Faridi 2.1-0-0-1.
UMPIRES: Siddique Khan and Aleem Dar.
MATCH REFEREE: Azhar Khan.
FINAL: Lahore Blues v Karachi Whites, Monday.
