22 October 2004	Friday	07 Ramazan 1425

KARACHI, Oct 21: Despite a century by Naveed Yasin, Karachi gained a first innings lead of 45 runs after bowling out Multan for 246 on the second day of the three-day PCB Under-19 Inter-region cricket tournament fixture at the Regional Academy Ground on Thursday.

Naveed, who came to the crease at 31 for three, held the visitors' innings together to score a stubborn 102 off 173 deliveries. His 259-minute knock was laced with 11 fours and one six.

Usman Hashmat made 46 off 88 balls with six hits to the fence and shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 89 with Naveed. Medium-pacers Anwar Ali and Saeed Khan claimed three wickets apiece.

Meanwhile at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi, pace bowler Zohaib Ahmed produced a stunning all-round performance to put the hosts firmly in control of their match against Quetta.

Rawalpindi were all out for 240 after starting the day at 129 for four. Bating at No 10, Zohaib struck seven fours in making 43.

Zohaib then ripped through Quetta batting to pick up six for 43 in 12.1 overs as the visitors were bundled out for 65 in 25.1 overs.

Rizwan Akbar took the other four wickets for 20 in 13 overs. Opener Abdul Majeed scored 30 for Quetta.

Summarised scores:

At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Karachi:

KARACHI 291 in 80.3 overs (Fahad Iqbal 115, Asadullah Sumairi 49, Asad Butt 44, Waqas Haroon 40; Sohaib Maqsood 4-41, Mohsin Sadiq 3-51, Imran Gulzar 2-53);

MULTAN 246 in 80.1 overs (Naveed Yasin 102, Usman Hashmat 46, Qaiser Shahzad 24; Anwar Ali 3-44, Saeed Khan 3-81, Asad Butt 2-37).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:

RAWALPINDI 240 in 63.4 overs (Danish Hanif 75, Ali Sarfraz 43, Zohaib Ahmed 43, Asif Mumtaz 40; Gohar Faiz 4-68, Zahoor Ahmed 3-61, Sher Hasan 2-52);

QUETTA 65 in 25.1 overs (Abdul Majeed 30; Zohaib Ahmed 6-43, Rizwan Akbar 4-20).

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: Despite half-centuries by Shahzad Ahmed and Raheel Ameer, Faisalabad conceded a first innings lead of 33 runs against Sialkot at the Sheikhupura Stadium.

Shahzad scored 82 with six boundaries off 171 balls while Raheel Ameer hammered 61 with 11 fours and one six as Faisalabad were all out for 333 in 82.5 overs.

On the first day, Sialkot rattled up 366 with Arsalan Anwar (123) and Adnan Younis (101) the chief scorers.

Summarised scores:

SIALKOT 366 in 82 overs (Arsalan Anwar 123, Adnan Younis 101, Ali Khan 40; Ghulam Dastgir 4-111) and 25-1 in 10 overs; FAISALABAD 333 in 82.5 over (Shahzad Ahmed 82, Raheel Ameer 61, Naveed Haider 49).