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| May 26, 2005 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1426 |
Hamza and Anan shine in big win
KARACHI, May 25: Fine centuries by Hamzaul Hasan and Anan Arif laid the foundation of Zone-I Whites’ crushing 241-run win against Zone-V Greens in the KCCA Under-19 Inter-zonal cricket championship tie at the Student Sports ground on Tuesday.
Batting first, Zone-I Whites amassed 377 for five in their quota of 50 overs. Hamza led the way with 145 that included 16 fours and two sixes. Anan, son of ex-Test wicket-keeper Taslim Arif, hit 17 boundaries on his way to 117.
Zone-V Greens were all out for 136 in reply. Off-spinner Tabish Nawab captured five for 39 with good support from slow left-armer Ahmed Iqbal Khan who took four for 45.
In another fixture played at the Pak Star ground, Zone-VI Blues defeated Zone-IV Whites by four wickets.
Summarised scores:
Zone-I Whites beat Zone-V Greens by 241 runs.
ZONE-I WHITES 377-5 in 50 overs (Hamzaul Hasan 145, Anan Arif 117, Farrukh Rizvi 47; Sajjad Ali 2-53, Jibran Khan 2-90); ZONE-V GREENS 136 in 38 overs (Sajjad Ali 25, Jibran Khan 22; Tabish Nawab 5-39, Ahmed Iqbal Khan 4-45).
Zone-VI Blues beat Zone-IV Whites by four wickets.
ZONE-IV WHITES 187 in 44.5 overs (Afan Ahmed 37, Mohammad Waqas 31, Salman Shakeel 28; Abdul Moid 2-16, Nauman Ghani 2-26, Shakir Ali 2-53); ZONE-VI BLUES 188-6 in 47.5 overs (Abdul Moid 50 not out, Zakir Afridi 33, Daulat Khan 33; Umar Bhatti 2-16, Salman Ahmed 2-39).
Thursday’s fixtures: Zone-II Whites v Zone-VII Blues at TMC Ground; Zone-III Whites v Zone-I Greens at Student Sports Ground.
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