KARACHI, Aug 26: Opener Hamzaul Hassan’s fluent 72 and Tabish Nawab’s four wickets helped Zone-I Whites to beat Zone-II Green on better run rate in the semifinal of the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal tournament on Thursday at TMC ground. The two teams had scored 202 runs.
Batting first Zone-I Whites scored 202 for seven wickets. Zone-II Green were bowled out for 202 in 49.5 overs although Amar Hasan (69) and Ali Meharf (59) struck half centuries.
The winners will now meet Zone-II Whites in the final to be played on Aug 30 at the KCCA Stadium.
Hamzaul Hassan struck five boundaries while Tabish gave away 54 runs for his four-wicket haul.
Summarized scores:
Zone-I Whites beat Zone-II Green on better run rate
Zone-I Whites 202 for seven wickets (Hamzaul Hasan 72, Hafiz Asad 32, Anan Arif 30, Mannan Arif 22; Tajuddin Agha 3-62, Farhad Mirza 2-40)
Zone-II Green 202 all out in 49.5 (Amar Hasan 68, Ali Mehar 59; Tabish Nawab 4-54, Amjad Manzoor 3-65).