September 07, 2006	Thursday	Sha'aban 13, 1427

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KARACHI, Sept 6: A superb century by Khurram Shahzad led Sialkot to a crushing 117-run victory over Abbottabad in the opening matches of the PCB National Inter-regional Under-19 One-day Cricket Championship on Tuesday.

The Sialkot skipper blasted 133 off 150 balls with 12 fours and fives sixes as his side made 267 for seven in 50 overs.

Abbottabad replied with 150 in 44.4 overs.

Islamabad scored a close 17-run win against Peshawar in a high-scoring match.

Zeeshan Mushtaq (86 off 113 balls, 10 fours) and Faizan Riaz (79 off 56 balls, six fours and six sixes) were main run-getters as Islamabad posted 285 for eight.

Peshawar, however, made a spirited response before being dismissed for 268 in 47 overs.

Fine bowling by slow left-armer Ahmed Iqbal (4-24) and fast bowler Zaheer Abbas (4-50) enabled Karachi Urban defeat Hyderabad by two wickets.

Moinuddin’s 86 off 112 balls and leg-spinner Afsar Zaheer’s four for 29 guided Multan to an easy 76-run victory against Faisalabad.

Summarised scores:

Karachi Urban beat Hyderabad by two wickets at PCB Academy Ground, Karachi.

HYDERABAD 123 in 27.2 overs (Sharjeel Khan 69; Ahmed Iqbal 4-24, Zaheer Abbas 4-50); KARACHI URBAN 124-8 in 36 overs (Hasan Javed 32, Ali Meher 27; Irfan Ali 3-16, Mohammad Kamran 2-17).

Multan beat Faisalabad by 76 runs at Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad.

MULTAN 224 in 49.2 overs (Moinuddin 86, Mohammad Majid 37, Junaid Iqbal 34; Shoaib Shah 2-43, Waqas Maqsood 2-45, Zulqarnain 2-49); FAISALABAD 148 in 41 overs (Hasan Mahmood 34, Fahad Hussain 25, Adnan Munir 24 not out; Afsar Zaheer 4-29, Rahat Ali 3-31, Zahir Siddique 2-39).

Islamabad beat Peshawar by 17 runs at Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD 285-8 in 50 overs (Zeeshan Mushtaq 86, Faizan Riaz 79, Zahid Iqbal 37, Umair Mir 28 not out; Khizer Hayat 2-26, Hidayatullah 2-51, Fahad Zaman 2-55); PESHAWAR 268 in 47 overs (Jibran Khan 58 not out, Fahad Zaman 47, Nasir Ahmed 46, Hidayatullah 32; Mahmood Azam 3-39, Kashif Ali 2-26, Kamran Hussain 2-52).

Sialkot beat Abbottabad by 117 runs at Abbottabad Stadium.

SIALKOT 267-7 in 50 overs (Khurram Shahzad 133, Haris Sohail 49, Mohammad Yasin 20; Ahmed Jamal 3-70, Mohammad Shakeel 2-26, M. Junaid Khan 2-38); ABBOTTABAD 150 in 44.4 overs (Wajid Khan Sr 37, Saleh Mohammad 32; Ali Hasan 3-21, Sarmad Anwar 2-24).