September 13, 2007	Thursday	Sha'aban 30, 1428

LAHORE, Sept 12: A defiant knock of 126 by Asif Khan enabled Lahore Shalimar to draw their three-day match against Sialkot at the LCCA ground on Wednesday in the Inter-region Under-19 cricket championship.

Asif faced 135 balls and hit 16 boundaries and three sixes as Shalimar, who had conceded a 100-run lead in the first innings finished at 195-4 when the umpires took off the bails.

Lahore Ravi and Faisalabad’s game at Sports Stadium, Sargodha, also ended in a stalemate, mainly due to the rainy conditions there.

Summarised scores:

LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st innings) 243, 68.2 overs (Saad Nasim 85, Qaimbar Iqbal 41; Nayar Abbas 4-67, Adil Raza 3-68). 2nd innings: 195-4, 47 overs (Asif Khan 126, Humza Mubeen 49; Mohammad Abbas 2-34, Mohammad Yasin 2-59).

SIALKOT 1st innings: 343-7, 83 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 151, Mohammad Qasim 56, Bilalwal Bhatti 51).

LAHORE RAVI 1st innings 191, 77 overs (Mustafa Iqbal 55; Hasan Mehmood 4-46).

FAISALABAD 50-2.