September 16, 2007	Sunday	Ramazan 03, 1428

KARACHI, Sept 15: A brilliant century from Ahmed Shahzad inspired Lahore Ravi to a crushing 194-run victory over Karachi Harbour in the second round of the PCB Under-19 Regional One-day Cricket Championship on Saturday.

Lahore Ravi amassed 333 for five in their 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Ahmed blasted 14 fours and one six in scoring 109 off 82 deliveries while dominating the opening stand of 205 with Jumma Khan, who struck a 71-ball 87 with the aid of 11 fours and a brace of sixes.

Karachi Harbour lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 139 in just 26 overs. Opener Mohammad Waqas made 56 off 63 balls with 11 hits to the fence.

Karachi Urban, meanwhile, continued their winning run by defeating Quetta by 62 runs at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta.

Skipper Shan Masood (54 off 50 balls, eight fours) and Hafiz Asad Baig (49 off 94 balls, seven fours) added 81 for the second wicket to help Karachi Urban score 221 in 49 overs.

Quetta replied with 159 in 48.3 overs.

Islamabad defeated Peshawar by 62 runs after piling up 326 for seven at the Arbab Niaz Stadium. The opening batsman was Islamabad’s batting star with a fine 124 off 122 balls. His knock was laced with 12 fours and six sixes.

Skipper Umar Amin (86 not out off 110 balls, six fours and two sixes) led Rawalpindi to an easy eight-wicket win against Abbottabad at the Army Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

In other matches, Sialkot beat Multan by four wickets and Hyderabad defeated Lahore Ravi by five wickets.

Results:

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi: Lahore Ravi beat Karachi Harbour by 194 runs.

LAHORE RAVI 333-5 in 50 overs (Ahmed Shahzad 109, Jumma Khan 87,

Usman Salahuddin 51 not out); KARACHI HARBOUR 139 in 26 overs (Mohammad Waqas 56; Mustafa Iqbal 3-18).

At Army Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi beat Abbottabad by eight wickets.

ABBOTTABAD 165 in 46.5 overs (Irfan Khan 43; Nasir Malik 3-28); RAWALPINDI 168-2 in 37.3 overs (Umar Amin 86 not out, Jamal Anwar 39).

At Sindh University Ground, Jamshoro: Hyderabad beat Lahore Shalimar by five wickets.

LAHORE SHALIMAR 175 in 45.3 overs (Saadullah Ghauri 61, Hamza Mubeen 32; Azeem Ghumman 4-31, Mohammad Sharif 3-31); HYDERABAD 177-5 in 40 overs (Azeem Ghumman 40, Shabih Haider 37 not out; Hafiz Saad 3-35).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta: Karachi Urban beat Quetta by 62 runs.

KARACHI URBAN 221 in 49 overs (Shan Masood 54, Hafiz Asad Baig 49; Mohammad Irfan Sr 3-49); QUETTA 159 in 45.3 overs (Majid Hussain 46; Shahzaib Khan 3-34).

At Sheikhupura Stadium: Sialkot beat Multan by four wickets.

MULTAN 192-9 in 50 overs (Adnan Razzaq 78, Junaid Iqbal 57; Raza Hasan 3-38); SIALKOT 193-6 in 49.1 overs (Haris Sohail 52, Mohammad Yasin 30).

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Islamabad beat Peshawar by 62 runs.

ISLAMABAD 326-7 in 50 overs (Nauman Masood 124, Kamran Hussain 65; Waliullah 3-63, Jibran Khan 3-74); PESHAWAR 264-8 in 50 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 69 not out, Jibran Khan 36, Gohar Ali 31).