September 20, 2007	Thursday	Ramazan 07, 1428

KARACHI, Sept 19: Lahore Ravi and Karachi Urban scored identical wins by nine wickets in the second round of the three-day PCB Inter-regional Under-19 Cricket Championship on Wednesday.

Lahore Ravi, as expected, wasted little time in defeating Karachi Harbour at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground. Needing 65, the visitors romped to victory in just 7.1 overs.

Ahmed Shahzad, who stroked 106 in the first innings, was once again in great form as he blasted 10 fours and one six in an unbeaten 49 off 21 deliveries.

Earlier, off-spinner Salman Afzal claimed four for 65 in 18 overs as Karachi Harbour were all out for 171 after starting the final day at 98 for five in their second innings.

Karachi Urban also ran out easy winners in their match against Quetta at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta. The home side managed 278 in the second innings largely due a fifth-wicket stand of 134 between skipper Majid Hussain (74 off 179 balls, 10 fours) and Ataullah (76 off 109 balls, 12 fours and two sixes).

Leg-spinner Shahzaib Khan completed a 10-wicket haul in the match. Having picked up six for 27 in the first innings, the talented spinner took four for 81 to finish with 10 for 108.

Requiring 71 for victory, Karachi Urban skipper Shan Masood was in punishing mood as he smashed an unbeaten 56 off only 20 balls. He slammed eight fours and three sixes.

Opener Asif Khan’s undefeated 139 against Hyderabad was the highlight of the final day’s play at the Sindh University Ground in Jamshoro where Lahore Shalimar declared their second innings at 218 for one. Asif’s 150-ball innings contained 16 fours and three sixes.

Hyderabad escaped defeat by making 193 for six in the second innings after Sharjeel Khan (58) and Azeem Ghumman (84).

The remaining three matches were also drawn.

Scores and results on Wednesday (Final day of three):

At Landhi Gymkhana Ground: Lahore Ravi beat Karachi Harbour by nine wickets.

KARACHI HARBOUR 200 in 59.1 overs (Ammar Hasan 75, Jabbar Khan 52; Mustafa Iqbal 4-52, Azhar Attari 3-25) and 171 in 56.1 overs (Bilal Munir 45; Salman Afzal 4-65, Mustafa Iqbal 3-51); LAHORE RAVI 307 in 68.4 overs (Ahmed Shahzad 106, Asif Ghafoor 76; Farhad Baig 5-80, Amjad Manzoor 3-91) and 65-1 in 7.1 overs (Ahmed Shahzad 49 not out).

At Sindh University Ground, Jamshoro: Match drawn.

LAHORE SHALIMAR 317 in 81 overs (Haafiz Saad 64, Imran Shafi 61, Saadullah Ghauri 40; Mohammad Sharif 5-82) and 218-1declared in 50 overs (Asif Khan 139 not out, Saadullah Ghauri 42); HYDERABAD 204 in 67 overs (Shabih Haider 43; Naeem-ul-Haq 5-60) and 193-6 in 67 overs (Azeem Ghumman 84, Sharjeel Khan 58; Haafiz Saad 4-56).

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Match drawn.

PESHAWAR 211 in 73.1 overs (Asif Khan 68, Mohammad Ramzan 56; Awais Afzal 3-42, Kamran Hussain 3-45) and 228 in 76 overs (Gohar Ali 54, Asif Khan 53; Junaid Nadir 4-66); ISLAMABAD 294 in 78.5 overs (Ghulam Murtaza 95, Yasir Waheed 55, Kamran Hussain 43; Rahatullah 5-69, Afaq Ahmed 3-43) and 45-4 in 9 overs.

At Sheikhupura Stadium: Match drawn.

MULTAN 113 in 39.5 overs (Khawar Ali 31; Adil Raza 5-39, Raza Hasan 3-9) and 153-8 in 52 overs (Zaman Jamil 3-8); SIALKOT 141 in 60.2 overs (Mudassar Ali 5-55).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta: Karachi Urban beat Quetta by nine wickets.

QUETTA 145 in 47.4 overs (Asif Ali 37; Shahzaib Khan 6-27) and 278 in 82.1 overs (Ataullah 76, Majid Hussain 74; Shahzaib Khan 4-81, Osama Basharat 3-73); KARACHI URBAN 352-8 in 83 overs (Hassan Javed 108 not out, Hafiz Asad Baig 107, Mohammad Hasan 50; Naik Mohammad 3-38, Aimal Khan 3-108) and 74-1 in 5.3 overs (Shan Masood 56 not out).

At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Match drawn.

RAWALPINDI 252 in 66.4 overs (Umar Amin 95; Irfan Khan 5-42); ABBOTTABAD 156-7 in 62 overs (Zeeshan Jadoon 50).