February 12, 2008	Tuesday	Safar 04 ,1429

KARACHI, Feb 11: Irfan Lodhi smashed a brilliant century while team-mate Latif Junejo snapped five wickets as Zone-II clinched the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship (Karachi Region) with an impressive 87-run victory over Zone-VI at the KCCA Stadium here on Sunday.

Irfan banged 105 studded with 18 boundaries as Zone-II posted 204 all out in 73.4 overs. Later, Latif took five wickets for 38 and Sheraz Ali Khan got three for 15 to dismiss Zone-VI for 117 in 51 overs.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Farooq Lodhi captured five wickets for 78 to bowl Zone-VII to an 81-run win against Zone-III at the TMC Ground.

Due to Lodhi’s bowling Zone-III were bowled out for 170 in 51.2 overs. Opener Tanvir-ul-Haq top-scored with 44.

Earlier, Zone-VII made 251 all out in 80.1 overs thanks to Hasan Sajjad’s 98 with 12 hits to the fence.

In another match of the tournament, Zone-IV thrashed Zone-V by 141 runs with Arsalan Salim and Shahzeb Hasan sharing seven wickets between them for the winners.

Responding to Zone-IV’s total of 246 in 70.3 overs, Zone-V crashed to 105 all out in 30.2 overs. Arsalan claimed four wickets for 46 in 10.2 overs while Shahzeb Hasan grabbed three for 27 in his 11 overs.

Summarised scores:

ZONE-II 204 in 73.4 overs (Irfan Lodhi 105; Abdul Ameer 5-67, Faraz Ahmed 4-55); ZONE-VI 117 in 51 overs (Talha Shafi 37 not out; Latif Junejo 5-38, Sheraz Ali 3-15).

ZONE-VII 251 in 80.1 overs (Hasan Sajjad 98, Faisal Khan 46, Farooq Lodhi 27, Azhar Shah 25; Husban Javed 4-35, Akhtar Fahim 2-28); ZONE-III 170 in 51.2 overs (Tanvir-ul-Haq 44, Akhtar Fahim 36, Jahangir Shah 33; Farooq Lodhi 5-78, Mubashir Zaib 2-26, Khalid Mahmood 2-63).

ZONE-IV 246 in 70.3 overs (Mohammad Usman 48, Asif Abbas 37, Yasir Munir 29, Arsalan Salim 27 not out; Wajidullah 4-57, Usama Basharat 3-91, Rao Shahzad 2-28); ZONE-V 105 in 30.2 overs (Mohammad Waqas 31, Noman Khan 24; Arsalan Salim 4-46, Shahzeb Hasan 3-27).—APP