KARACHI: Shahid Khan and Aaqib Javed shared honours on the opening day of the PCB Inter-Region Under-19 Tournament by scoring fine centuries on Sunday.

Shahid struck 105 (141 balls, 14 boundaries) to help Faisalabad Wolves amass 344 in their first innings after deciding to bat first in the Pool ‘B’ fixture against Abbottabad Falcons at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha. Atiq-ur-Rehman also batted well to make 79 with 10 boundaries.

The Falcons were reeling at 5-2 in reply with both wickets claimed by Mudassar Riaz.

Multan Tigers were at the receiving end in the Pool ‘C’ game at the Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur as Aaqib Javed hammered 106 from 17- balls (eight fours and one six) to inspire hosts Bahawalpur Stags post 299-8 in the allotted first-innings quota 83 overs.

The Tigers were 15-1 at draw of stumps.

Karachi Dolphins collected 38-1 after Larkana Bulls made 212 in their first innings of the Pool ‘A’ encounter here at the NBP Sports Complex. Taimur Ali was top-scorer for the visitors with a 195-ball 65 (six boundaries), while Ghulam Mudassar bagged four wickets for 50 runs.

Hyderabad Hawks were 111-5 after restricting Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes to 186 all out at the Niaz Stadium. Dawood Khan hit 77 off 137 balls with the aid of 11 fours. Daniyal Rajput claimed 4-32.

Zeeshan Malik missed out on reaching three figures by just one run but his 114-ball 99 (12 fours and two sixes) while Nauman Ali contributed 91 (216 balls, 11 boundaries) as Rawalpindi Rams piled up an impressive 338-7 against Karachi Zebras in the Pool ‘C’ fixture at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

The Zebras responded by closing on 39-1 at close of play.

Peshawar Panthers were in trouble at 123-9 in 35 overs of action in the Pool ‘D’ game against the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Colts at the LCCA Ground in Lahore. Hassan Khan has so far grabbed four wickets for only eight runs.

Close of play scores on Sunday (day one of three):

Pool ‘A’

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: LARKANA BULLS 212 in 77.1 overs (Taimur Ali 65, Chahat Ali 47, Mohammad Imran 27; Ghulam Mudassar 4-50, Mohammad Asghar 3-49); KARACHI DOLPHINS 38-1 in 15 overs.

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: DERA MURAD JAMALI IBEXES 186 in 77.2 overs (Dawood Khan 77, Imdad Ahmed 49; Daniyal Rajput 4-32, Asif Mahmood 4-46); HYDERABAD HAWKS 111-5 in 33 overs (Faiz Hussain 45, Kamran Rehmani 37; Aftab Ahmed 2-32).

Pool ‘B:

At Sports Stadium, Sargodha: FAISALABAD WOLVES 344 in 82.2 overs (Shahid Khan 105, Atiq-ur-Rehman 79, Shafqatullah 52, Shahabul Khan 32; Bilal Ahmed 5-82, Sultan Mahmood 2-43); ABBOTTABAD FALCONS 5-2 in 4.2 overs (Mudassar Riaz 1-2).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: FATA CHEETAHS 207 in 58.1 overs (Usman Khan 61, Mustafa Hanif 36, Basit Ali 27; Asjad Nawaz 5-38, Abid Ali 3-41); ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 92-4 in 29 overs (Sajawal Riaz 39 not out; Mohammad Ibrahim 2-18).

Pool ‘C’:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: RAWALPINDI RAMS 338-7 in 83 overs (Zeeshan Malik 99, Nauman Ali 91, Mir Waiz 44, Aaqib Shah 43, Awais Iqbal 22; Hasan Shahab 3-119, Ghulam Hussain 2-88 ); KARACHI ZEBRAS 39-1 in 11 overs (Shiraz Hasan 26 not out).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: BAHAWALPUR STAGS 299-8 in 83 overs (Aaqib Javed 106, Rafay Ahmed 60, Mudassar Alvi 55, Hamza Khan 20; Zeeshan Majeed 2-68); MULTAN TIGERS 15-1 in 5.4 overs.

Pool ‘D’:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Peshawar Panthers 123-9 in 35 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 65; Hassan Khan 4-8, Mohammad Ibtesham 3-18, Mohammad Umar 2-35) vs NCA COLTS.

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: SIALKOT STALLIONS 226 in 54.2 overs (Gul Zaman 57, Hamza Shiraz 52, Yasin Riaz 52; Ahmed Bashir 5-55, Kamran Afzal 3-26, Karamat Ali 2-79); LAHORE EAGLES 124-5 in 34.2 overs (Gohar Hafeez 47, Waleed Anjum 34, Nauman Qasim 31; Zeeshan Abbas 3-8).

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2014