KARACHI: Faisalabad Wolves and Rawalpindi Rams were on top after enforcing follow-on on their respective opponents on the second day of the three-day PCB Inter-Region Under-19 Cricket Tournament’s first-round matches on Monday.

The Wolves had Abbottabad Falcons on the run in their Pool ‘B’ fixture at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha. Replying to the hosts’ first-innings tally of 344-7, the Falcons were bowled out for 157 in 67.2 overs with Shahabul Khan taking 4-55.

Following on, the visitors reached 4-1 in their second innings.

Karachi Zebras are facing an uphill battle to avoid defeat after getting all out for 169 in reply to the Rams’ 338-7 in the Pool ‘C’ tie at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Awais Iqbal took 4-25.

Forced to bat again, the Zebras safely negotiated five overs to score 7-0.

Pakistan Under19 player Saud Shakeel slammed an unbeaten 150 (245 balls, 16 boundaries) to help Karachi Dolphins recover from 120-4 to post 264-7 in reply to Larkana Bulls’ 212 in the Pool ‘A’ match here at the NBP Sports Complex.

Akbar Babar (39) helped the talented left-hander Saud add 99 for the fifth wicket, while opener Hassan Mohsin scored 36.

The Bulls then collected 72-1 in their second innings to have a lead of 20 runs going into Tuesday’s last day.

Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes earned an unexpected 20-run lead on the first innings after restricting Hyderabad Hawks to 166 all out at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad. Aftab Ahmed grabbed five wickets for 56 runs.

The Ibexes then closed at 156-6 — with Dawood Khan (59) completing his second half century of the game — to enjoy an overall advantage of 176 runs.

Play was curtailed to just 37 overs in the Pool ‘B’ fixture at the Diamond Club in Islamabad where Islamabad Leopards moved from the overnight 92-4 to 183-7 in their reply to Fata Cheetahs’ 207. But Sajawal Riaz had enough time to reach an undefeated 100 (172 balls, five fours).

Rain wiped out the entire second day of both Pool ‘D’ matches. Peshawar Panthers were to due to resume at 123-9 against the NCA Colts at the LCCA Ground in Lahore, while Lahore Eagles didn’t get a chance to add to their overnight total of 124-5 in response to Sialkot Stallions’ 226 at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot.

Close of play scores on Monday (day two of three):

Pool ‘A’

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: LARKANA BULLS 212 in 77.1 overs (Taimur Ali 65, Chahat Ali 47, Muhammad Imran 27; Ghulam Mudassar 4-50, Muhammad Asghar 3-49) and 72-1 in 22 overs (Rizwan Mansoor 28 not out, Chahat Ali 25 not out); KARACHI DOLPHINS 264-7 in 83 overs (Saud Shakeel 150 not out Akbar Babar 39, Hassan Mohsin 36; Nasir Ali 2-44, Sardam Hussain 2-72).

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) and 156-6 in 65 overs (Dawood Khan 59, Sanaullah 25; Daniyal Rajput 3-33); HYDERABAD HAWKS 166 in 56.1 overs (Faiz Hussain 45, Kamran Rehmani 37, Behram Khan 23; Aftab Ahmed 5-56, Ghulam Asghar 3-17).

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 157 in 67.2 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 55, Sultan Mahmood 36; Shahabul Khan 4-55, Mudassar Riaz 2-24) and 54-1 in 27 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 39 not out).

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 183-7 in 66 overs (Sajawal Riaz 100 not out; Mustafa Hanif 2-15, Mohammad Ibrahim 2-35, Ahmed Asfand Yar 2-45).

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 169 in 60 overs (Shahzar Hasan 51, Fahaddis Bukhari 44, Tabraiz Dyer 22; Awais Iqbal 4-25, Mir Waiz 3-25, Tauseeq Shah 2-30) and 7-0 in 5 overs.

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) and 59-3 in 37 overs (Abdul Quddoos 3-26); MULTAN TIGERS 194 in 78 overs (Imran Rafiq 41, Shahbaz Rafiq 40 not out, Ahmer Ashfaq 30; Mohammad Naeem 4-58, Salahuddin 3-47, Mohammad Imran 2-38).

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 2nd , 2014