KARACHI: Spinner Mohammad Asghar reaped a rich harvest as Karachi Dolphins eased to an easy third-round win over Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes in the PCB Inter-Region U-19 One-day Cricket Tournament here on Thursday.

The slow left-armer grabbed six for 11 to send Ibexes reeling to 88 all out in 39.2 overs after the visitors had decided to bat first after winning the toss at the NBP Sports Complex.

The Dolphins reached a modest target in 21.2 overs with Rabish Ahmed hitting six boundaries in a 53-ball 41.

In the other Pool ‘A’ game at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Quetta Bears overpowered Larkana Bulls by 80 runs.

Results on Thursday:

Pool ‘A’:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Karachi Dolphins beat Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes by seven wickets.

DERA MURAD JAMALI IBEXES 88 in 39.2 overs (Dawood Khan 23; Mohammad Asghar 6-11, Saif Ali 2-9, Faazullah 2- 16); KARACHI DOLPHINS 89-3 in 21.2 overs (Rabish Ahmed 41; Mohammad Saif 2-26).

At Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh: Quetta Bears beat Larkana Bulls by 80 runs.

QUETTA BEARS 174 in 50 overs (Ghulam Haider 52, Sagheer Ahmed 43, Abdul Salam 25; Ali Haider 3-32, Sardar Ali 2-36, Saddam Hussain 2-35); LARKANA BULLS 94 in 36.5 overs (Mohsin Raza, 31 not out; Mohammad Imran 4-17, Wasim Ubaid 2-25).

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2014