KARACHI: Leg-spinner Hussain Ali grabbed five wickets for just nine runs to help Zone-IV whip Zone-III by 10 wickets in their Division-I match of the KCCA Under-15 Inter-zonal Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday.

Zone-III, batting first at the Pak Star Ground, were bundled out for 66 in 13.1 overs. Osama Butt then blasted nine boundaries and two sixes in an electrifying 30-ball knock of 55 as Zone-IV raced to 72-0 in only 8.2 overs.

Mohammad Noman stole the show in the Division-II game at the same venue later in the afternoon with a brilliant century as Zone-IV comfortable defeated Zone-III by 90 runs.

Noman hammered 16 boundaries and one six during his 70-ball 102 that helped Zone-IV make 229.

Summarised scores:

Division-I:

Zone-VI beat Zone-I by nine wickets at KCCA Stadium.

ZONE-I 100 in 23.3 overs (Mubashir Nawaz 40, Ahsan Hussain 23, Abbas Baraich 22; Mohammad Tariq 3-14, Maaz bin Salman 2-10, Abu Hurraira 2-30); ZONE-VI 104-1 in 13.3 overs (Kashif Ali 44 not out, Mohammad Junaid 26).

Zone-IV beat Zone-III by 10 wickets at Pak Star Ground.

ZONE-III 66 in 13.1 overs (Husbaan Ibadullah 19; Hussain Ali 5-9, Talha Khan 3-14); ZONE-IV 72-0 in 8.2 overs (Osama Malik 55 not out).

Zone-VII beat Zone-II by three wickets at Nazir Hussain Young Fighter Ground.

ZONE-II 168-8 in 30 overs (Saim Ahmed 48, Anas Ahmed 18; Hussain Zaidi 3-28, Arbaaz Khan 2-21, Ahmed Raza 2-40); ZONE-VII 171-7 in 29.1 overs (Hashim Zaidi 32, Sufyan Shahid 31, Mohammad Noman 29; Mohammad Muzammil 2-23, Nighah Hussain 2-27, Abid Noori 2-35).

Division-II:

Zone-VI beat Zone-I by 104 runs at KCCA Stadium.

ZONE-VI 180 in 28 overs (Hussain Kashif 69, K.M. Rafay 21, Rumman Ali 20; Shoaib Ahmed 2-18, Hasan Ahmed 2-30); ZONE-I 76 in 24.1 overs (Ahmer Khan 30,Hasan Ahmed 18; Umair Moin 3-4, Hamiz Riaz 3-24).

Zone-IV beat Zone-III by 90 runs at Pak Star Ground.

ZONE-IV 229 in 30 overs (Mohammad Noman 102, Mubashir Amin 55; Taimur Mustafa 3-47, Moiz Khan 2-28); ZONE-III 139 in 23.3 overs (Mohammad Tahami 28; Shahbaz Shahid 3-37, Mubashir Amin 2-15).

Zone-II beat Zone-VII by 104 runs at Nazir Hussain Young Fighter Ground.

ZONE-II 193-8 in 30 overs (Talha Ehsan 63, Mohammad Mohsin 51; Kashan Fahim 2-33, Shayan Fahim 2-38); ZONE-VII 89 in 23.3 overs (Usman Butt 28; Mohammad Waqas 4-20, Talha Ehsan 2-10).

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2015

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