Line-up for Super Six stage decided in PCB U-19 event

KARACHI: Karachi Whites, Hyderabad, Lahore Whites, Fata and Karachi Blues joined Rawalpindi for the Super Six stage of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Cricket Tournament after sealing victories in the last round of league matches on Wednesday.

Karachi Whites ended Lahore Blues’ hopes of reaching the next phase of the competition with a six-wicket win here at the UBL Sports Complex.

Mohammad Asad (77 off 72 balls, eight fours and one six) and Aashir Ahmed (58 off 49, 10 boundaries) played useful knocks as Karachi Whites reached 209-4 in 32 overs to wrap up the Group ‘A’ fixture.

Hyderabad trounced Quetta by nine wickets at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad to finish in the pool behind Karachi Whites. They chased down a modest target of 89 by collecting 91-1 in 18.3 overs with Kamran Rehmani striking 47 off 54 balls (six fours and two sixes).

Lahore Whites booked their spot as Group ‘B’ runners-up when they crushed Abbottabad by 102 runs at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.

Mohammad Aamir (69 off 124 balls, seven fours), Fahad Jamil (61 off 69, four fours) and Hannan Rafiq (53 off 35, nine boundaries) guided Lahore Whites to 239 all out in 39.1 overs.

Abbottabad, in reply, were undone by Salman Fayyaz who grabbed six wickets for 18 runs as the visitors were sent packing for 137 inside 36 overs.

Rawalpindi warmed up for the Super Six by cantering to their fifth successive victory as Multan became their latest victims in a 96-run thrashing at the Lahore Country Club Ground in Muridke.

Zeeshan Malik hammered a brilliant 121 from 121 deliveries with the aid of 11 boundaries and a brace of sixes to help Rawalpindi pile up 250-5 in the stipulated 50 overs.

Multan’s response to the chase was a feeble 154 in 45.3 overs despite Umar Sadiq scoring 65.

Fata finished atop Group ‘C’ by handing Faisalabad a 10-wicket walloping at the Bhutto Cricket Ground in Islamabad.

Ilyas Ahmed captured four wickets for 30 runs and Hayatullah took 3-15 as Faisalabad folded up for a paltry 104 in 40.4 overs before Mohammad Umar (52 off 72 balls, five fours and two sixes) and Ibrar Ahmed (41) saw Fata home in 23.1 overs.

Karachi Blues sealed the remaining Super Six place when they overpowered Azad Jammu Kashmir by 92 runs at the Mirpur Cricket Stadium.

Azam Khan’s 70 (82 balls, eight fours and one six) inspired Karachi Blues to 218 all out in 48.2 overs. Azad Jammu Kashmir, in their chase, capitulated for only 126 in 46 overs of torturous batting.

The Super Six stage will begin from Saturday with Karachi Whites taking on Fata at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala and Rawalpindi meeting Hyderabad at Sialkot’s Jinnah Stadium.

Wednesday’s results:

Fifth round:

Group ‘A’:

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Karachi Whites beat Lahore Blues by six wickets.

LAHORE BLUES 208 in 47.4 overs (Abu Bakar Khan 48, Mohammad Wasim 35, Mir Wais Khan 33, Umar Farooq 25; Mohammad Asad 3-23, Alam Khurshid Shah 2-35, Hasan Shahab 2-42, Abrar Ahmed 2-54); KARACHI WHITES 209-4 in 32 overs (Mohammad Asad 77, Aashir Ahmed 58, Ammad Alam 38; Mir Wais Khan 2-34)

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Bahawalpur beat Larkana by eight wickets.

LARKANA 199 in 47.5 overs (Nasir Ali 60, Ghulam Abbas 56, Abdul Waqas 27, Mohammad Imran 3-39, Mohammad Umair 2-28, Rafiq Ahmed 2-35); BAHAWALPUR 200-2 in 35.3 overs (Hamza Khan 65, Saghir-ul-Hasan 63, Mohammad Shaharyar 47 not out; Nasir Ali 2-41).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Hyderabad beat Quetta by nine wickets.

QUETTA 88 in 37.2 overs (Mohammad Imran 24, Abdul Munaf 16; Asad Malik 3-18, Ibtesam Shaikh 2-19, Mohammad Irfan 2-20); HYDERABAD 91-1 in 18.3 overs (Kamran Rehmani 47, Uzair Jaffri 24 not out).

Group ‘B’:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Lahore Whites beat Abbottabad by 102 runs.

LAHORE WHITES 239 in 49.3 overs (Mohammad Aamir 69, Fahad Jamil 61, Hannan Rafiq 53; Mohammad Bilal Shah 4-56, Mansoor Ali 3-40); ABBOTTABAD 137 in 35.4 overs (Anees Azam 36; Salman Fayyaz 6-18, Hannan Rafiq 2-4).

At Lahore Country Club Ground, Muridke: Rawalpindi beat Multan by 96 runs.

RAWALPINDI 250-5 in 50 overs (Zeeshan Malik 121, Aamir Sohail 50, Shadab Khan 32; Talat Abdullah 2-44); MULTAN 154 in 45.3 overs (Umar Sadiq 65, Junaid Saleem 19; Shadab Khan 3-21, Awais Iqbal 3-35, Jamil Abbas 2-18).

At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: Sialkot beat Dera Murad Jamali by 168 runs.

SIALKOT 375-4 in 50 overs (Abdullah Shafiq 181, Saif Badar 94, Ashar Hafeez 35 not out); DERA MURA JAMALI 207 in 49.4 overs (Abdur Rashid 72, Fazal-ur-Rehman 43; Saqib Ali 2-23, Sohail Ashraf 2-37, Saif Badar 2-39).

Group ‘C’:

At National Ground, Islamabad: Peshawar beat Islamabad by five wickets.

ISLAMABAD 141 in 25.5 overs (Aun Abbas 36; Fawad Ahmed 5-25, Mamoon Khan 5-63); PESHAWAR 142-5 in 41.2 overs (Mamoon Khan 47 not out, Hamza Khan 44; Ikramullah Khan 2-33).

At Bhutto Cricket Ground, Islamabad: Result: Fata beat Faisalabad by 10 wickets.

FAISALABAD 104 in 40.4 overs (Ali Raza 20, Faisal Pervez 18; Ilyas Ahmed 4-30, Hayatullah 3-15); FATA 105-0 in 23.1 overs (Mohammad Umar 52 not out, Ibrar Ahmed 41 not out).

At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur: Result: Karachi Blues beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by 92 runs.

KARACHI BLUES 218 in 48.2 overs (Azam Khan 70, Azizuddin 43, Mohammad Hassan Khan 30, Ashar Qureshi 24 not out; Aamir Aziz 3-30); AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 126 in 46 overs (Faisal Hussain 49, Awais Rahim 21; Mohammad Hassan Khan 3-28, Osama Butt 2-8, Mohammad Omer 2-19, Saif Ali Ghauri 2-30).

Final standings

(Tabulated under played, won, lost, no-result, points, net run-rate):

Group ‘A’

Karachi Whites 5 4 1 0 8 +1.326

Hyderabad 5 4 1 0 8 +0.801

Bahawalpur 5 3 2 0 6 +0.006

Lahore Blues 5 3 2 0 6 -0.261

Quetta 5 1 4 0 2 -0.313

Larkana 5 0 5 0 0 -1.490

Group ‘B’

Rawalpindi 5 5 0 0 10 +1.661

Lahore Whites 5 4 1 0 8 +1.602