HYDERABAD, July 2: Leg-spinner Mohammad Nabeel returned with superb match figures of 11 for 60 for Hyderabad U-19 as they crushed Benazirabad by an innings and 34 runs in their last round match of the two-day PCB inter-district regional championship at Bilawal Stadium, Nawabshah on Monday.

Benazirabad made first use of wicket and scored 157 in 59.1 overs. Naeemuddin topscored with 44 containing six boundaries while Abdul Khaliq and Shahzaib Panwhar scored 23 and 22 runs respectively.

Left arm leg-spinner Mohammad Nabeel claimed 4-32 while Mohammad Usama and medium pacer Wali Mohammad bagged 3-57 and 3-19 respectively.

Hyderabad, in reply, piled up 300-9 declared in their first innings. Mohammad Raheel hit a brilliant 99 with the help of 13 boundaries. Danial Rajput made 74 with eight hits to the fence and Waseel Ahmed made 23 with three boundaries.

Shahbaz Ali and Mukhtiar Ali claimed four wickets each, conceding 64 and 77 runs respectively.

Facing a deficit of 143, Benzirabad started their second innings shakily and were finally sent packing for 109 in 34.1 overs.

Spinner Mohammad Nabeel bowled superbly and grabbed seven wickets for just 28 runs. He was well supported by Mohammad Usama who bagged 3 for 26.

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