Hasnain in fine form

Published June 18, 2003

KARACHI, June 17: Slow left-armer Hasnain Iqbal captured five for 30 to bowl Zone-II Blues to their team second win in the KCCA Inter Zonal under-15 cricket tournament with a 74-run victory over Zone-IV Greens at TMC Ground on Monday.

Hamza Ishtique hit a fine 68 with four boundaries as Zone-II Blues collected 197-8 in their 50 overs. Zone-IV Greens, in reply, were bowled out for 123 in 36.3 overs.

Meanwhile, in another match, Zone-V Blues easily defeated Zone-III Greens by 100 runs at Students Ground.

Summarised scores:

*Zone-II Blues beat Zone-IV Greens by 74 runs at TMC Ground:

ZONE-II BLUES 197 for eight in 50 overs (Hamza Ishtiaq 68, Ovais Ali 28, Nabeel Ali 21; Ali Hasan 2-46);

ZONE-IV GREENS 123 in 36.3 overs (Wasim Raza 24, Noman Alam 21; Hasnain Iqbal 5-30).

*Zone-V Blues beat Zone-III Greens by 100 runs at Students Ground.

ZONE-V BLUES 177 in 40.2 overs (S.M. Mujahid 43, Arsalan Hussain 21, Wasim Sr 32, Osama Siddiqui 27; Qurban Ali 3-27, Obaid Ameen 2-25, Sufyan 3-32);

ZONE-III GREENS 77 in 23.2 overs (Sajjad Rafiq 3-4, M. Babar 3-14, Shariq Zia 2-1).

Wednesday fixture’s: Zone-I Whites v Zone-IV Whites at Students Ground; Zone-VII Whites v Zone-III Whites at TMC Ground; Zone-V Whites v Zone-II Blues at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.—APP

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