Hyderabad beat Sanghar in inter-district fixture

E-Paper | March 16, 2026

HYDERABAD: Asad Malik hit a fine century and Ibtisam Sheikh grabbed 11 wickets as Hyderabad beat Sanghar by seven wickets in a two-day match of PCB inter-district U-19 cricket championship here on Tuesday.

Sanghar, batting first, scored 111 in 28.1 overs with Nisar Hussain hitting a fluent 37 and Mohammad Azeem scoring 30. Hyderabad’s Junaid Ahmed and right-arm leg spinner Ibtisam Sheikh claimed 3-18 and 3-29 respectively.

In reply, Hyderabad amassed 290-8 in 50.5 overs and declared the innings. Asad Malik hit a superb 119 with the help of 17 boundaries while Fawad Ahmed scored a quickfire 61. Sanghar’s Kamran Rahmani and Hassan Baig claimed 2-58 and 2-69 respectively.

In their second innings, Sanghar reached a respectable total of 250 in 61.4 overs. Kamran Rahmani again led the way with a fine 91 with 13 boundaries and two sixes while Nisar Hussain made 37 and Wahid Ali 35. Hyderabad’s Ibtisam Shaikh was deadly with his spin and grabbed 8-102, taking his match tally to 11.

Hyderabad achieved the winning target of 72 for the loss of three wickets with Asad Malik again emerging a topscorer with 33.

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Mohammad Hussain Khan is a staff reporter and investigative journalist for Dawn based in Hyderabad, where he has worked since 1994. He covers governance, agriculture, and water resources, as well as health, the environment, and the judicial system.

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