KARACHI: Hyderabad Hawks, Faisalabad Wolves, Rawalpindi Rams and Bahawalpur Stags emerged as the first-round winners in the PCB Inter-Region Under-19 Cricket Tournament on Tuesday.

The Hawks, who had conceded a 20-run lead on the first innings, bounced back to defeat Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes by seven wickets on the final day of the three-day Pool ‘A’ fixture at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad.

Faiz Hussain was the Hawks’ star performer in their pursuit of the 195-run chase. Faiz, who also was the top-scorer in the first innings, hammered a scintillating 108 from 129 deliveries with the aid of 15 boundaries. All-rounder Daniyal Rajput remained unbeaten with an 85-ball 55 (seven fours) after taking eight wickets in the game.

The Pool ‘A’ tie was drawn at the NBP Sports Complex here n Karachi with Karachi Dolphins taking first-innings’ points against Larkana Bulls.

The Wolves opened their Pool ‘B’ campaign by inflicting an innings and nine-run defeat upon Abbottabad Falcons at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha.

The Falcons, who were 54-1 after being forced to follow on, mustered 178 all out in their second innings despite a defiant 106 (238 balls, 17 boundaries) from the bat of Mohammad Zohaib.

Islamabad Leopards a slim lead of four runs on first innings after totalling 211 against Fata Cheetahs in the drawn Pool ‘B’ match at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad.

The Rams trounced Karachi Zebras by an innings and 19 runs in their Pool ‘C’ meeting at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

The Zebras, who were 7-0 after following on at draw of stumps on Monday, were dismissed for 150 with Saad Alam making a 72-ball 50. Mohammad Ismail and Awais Iqbal captured three wickets each.

In the same group the Stags sealed a 123-run victory over Multan Tigers at the Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur after both outfits suffered inexplicable batting collapses in their second innings.

The Stags, who resumed at 59-3, were shot out for 97 in 66.2 overs with Abdul Quddoos returning magnificent analysis of eight for 41.

The Tigers, chasing 203, were then bowled out for 79 inside 40 overs. Mohammad Naeem claimed four for 23 to finish with match haul of eight for 81.

Meanwhile, both the Pool ‘D’ matches abandoned after there was no play for the second day running because of rain and wet conditions.

Results and scores on Tuesday (final day of three):

Pool ‘A’:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Match drawn.

Larkana Bulls 212 in 77.1 overs (Taimur Ali 65, Chahat Ali 47, Mohammad Imran 27; Ghulam Mudassar 4-50, Mohammad Asghar 3-49) and 239 in 86.4 overs (Rizwan Mansoor 59, Chahat Ali 49, Sardam Hussain 27, Hamesh Kumar 23; Saif Ali Ghauri 3-43, Saud Shakeel 2-25, Ghulam Mudassar 2-48, Mohammad Asghar 2-53); Karachi Dolphins 264-7 in 83 overs (Saud Shakeel 150 not out, Akbar Babar 39, Hassan Mohsin 36; Nasir Ali 2-44, Sardam Hussain 2-72) and 156-5 in 25 overs (Hassan Mohsin 77, Wasiuddin 23, Kashif Iqbal 21; Nasir Ali 3-36).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Hyderabad Hawks beat Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes by seven wickets.

Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes 186 in 77.2 overs (Dawood Khan 77, Imdad Ahmed 49; Daniyal Rajput 4-32, Asif Mahmood 4-46) and 174 in 74.5 overs (Dawood Khan 59, Sanaullah 25; Daniyal Rajput 4-34, Asad Malik 4-43); Hyderabad Hawks 166 in 56.1 overs (Faiz Hussain 45, Kamran Rehmani 37, Behram Khan 23; Aftab Ahmed 5-56, Ghulam Asghar 3-17) and 195-3 in 74.5 overs (Faiz Hussain 108, Daniyal Rajput 55 not out, Aftab Ahmed 2-62).

Pool ‘B’

At Sports Stadium, Sargodha: Faisalabad Wolves beat Abbottabad Falcons by an innings and nine runs.

Faisalabad Wolves 344 in 82.2 overs (Shahid Khan 105, Atiq-ur-Rehman 79, Shafqatullah 52, Shahabul Khan 32; Bilal Ahmed 5-82, Sultan Mahmood 2-43); Abbottabad Falcons 157 in 67.2 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 55, Sultan Mahmood 36; Shahabul Khan 4-55, Mudassar Riaz 2-24) and 178 in 83 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 106, Umair Khan 20; Ahmed Safi 2-27, Shahabul Khan 2-31, Mudassar Riaz 2-35, Shafqatullah 2-44).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: match drawn.

FATA CHEETAHS 207 in 58.1 overs (Usman Khan 61, Mustafa Hanif 36, Basit Ali 27; Asjad Nawaz 5-38, Abid Ali 3-41) and 203-8 in 72 overs (Samiullah 49, Ahmed Asfand Yar 44; Aamir Jamal 4-60, Kamran Ahmed 2-33, Asjad Nawaz 2- 57); ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 211 in 77.3 overs (Sajawal Riaz 108; Mohammad Ibrahim 4-49, Ahmed Asfand Yar 3-59, Mustafa Hanif 2-15).

Pool ‘C’:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Rams beat Karachi Zebras by an innings and 19 runs.

RAWALPINDI RAMS 338-7 in 83 overs (Zeeshan Malik 99, Nauman Ali 91, Mir Waiz 44, Aaqib Shah 43, Awais Iqbal 22; Hasan Shahab 3-119, Ghulam Hussain 2-88); KARACHI ZEBRAS 169 in 60 overs (Shahzar Hasan 51, Fahaddis Bukhari 44, Tabraiz Dyer 22; Awais Iqbal 4-25, Mir Waiz 3-25, Tauseeq Shah 2-30) and 150 in 56.2 overs (Saad Alam 50, Fahaddis Bukhari 24; Mohammad Ismail 3-21, Awais Iqbal 3-45, Mir Waiz 2-24).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Bahawalpur Stags beat Multan Tigers by 123 runs.

BAHAWALPUR STAGS 299-8 in 83 overs (Aaqib Javed 106, Rafay Ahmed 60, Mudassar Alvi 55, Hamza Khan 20; Zeeshan Majeed 2-68) and 97 in 66.2 overs (Abdul Quddoos 8-41, Mohammad Shahid 2-32); MULTAN TIGERS 194 in 78 overs (Imran Rafiq 41, Shahbaz Rafiq 40 not out, Ahmer Ashfaq 30; Mohammad Naeem 4-58, Salahuddin 3-47, Mohammad Imran 2-38) and 79 in 39.4 overs (Mohammad Usman 20; Mohammad Naeem 4-23, Mohammad Imran 2-9, Mohammad Asif 2-19).

Pool ‘D:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Match drawn (no play on Monday and Tuesday).

PESHAWAR PANTHERS 123-9 in 35 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 65; Hassan Khan 4-8, Mohammad Ibtesham 3-18, Mohammad Umar 2-35) vs NCA COLTS.

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: Match drawn (no play on Monday and Tuesday).

SIALKOT STALLIONS 226 in 54.2 overs (Gul Zaman 57, Hamza Shiraz 52, Yasin Riaz 52; Ahmed Bashir 5-55, Kamran Afzal 3-26, Karamat Ali 2-79); LAHORE EAGLES 124-5 in 34.2 overs (Gohar Hafeez 47, Waleed Anjum 34, Nauman Qasim 31; Zeeshan Abbas 3-8).

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2014