KARACHI, Aug 17: Khurram Manzoor hammered a magnificent century as Karachi romped to a convincing 74-run over Sialkot in the PCB one-day inter-region cricket tournament match at Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park.

Khurram made 113 off 138 balls to help his side reach 259 for four in their 50 overs after Faraz Patel, who was named as skipper by PCB selectors, had won the toss and chose to bat first.

Khurram’s knock contained 15 fours and two sixes. Khurram and Daniyal Ahsan, who hit an unbeaten 66 off 65 balls with the aid of five boundaries, put on 105 for the third wicket.

Sialkot never really threatened to run away with game and were curtailed to 185 all out in 47.2 overs. Both teams will play the three-day match as per schedule from Monday.

Summarised scores:

Karachi beat Sialkot by 74 runs at Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park (Steel Town):

KARACHI 259-4 in 50 overs (Khurram Manzoor 113, Daniyal Ahsan 66 not out, Naved Khan 24; Hasan Bhatti 2-59);

SIALKOT 185 in 47.2 overs (Arsalan Anwar 54 not out, Ahsan Butt 23; Faraz Patel 3-16, Sharif Asadullah 3-33, Mohammad Ali Zafar 3-44).

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: Opener Abid Ali made a useful 75 to help Lahore beat Faisalabad by 34 runs at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

In  another match, Aamir Javed’s spell of four for 14 helped Multan crush Quetta by 10 wickets at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Summarised scores:

*Lahore beat Faisalabad by 34 runs at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad:

LAHORE 231-8 in 50 overs (Abid Ali 75, Shahzad Siddique  27, Zulqarnain 22, Wahab Riaz 22 not out; Asad Ali 4-44, Naved Haider 2-45);

FAISALABAD 169-9 in 39 overs (Ghulam Dastgir 33, Abdul Manan 28, Mohammad Salman 29; Jamshed Ahmed 2-21, Sabtain  Raza  2-24, Atif Ijaz 2-26).

*Multan beat Quetta by 10 wickets at Multan Stadium, Multan.

QUETTA 71 in 34.2 overs (Aamir Javed 4-14, Qaiser Shehzad 2-10, Farhan Hameed 2-18);

MULTAN 74-0 in 9.2 overs (Fayaz-ul-Hasan 47 not out, Mohsin Sharif 21 not out).