KARACHI: Barring just one fixture in the PCB Under-19 Inter-region National Cricket Championship, the remaining six fourth-round matches yielded conclusive results on Wednesday.

Peshawar — inspired by paceman Mohammad Ilyas’ excellent second-innings figures of 6-59 in 26 overs — outclassed Rawalpindi by seven wickets in their Group ‘A’ encounter at the NBP Sports Complex.

Fata crushed Hyderabad by eight wickets at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad where the hosts, who had earned 3-run lead on the first innings, mustered just 48 all out in their second innings.

A rich haul of 13 wickets from leg-spinner Salman Shafqat spurred Faisalabad to an easy 134-run victory against Larkana in the Group ‘B’ game at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

Salman bettered his 6-45 on day one by grabbing seven wickets for 45 runs in 16.3 overs as Larkana were bowled out for 108 in the second innings with Salman finishing with a match bag of 13-76 in 30.1 overs.

Lahore Blues completed a comprehensive innings and 26-run defeat of Bahawalpur at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.

Quetta turned the tables on Abbottabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium with a creditable eight-run success. Chasing 243, the hosts were dismissed for 234 with off-spinner picking up four wickets in each innings.

Islamabad handed Sialkot a 114-run loss at the latter’s home territory of Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot to stay in for place in the triangular stage from Group ‘C’.

Lahore Whites escaped certain defeat by hanging on for a draw against Dera Murad Jamali at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Set a gettable target of 165, Lahore Whites ended up making 141-9 despite Saad Jamil (33) and Fahad Munir (50) adding 72 for the opening wicket.

Saeed Ahmed led from the front in a fine bowling performance. The Dera Murad Jamali skipper snared six wickets for 64 runs.

Karachi Blues and Karachi Whites had on Tuesday defeated Azad Jammu Kashmir and Multan, respectively, in less than two days of play.

The last round of league matches begins from Friday.

Scores and results on Wednesday (final day of three):

Fourth round:

Group ‘A’:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Peshawar beat Rawalpindi by seven wickets.

RAWALPINDI 143 in 46 overs (Arshad Iqbal 3-14, Zeeshan Ahmed 3-42, Mohammad Ilyas 2-34) and 280 in 105.1 overs (Ziad Khan 87, Mohammad Jagir 46, Wahidullah Khan 44; Mohammad Ilyas 6-59, Azam Khan 3-25); PESHAWAR 328-7 in 83 overs (Mukhtiyar Ahmed 87 not out, Saqib Jamil 72, Mohsin Khan 64, Waqar Ahmed 38; Mohammad Shahab 3-43, Farhan Shafiq 2-56) and 98-3 in 25.5 overs (Waqar Ahmed 34; Farhan Shafiq 2-14).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Fata beat Hyderabad by eight wickets.

HYDERABAD 291-6 in 83 overs (Mohammad Suleman 116, Saad Khan 110; Umar Shah 3-90) and 48 in 29 overs (Shahenshah Afridi 5-23, Afaq Ahmed 4-16); FATA 258 in 76.1 overs (Abbas Afridi 75 not out, Naik Afridi 44, Hamza Khan 39, Abdul Rahim 31; Mohammad Aizaz 4-52, Noman Akbar 3-58, Saad Khan 2-45) and 85-2 in 12.2 overs (Naik Afridi 34.

Group ‘B’:

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Faisalabad beat Larkana by 134 runs.

FAISALABAD 120 in 54.2 overs (Usama Javed 40; Nadir Ali 6-45, Aamir Ali 4-48) and 207 in 84.3 overs (Mohammad Wais 95 not out, Talha Umar 41; Aamir Ali 3-66, Ghulam Mohammad 2-53, Nadir Ali 2-63); LARKANA 85 in 33.4 overs (Sajjad Ali 24; Salman Shafqat 7-31, Abdullah Manzoor 2-37) and 108 in 34.4 overs (Sajjad Ali 36; Salman Shafqat 6-45, Usama Javed 4-20).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Lahore Blues beat Bahawalpur by an innings and 26 runs.

LAHORE BLUES 318 in 81.5 overs (Zaid Alam 87, Zohaib Amanat 64, Ibtisam-ul-Haq 59, Mohammad Saleem 45, Qasim Akram 41; Mohammad Junaid 8-87); BAHAWALPUR 157 in 61.2 overs (Abdul Hadi 57, Ali Imran 38; Ameer Hamza 5-35, Mohammad Bilal 2-27, Nasim Shah 2-55) and 135 in 63.5 overs (Mohammad Junaid 39; Abdullah Tahir 4-22, Mohammad Bilal 3-66, Ameer Ali 2-21,).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: Quetta beat Abbottabad by eight runs.

QUETTA 199 in 50.4 overs (Mohammad Junaid 76, Abdul Wahid 34, Abdul Wahid Bangizar 31; Arshad Iqbal 5-71, Hamza Khan 2-65) and 276 in 88 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangizar 62, Mohammad Junaid 45, Arsalan Shah 43, Abdul Wahid 34; Hamza Khan 6-60, Abrar Ahmed 2-27); ABBOTTABAD 233 in 67.1 overs (Mohammad Arif 59, Basit Afridi 41, Khayyam Khan 39; Mohammad Junaid 5-60, Mohammad Dawood 4-64) and 234 in 69.2 overs (Basit Afridi 69, Mohammad Arif 47, Umar Sadiq 36; Mohammad Dawood 4-50, Mohammad Asghar 3-43).

Group ‘C’:

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: Islamabad beat Sialkot by 114 runs.

ISLAMABAD 202 in 76.4 overs (Haroon Wahid 59, Hammad Khan 50, Rohail Nazir 43; Farrukh Waqas 3-41, Adnan Haider 2-30, Abdullah Nawaz 2-32) and 200 in 62.1 overs (Rohail Nazir 55, Hammad Khan 48, Inayat Ali 35, Haroon Wahid 35; Momin Waqar 4-4, Asad Ali 4-60); SIALKOT 109 in 33 overs (Abu Hurraira 3-19, Musa Khan 3-29, Haroon Wahid 2-16) and 179 in 61.1 overs (Abdullah Shafiq 84, Ashir Bhatti 38; Musa Khan 4-39, Inayat Ali 3-28).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Match drawn.

DERA MURAD JAMALI 267 in 80.4 overs (Shahzada Khan 80, Mohammad Shahid 72, Mohammad 58; Danish Butt 6-51, Mohsin Ali 2-37) and 165 in 52.1 overs (Shoaib Ahmed 82; Danish Butt 4-57, Mohsin Ali 3-19, Hannan Zahid 3-33); LAHORE WHITES 268 in 83 overs (Ramis Mustafa 56, Faisal Ali 55, Fahad Munir 51, Hashim Ibrahim 45, Saad Ali Rafai 30 not out; Saeed Ahmed 3-48, Ahmer Aziz 3-73, Mohammad 2-71) and 141-9 in 49 overs (Fahad Munir 50, Saad Jamil 33, Saad Ali Rafai 30; Saeed Ahmed 6-64, Ahmer Aziz 2-50).

Published in Dawn, September 21st, 2017