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LAHORE, June 2: Four wickets by Jamshed Ahmed helped North Zone Whites beat Blues team by a big margin of 213-runs in the PCB Inter-district cricket championship at the Railways Stadium on Thursday. Jamshed conceded 51 runs as the North Zone Blues were bundled out for 165 in 51.5 overs while chasing a big total of 378.
Sharjeel Arshad and Asif Raza took two wickets each for 39 and 23 runs, respectively to ably support Jamshed in getting the rivals out.
Waheed Ahmed (30) and Mujahid Ali (23) were the only two key scorers.
Fine bowling by leg-spinner Ghulam Mujtaba helped West Zone Blues beat its Whites team by 124 runs at the Model Town Ground.
Mujtaba took five wickets for 69 as the Whites were all out for 200 while requiring a target of 325 for win. Only Omer Akmal (46), Mohammad Zohaib (40) and Zeeshan Siddiqi (27) made respectable contributions.
Summarised scores:
At Railways Stadium, Lahore. North Zone Whites beat North Zone Blues by 213 runs.
North Zone Whites 378 in 86.4 overs (Mohammad Yasir 122, Asif Raza 61, Jamshed Ahmed 56).
North Zone Blues 165 in 51.5 overs (Waheed Ahmed 30, Mujahid Ali 23; Jamshed Ahmed 4-51, Sharjeel Arshad 2/39, Asif Raza 2/23). At Model Town Ground, Lahore.
West Zone Blues beat West Zone Whites by 124 runs.
West Zone Blues 324 in 75.3 overs (Usman Salahuddin 84, Qasim Ali 54; Rana Shahzad 3-72).
West Zone Whites 200 (Zeeshan Siddiqi 27, Mohammad Zohaib 40, Umar Akmal 46; Ghulam Mujtaba 5-69, Yasir Hashmi 2-14).
