Magical spell by Amjad

Published July 17, 2005

KARACHI, July 16: Slow left-armer Amjad Manzoor captured seven wickets to help Zone-I Whites overwhelm Zone-V Blues by 58 runs in the KCCA under-15 Inter-zonal under-15 cricket championship on Friday.

After making a fine 32 with the bat, Amjad finished with seven for 35 as Zone-V Blues were all out for 155.

Earlier, Zone-I Whites had reached 213 in 48 overs.

Zone-III Green registered an exciting three-wicket success against Zone-VII Blues.

Zone-VII Blues, batting first, made 210 in 47 overs. Zone-III Greens, in response, reached the target for the loss of seven wickets with three balls to spare.

Zone-II Blues defeated Zone-VI Blues by 58 runs. Yasir Tanvir hit 60 with five boundaries for the winners.

Summarised scores:

Zone-III Greens beat Zone-VII Blues by three wickets.

ZONE-VII BLUES 210 in 47 overs (Rahatullah 50, Jibran Akhtar 31; Sharjeel Khan 5-49, M. Mohiuddin 3-65); ZONE-III GREENS 211-7 in 49.3 overs (Adil Shahid 49, Sharjeel Khan 37, Ubaid Amin 34, Majid Rizvi 27; Ayazuddin 3-78).

Zone-I Whites beat Zone-V Blues by 58 runs.

ZONE-I WHITES 213 in 48 overs (Mannan Aftab 52, Kaukub Abid 43, Amjad Manzoor 32; Tahir Yousuf 3-45, Rehan Khan 2-41); ZONE-V BLUES 155 in 46.3 overs (Fahad Younis 34, Raheel Ahmed 30; Amjad Manzoor 7-35, Majid 3-49).

Zone-II Blues beat Zone-VI Blues by 58 runs.

ZONE-II BLUES 173 in 41.3 overs (Yasir Tanvir 60, Shahzaib Khan 34, Ashar Khan 28; Ghulam Abbas 3-37, Arsalan Khan 3-30); ZONE-VI BLUES 115 in 42.3 overs (Ahsan Shakeel 44; Mohammad Kumail 3-13, Ashar Khan 2-22).—APP

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