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KARACHI, Aug 6: Tabish Nawab, a promising off-spinner, grabbed seven wickets and Hafiz Asad hammered a brilliant hundred to help Zone-I Whites defeat Zone-IV Blues by 65 runs in the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal Cricket Championship match at the Student Sports Ground on Friday.
Asad smashed 12 boundaries in his 128 as Zone-I Whites raced to 252 for five in 50 overs. Mudassar Manzoor picked up four for 72. Zone-IV Blues, in reply, were restricted to 187 for nine in 50 overs. Tabish finished with excellent figures of seven for 65.
For the losers, Khurram Razzaq made a defiant 54 with five hits to the fence. In the other match at the TMC Ground, Zone-III Whites thrashed Zone-VI Blues by 10 wickets with Bilal Mohiuddin taking four for 31 and Rameez Aziz three for two.
SUMMARISED SCORES:
Zone-I Whites beat Zone-IV Blues by 65 runs.
ZONE-I WHITES 252-5 in 50 overs (Hafiz Asad 128, Ainan Arif 45, Mannan Aftab 33; Mudassar Mansoor 4-72); ZONE-VI BLUES 187-9 in 50 overs Khurram Razzaq 54, Jawad Ramzan 31, Taimur Younis 24 not out; Tabish Nawab 7-65, Ashfaq Afridi 2-63).
Zone-III Blues beat Zone-VI Blues by ten wickets.
ZONE-VI BLUES 72 in 24 overs (Bilal Mohiuddin 4-31, Rameez Aziz 3-2); ZONE-III WHITES 74-0 in 11 overs (Osama Khalil 58 not out).—APP
