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KARACHI, Dec 5: A brilliant all-round performance by skipper Waqas Haroon enabled Karachi Harbour claim the National Inter-region Under-19 one-day trophy with a six-wicket defeat of hosts Faisalabad at Iqbal Stadium on Monday.
Waqas took three for 17 in five overs of leg-spin bowling as Faisalabad made 202 in 42.4 overs after losing the toss.
The captain then hit up a fine unbeaten 65 to help Karachi Harbour reach the target with eight balls to spare as the visitors made 205 for four.
For Faisalabad, Mohammad Khan Bhatti was chief run-getter with an 88-ball 56 that included one six and one four.
Hasan Javed and Sarfraz Ahmed also played crucial roles in Harbour’s success. He made 47 off 59 deliveries with five boundaries. The third-wicket partnership between Hasan and Waqas realized 70 runs.
Wicket-keeper Sarfraz, who is a talented batsman, provided the finishing touches to the final with a breezy 31 off 33 balls in the unfinished fifth-wicket stand of 71 with Waqas.
It was second triumph for the Karachiites within a week since Karachi Harbour’s senior outfit, led by Moin Khan, won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League title, trouncing Hyderabad by an innings and 205 runs inside three days.
Scoreboard
FAISALABAD:
Qasim Khan c Sarfraz b Zaheer 19
Umar Aziz run out 34
Mohammad Aamir c Ali Asad b Mohsin 28
Mohammad Khan Bhatti b Waqas 56
Mohammad Laeeq c Ali Asad b Tariq 24
Ali Raza c Fahim b Waqas 3
Adnan Munir run out 3
Abdul Rauf run out 2
Mohammad Shahzad c Mohsin b Waqas 5
Shoaib Shah not out 2
Mohammad Talha c Faraz b Shahmir 7
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-14, NB-1) 19
TOTAL (all out, 42.4 overs) 202
FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-64, 3-109, 4-169, 5-181, 6-181, 7-185, 8-190, 9-192.
BOWLING: Zaheer Abbas 7-1-28-1 (2w); Hasan Javed 4-0-34-0 (5w); Faraz Feroze 3-0-16-0 (5w); Shahmir Khattak 5.4-1-15-1; Mohsin Sultan 9-0-49-1; Tariq Murad 9-0-49-1 (1nb, 2w); Waqas Haroon 5-0-17-3.
KARACHI HARBOUR:
Mohammad Fahim c Rauf b Ali Raza 10
Zeeshan Jamil b Talha 6
Ali Asad retired hurt 3
Hasan Javed run out 47
Waqas Haroon not out 65
Faraz Feroze c M.K. Bhatti b Talha 28
Sarfraz Ahmed not out 31
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-10, NB-3) 15
TOTAL (for four wkts, 43.4 overs) 205
FALL OF WKTS: 1-19, 2-21, 3-91, 4-134.
DID NOT BAT: Tariq Murad, Shahmir Khattak, Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Sultan.
BOWLING: Ali Raza 8-0-38-1; Mohammad Talha 9-0-49-2 (3nb, 5w); Umar Aziz 1-0-5-0; Shoaib Shah 7-0-23-0 (1w); Mohammad Laeeq 8.4-0-33-0; Mohammad Shahbaz 6-0-32-0; Mohammad Khan Bhatti 4-0-23-0.
