Ahmed spins Zone-II to victory

Published June 19, 2006

KARACHI, June 18: Slow left-armer Ahmed Iqbal Khan returned a five-wicket haul to help Zone-II to a 75-run victory over Zone-III in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Karachi region cricket championship on Sunday.

Ahmed bagged five for 46 in 18 overs as Zone-III were dismissed for 202 in 78.5 overs. Bilal Mohiuddin hit a defiant 58 with five fours and Osama Shah made 49 with four hits to the boundary.

In another match at Pak Star Ground, Zone-IV defeated Zone-I by four wickets thanks to a fine 71 by Hamza-ul-Hasan that included six 4s and a six.

Leg-spinner Shahzaib Ahmed Khan captured seven for 59 on Saturday as Zone-I were dismissed for 206.

The matches are restricted to one innings of 70 overs each.

Summarised scores:

Zone-II beat Zone-III by 75 runs.

ZONE-II 277 (Farhan Rafiq 96, Ali Asad 65); ZONE-III 202 (Bilal Mohiuddin 58, Osama Shah 49; Ahmed Iqbal Khan 5-46, Sami Arshad 2-22, Junaid Ilyas 2-53).

Zone-IV beat Zone-I by four wickets.

ZONE-I 206 (Hamza-ul-Hasan 71, Sajid Ali 42; Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 7-59); ZONE-IV 207-6 in 67 overs (Shahzaib Hasan 61, Ali Jawwad 41; Hafiz Asad 2-22, Tabish Nawab 2-81).—APP

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