5-wicket haul by Faraz

Published July 11, 2006

KARACHI, July 10: Slow left-armer Spinner Faraz Ahmed claimed five for 11 as Zone-III Whites outclassed Zone-II Greens by 196 runs in the inaugural match of the KCCA Under-15 Inter-zonal cricket tournament at the TMC ground on Sunday.

Chasing 272, Zone-II Greens folded up for a miserable score of 75 in 26.5 overs.

Earlier, Jahangir Khan hit 74 with the help of three fours as Zone-III Whites reached 271.

Summarised scores:

ZONE-III WHITES 271 in 49.5 overs (Jahangir Khan 71, Anop Ravi 40, Ali Zaheer 37, Talha Hussain 30; Kumail Hussain 3-60, Imran Ahmed 2-46);

ZONE-II GREENS 75 in 26.5 overs (Mujahid Yawar 25; Faraz Ahmed 5-11).—Agencies

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