LAHORE, Sept 12: Lahore Ravi held Islamabad to a thrilling tie in the PCB Inter-region U-19 One-day cricket tournament. Chasing a winning target of 252 in 50 overs, Islamabad managed to score 251 also for the loss of nine wickets, before the allotted overs were completed at the LCCA ground on Tuesday.

Off-spinner Naeem-ul-Haq played a key role in restricting Islamabad with a haul of four wickets for 46. Zeeshan Mushtaq remained top scorer for the visitors with a knock of 60.

Opener Junaid Malik hit 90 to help Lahore Ravi piled up 251-9 in the stipulated overs.

Fine unbeaten half-centuries by opener Ali Abbas Zaidi and Yasir Ali enabled Lahore Shalimar crush Hyderabad by eight wickets at Sheikhupura Stadium.

Summarized scores.

LAHORE RAVI 251-9, 50 overs (Junaid Malik 90; Usman Ashraf 4-64); ISLAMABAD 251-9, 50 overs (Zeeshan Mushtaq 60, Nauman Butt 41; Naeemul Haq 4-46).

HYDERABAD 157, 48.5 overs (Sharjeel Khan 39, Noor Muhammad 32; Asif Ghafoor 4-31, Mujtaba Iqbal 3-19); LAHORE SHALIMAR 158-2 (Ali Abbas Zaidi 65 not out, Yasir Ali 52 not out).