KARACHI, May 11: Sheraz Ali and Faraz Ahmed grabbed five-wicket hauls but the former’s tally proved coveted as it helped Zone II Blues secure a three-wicket win over Zone III Blues in a match at the KCCA U-19 Inter Zonal tournament here on Thursday.

Summarised scores:

ZONE III BLUES 97 in 37.4 overs (Faraz Ahmed 16, Majid Khan 14; Sheraz Ali 5-18, Saeed Mutabir 2-13, Fareed Khan 2-30); ZONE II BLUES 98-7 in 24.5 overs (Saeed Mutabir 24, Naeemullah Amin 23, Faraz Ahmed 5-17).

ZONE VI WHITES 279-6 in 50 overs (M Hassan 59, Zakir Afridi 39, Rehan Azam 35, Hasan Javed 31; Ahsan Iqbal 3-55, Farhan Anwar 2-48); ZONE I BLUES 95 in 31.1 overs (Majid Rizvi 19, Ahsan Iqbal 17; Mudassar Manzoor 4-27, Junaid Ilyas 2-10, Zakir Afridi 2-23).

ZONE V WHITES 196 in 50 overs (M Zohaib 45, Sajid Ali 29, Wasim Ahmed 33; Khalid Mahmood 3-22, Azhar Shah 3-49, Faizan Ali 3-52); ZONE VII BLUES 134-8 in 50 overs (Faisal Khan 61, Shabbir Khalid 15; Yasir Ahmed 2-12, Junaid Tanvir 2-29, Osama Basharat 2-48). —PPI

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