KARACHI, July 8: A splendid bowling performance by spinner Wajidullah Zone-V helped lift the Karachi region title in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship after defeating Zone-IV by 95 runs at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here on Sunday.

Off-spinner Wajidullah bagged seven for 49 in 20.5 overs as Zone-IV were bowled out for 175 after starting the final day of the two-day fixture at 51 for one. Ali Jawad, who was 35 overnight, made 44.

In other matches, Zone-VI completed an easy 105-run win over bottom-placed Zone-III at the KCCA Stadium while Zone-II beat Zone-VI by seven wickets at the TMC Ground.

Summarised scores:

At Landhi Gymkhana: Zone-V beat Zone-IV by 95 runs.

ZONE-V 270 in 73.5 overs (Abu Bakr 51, Salman Khalid 40, Rashid Nawaz 35, Mohammad Waqas 34, Mubarak Zaib 33; Masoom Ali 5-65, Ali Qasim 2-35); ZONE-IV 175 in 57.5 overs (Ali Jawad 44, Salman Ahmed 32, M. Shoaib Shakeel 21, Masoom Ali 20; Wajidullah 7-49).

At TMC Ground: Zone-II beat Zone-VI by seven wickets.

ZONE-VI 156 in 51 overs (Zakir Afridi 40, Shoaib Nazar 20; Shiraz Ali 4-46, Usman Aamir 2-9, Athar Hussain 2-27); ZONE-II 160-3 in 49.3 overs (Ammar Hasan 57, Abdul Jabbar Khan 53 not out; Sohaib Khan 2-42).

At KCCA Stadium: Zone-VII beat Zone-III by 105 runs.

ZONE-VII 237 in 77.3 overs (Mohammad Abad 111, Mohammad Junaid 57 not out, Farhan Channa 24; S.M. Zafar 3-53, Mohammad Jibran 3-65, Akhtar Fahim 2-24); ZONE-III 132 in 59.2 overs (Jahangir Khan 39, Tanvir-ul-Haq 29, Anup Ravi 27; Azhar Shah 3-22, Farhad Baig 2-22, Farooq Lodhi 2-31).

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