Kuwait U-19s triumph

Published July 31, 2007

KARACHI, July 30: Kuwait’s U-19 cricket team trounced Karachi Blues U-19s by 99 runs at the PCB Regional Academy Ground on Sunday. Batting first, Kuwait U-19 posted 208-9 in the stipulated 35 overs with Shoaib Mohammad (63) and S.A. Mehdi (46) being the chief scorers.

Later, Faisal Nadeem and Saad Khalid grabbed four wickets apiece as the hosts were bowled out for 109 in 27.2 overs.

Summarised scores:

KUWAIT U-19 208-9 in 35 overs (Shoaib Mohammad 63, S.A. Mehdi 46; Zohaib Shera 3-37, Sohaib Khan 2-30); KARACHI BLUES U-19 109 in 27.2 overs (Jahangir Shah 40, A Jabbar 20; Saad Khalid 4-16, Faisal Nadeem 4-42, Muzammil Khalid 2-28). —PPI

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