KARACHI, Sept 21: The three-day PCB Inter-region Under-19 cricket championship match between Hyderabad and Karachi Blues ended in an exciting draw at the Niaz Stadium on Sunday.

Hyderabad set to score 125 in minimum 40 overs, scored 117 for the loss of eight wickets in 41 overs.

Azeem Ghumman top scored with 28.

Earlier, medium-pacer Nauman Khan snapped up seven wickets for 62 runs in 18.4 overs as Karachi Blues were bowled out for 140 in their second innings.

Owais followed his century with five catches behind the stumps.

Karachi Blues captain Mohammad Hasan followed his 98 in the first innings with 47 with seven boundaries.

Hyderabad however secured three points from the first innings lead.

Summarised scores:

KARACHI BLUES 332 (Shahzaib Hasan 129, M. Hasan 98; M. Waqar 4-57) & 140 all out in 42.3 overs (M. Hasan 47, Hasan Sajjad 43; Nauman Khan 7-62, Azeem Ghumman 2-4); HYDERABAD 348 (M. Owais 126 not out; Talha Shabbir 3-50) & 117-8 in 41 overs (Azeem Ghumman 28, M. Shehroz 25; Shahzaib Khan 4-31, Shahzaib Hasan 3-31).—APP

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