KARACHI, Dec 29: Deadly bowling by Junaid Ilyas helped Zone-VI Whites overcome Zone-VII Whites by 11 runs in the KCCA U-19 Inter-zonal cricket tournament here at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday.

Batting first, Zone-VI Whites posted a paltry 124 all out in 43 overs. Fakhar Zaman (59) batted well for the side. Later, Junaid captured seven wickets for 27 to wreck Zone-VII Whites who were dismissed for 113 in 39.3 overs.

In another match played at the Student Ground, Zone-I Whites overcame Zone-IV Blues by 23 runs. Zone-I Whites batted first to accumulate 173 all out in 46.1 overs with Israr-ul-Haq (56) being the top scorer. Later, Israr also grabbed four wickets for 43 to play a pivotal role in his team’s triumph as Zone-IV Blues were bundled out for 150 in 40 overs.

Meanwhile, Zone-V Blues defeated Lasbela District by two wickets at Landhi Gymkhana ground.

Lasbela District, batting first, made 166 all out in 45.4 overs. Mohammad Salman recorded a five-wicket haul for 30 runs.Zone-V Blues reached the target in 42 overs for the loss of eight wickets with Izhar Hussain registering a half-century.

Summarised scores:

ZONE-VI WHITES 124 in 43 overs (Fakhar Zaman 59, Junaid Ilyas 18; Farhad Baig 4-12, Saad Maqsood 3-4); ZONE-VII WHITES 113 in 39.3 overs (Hussain Raza 34, Noman Siddiqui 18; Junaid Ilyas 7-27, Faraz Ahmed 2-34).

ZONE-I WHITES 173 in 46.1 overs (Israr-ul-Haq 56, Osama Zohaib 29; Irfan-uz-Zaman 6-56, Wajid Iqbal 3-23); ZONE-IV BLUES 150 in 40 overs (Mohammad Arsalan 41, Wajid Iqbal 22; Israr-ul-Haq 4-43, Syed Farooq 3-21).

LASBELA DISTRICT 166 in 45.4 overs (Abdul Sattar 23, Rashid Ali 21, Mohammad Idrees 21; Mohammad Salman 5-30, Tahir Naqash 2-63); ZONE-V BLUES 167-8 in 42 overs (Izhar Hussain 50, Arshad Ahmed 29, Tahir Naqash 25; Tanveer Ahmed 3-46, Anil Kumar 2-2).—Agencies