KARACHI, Jan 2: Off-spinner Ali Nasir captured five wickets to help Zone-II Blues record a four-wicket win over Zone-I Blues in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-19 cricket tournament at the TMC Ground on Thursday.

Ali claimed five wickets for 46 as Zone-I Blues were bowled out for 138 in 42.4 overs. Asim Khan made an unbeaten 56. Zone-II Blues, in reply, reached the target in 30.4 overs for the loss of six wickets. Hamza Naqvi hit a match-winning 62. Ali Nasir made 22.

In another match played at the Student Ground, Abbas Jafri scored 74 and Habib Qureshi picked five wickets for 17 to guide their team Zone-III Whites to a massive 156-run win over Zone-I Greens. Tauseef Khan and Sikandar Khan also scored half-centuries for the winners.

Summarised scores:

ZONE-I BLUES 138 in 42.4 overs (Asim Khan 56 not out, Kamran Javed 33; Ali Nasir 5-46, Mohammad Arsalan 2-37); ZONE-II BLUES 142-6 in 30.4 overs (Hamza Naqvi 62, Ali Nasir 22; Jibran Yousuf 2-36).

ZONE-III WHITES 292-7 in 50 overs (Abbas Jafri 74, Tauseef Khan 62, Sikandar Khan 57, Osama Shah 45; Owais Ghazali 3-79); ZONE-I GREENS 136 in 32.1 overs (Ali Rahim 28, Haris Altaf 24, Owais Ghazali 16; Habib Qureshi 5-17).—APP