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LAHORE, Oct 11: Four-wicket haul for 43 runs by off-spinner Ali Azmat helped Lahore beat Multan by 25 runs in the inter- regional Level-II match at the Bahawalpur Stadium on Monday.
Multan were chasing an imposing target of 249 for win but were 223 for nine nine wickets before the allotted 45 overs were finished. Rehan Rafiq (78) showed defiance but his efforts fell short.
An unbeaten 68 by Shoaib Laghari failed to save Hyderabad from 33-run defeat at the hands of Multan at Gymkhana Ground, Okara. Sialkot earned an impressive seven-wicket win against Faisalabad at the Sports Stadium, Sargodha.
SUMMARISED SCORES.
Lahore Whites win by 25 runs
LAHORE WHITES 248 for nine, 45 overs (Waqas Ahmed 48 not out).
MULTAN 223 for nine, 45 overs (Rehan Rafiq 78, Ali Rafi 43; Ali Azmat 4-43).
Multan win by 33 runs.
MULTAN 212 for all, 44.2 overs (Sohaib Maqsood 44).
HEYDERABAD 179 for all, 43 overs (Shoaib Leghari 68).
Sialkot win by seven wickets
FAISALABAD 170 for all, 39.2 overs (Asim Butt 4-22).
SIALKOT 171 for three, 37.1 overs (Shaeman Butt 91).
