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KARACHI, Nov 8: A superb unbeaten 91 by Sharjeel Ashraf guided Karachi Whites to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Multan in the PCB Inter-region Level-II One-day cricket tournament match at the UBL Sports Complex on Monday.
Sharjeel, who hit six fours and one six in his 100-ball knock, put on 109 for the third wicket with opener Mohammad Farrukh as the hosts won with almost three overs to spare.
Farrukh made 74 off 92 balls while striking seven fours and one six. Rashid Ali scored 37 in the unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 84 with Sharjeel.
Earlier, Multan finished at 242 for nine in their quota of 45 overs with opener Hasnain Abbas (54 off 51 balls, eight fours) and Mohammad Ali Arif (51 off 65 balls, four fours) being the main run-getters.
Slow left-armer Fahim Ahmed claimed three for 47 in nine overs while off-spinners Atif Maqbool and Mohammad Masroor took two wickets apiece.
Lahore Whites, meanwhile, were involved in a narrow two-wicket win against Hyderabad at the PCB Regional Academy ground.
Wicket-keeper Shahbaz Butt (66 off 92 balls, six fours and one six) and Mohammad Saeed (52 off 63 balls, four fours and two sixes) scored the bulk of runs as Lahore Whites made 194 for eight in 44.1 overs.
Leg-spinner Iqbal Shaikh captured three for 36 in nine overs.
Earlier, slow left-armer Osama Aftab bowled an excellent nine-over spell that fetched him three for 22 as Hyderabad, who chose to bat first, were restricted to 190 for nine in 45 overs.
Summarised scores:
At UBL Sports Complex: Karachi Whites beat Multan by seven wickets.
MULTAN 242-9 in 45 overs (Hasnain Abbas 54, Mohammad Ali Arif 51, Rehan Rafiq 40, Shahzad Bashir 30, Zeeshan Khan 29; Fahim Ahmed 3-47, Atif Maqbool 2-40, Mohammad Masroor 2-51); KARACHI WHITES 243-3 in 42.1 overs (Sharjeel Ashraf 91 not out, Mohammad Farrukh 74, Rashid Ali 37 not out, Mohammad Masroor 21).
At PCB Regional Academy Ground: Lahore Whites beat Hyderabad by two wickets. HYDERABAD 190-9 in 45 overs (Abdul Rahim 43, Abid Ali 36 not out, Mansoor Chandio 29; Osama Aftab 3-22, Waqas Ahmed 2-35); LAHORE WHITES 194-8 in 44.1 overs (Shahbaz Butt 66, Mohammad Saeed 52; Iqbal Shaikh 3-36, Mansoor Chandio 2-24, Abdul Rahim 2-29).
Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: A 70-run fifth wicket partnership between Sabtain Badar and Shahid Muzaffar helped Faisalabad beat Lahore Blues by three wickets at the LCCA ground.
Sabtain scored 56 (off 65 balls, three fours and three sixes) and Shahid (46 off 34 balls, four fours and three sixes) as Faisalabad reached their target with 4.3 overs to spare.
Peshawar beat Karachi Blues by two wickets at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar. Set to score 253 for win, Peshawar romped home scoring 256 for eight in 44.4 overs.
Sialkot notched up a five-wicket triumph against Rawalpindi at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala.
Summarised scores:
At LCCA Ground: Faisalabad beat Lahore Blues won by three wickets.
LAHORE BLUES 218-8 in 45 overs (Umar Javed 47); FAISALABAD 221-7 n 40.3 overs (Sabtain Badar 56, Shahid Muzaffar 46 not out; Salman Rahat 4-33).
At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Peshawar beat Karachi Blues by two wickets.
KARACHI BLUES 252 in 44.1 overs (Tariq Haroon 62, Ashraf Ali 40); PESHAWAR 256-8 in 44.4 overs (Mian Adnan 66, Nauman Habib 46).
At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: Sialkot beat Rawalpindi by six wickets.
RAWALPINDI 162-6 in 45 overs (Ameer Khan 44); SIALKOT 163-5 in 42.4 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 48, Hafiz Majid 40).
