KARACHI: Quetta Bears had to settle for just three points after century from Rizwan Mansoor guided Larkana Bulls to safety in the PCB Inter-Region (Three-day) Under-19 Cricket Tournament on Tuesday.

On the final day of the Pool ‘A’ fixture at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto International Stadium in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, the Bulls extended their overnight second-innings score of 148-2 to 300-9 declared with Rizwan, who resumed at 87, contributing 152 (252 balls, 16 boundaries).

The Bears, who were set improbable 233, ended up making 83-1 in their second innings.

Final scores:

LARKANA BULLS 124 in 56.4 overs (Mohsin Raza 25, Ali Murtaza 23; Mohammad Imran 4-49, Jamal Khan 3-17, Saghir Ahmed 2-20) and 300-9 in 88 overs (Rizwan Mansoor 152, Mohsin Raza 44, Hamesh Kumar 27; Wasim Ubaid 4-32, Mukhtyar Ahmed 2-101); QUETTA BEARS 192 in 80 overs (Jamal Khan 61, Shahzad 60, Nawab Khan 24; Saddam Hussain 4-59, Ali Murtaza 3-68, Nasir Ali 2-28) and 83-1 in 41 overs (Nawab Khan 44, Abdul Salam 29 not out).Result: Match Drawn Overnight: Quetta Bears U-19s 105-5 in 36 overs Toss: Larkana Bulls U-19s Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal & Shamim Ansari

Published in Dawn, September 17th, 2014