KARACHI: Off-break bowler Noreen Yaqoob captured four wickets as Lah­o­re won the inaugural Malala U-21 Nati­onal Women Cricket Champio­nship when they beat Karachi by 27 runs in the final here at the Southend Club Ground on Tuesday.

Electing to bat first, Lahore posted 104-8 in 20 overs. Hafsa Amjad top-scored with 25 off 30 balls with four boundaries. Off-spinner Omaima Sohail grabbed three wickets for 25 runs in four overs.

Noreen then grabbed 4-9 as Karachi were restricted to 77 for the loss of nine wickets in their 20 overs with Areeba top-scoring with 14.

PCB chairman Shaharyar M.Khan distributed the prizes. KCCA president Prof. Ejaz Faruqi was also present on the occasion.

Summarised scores:

LAHORE 104-8 in 20 overs (Hafsa Amjad 25, Sidra Nawaz 19, Fariha Mahmood 15, Omaima Sohail 3-25, Ramin Shamim 1-13); KARACHI 77-9 in 20 overs (Areeba Hanif 14, Sana Urooj 12, Noreen Yaqoob 4-9, Nashra Saudhu 2-15).

Published in Dawn December 24th , 2014