Shoaib snared six for 70 in 23.4 overs as Zone-II, the dethroned champions, were bowled out for 192 while chasing a target of 269 at the TMC Ground. Zone-VI, who won the final match by 76 runs, topped the standings with a tally of 22 points.
Barring Farhan Rafiq, who made a dogged 70 with seven boundaries, none of the Zone-II batsmen batted with confidence against Shoaib.
Off-spinner Razaul Hasan took five for 49 in 28 overs but his heroics failed to prevent Zone-III scoring a three-wicket victory over Zone-VII at the Asifabad Sports Ground.
Zone-III’s batting star was Shan Masood who converted his overnight 55 into 94. Shan’s 165-ball innings contained a dozen boundaries as Zone-III reached 239 for seven in the 77th over.
In the remaining match, Zone-V completed a five-wicket win against Zone-IV at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground with skipper Wasim Hanif remaining undefeated with 69.
Summarised scores:
At TMC Ground: Zone-VI beat Zone-II by 76 runs. ZONE-VI 268-9 in 82 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 99, Hassan Raza 59, Misbah Khan 32; Kamran Ahsan 2-40, Zeeshan Ali 2-42, Shahmir Khattak 2-87); ZONE-II 192 in 72.4 overs (Farhan Rafiq 70, Hammad Khan 29, Ali Asad 23, Shahmir Khattak 22; Shoaib Lodhi 6-70, Misbah Khan 2-50).
At Landhi Gymkhana Ground: Zone-V beat Zone-IV by five wickets.
ZONE-IV 187 in 62.5 overs (Yasir Munir 46, Jawwad Khan 28, Hasan Javed 23; Mohammad Nasir 3-22, Tariq Murad 3-29, Ammad Rafiq 2-33); ZONE-V 190-5 in 54.3 overs (Wasim Hanif 69 not out, Adnanur Rahman 45, Arsalan Hussain 26; Aamir Shah 3-36, Umair Bhatti 2-26).
At Asifabad Sports Ground: Zone-III beat Zone-VII by three wickets.
ZONE-VII 238 in 52.4 overs (Bilal Munir 92, Fazal Subhan 53, Abdul Saad 38; Mohsin Sultan 5-65, Ausaf Rabbani 3-66); ZONE-III 239-5 in 76.5 overs (Shan Masood 94, Ramiz Raja 44, Arsalan Javed 40; Razaul Hasan 5-49).
Final Standings
(Tabulated under played, won, lost, tied, points):
Zone-VI 6 5 - 1 22
Zone-II 6 4 2 - 16
Zone-I 6 4 2 - 16
Zone-V 6 3 3 - 8
Zone-III 6 2 4 - 8
Zone-VII 6 2 4 - 8
Zone-IV 6 - 5 1 2