Seven-wicket hauls by Tabish, Zohaib

Published August 11, 2005

KARACHI, Aug 10: A mesmerizing spell of off-spin by Tabish Nawab enabled Zone-I Whites to an emphatic ten wickets triumph over Zone-III Blues in the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament at Students ground on Tuesday.

Almost unplayable, Tabish, snatched seven wickets for 30 runs in 14.5 overs As Zone-III (B) were shot out for 115 in 42.5 overs. Zone-I Whites achieved the target without losing a wicket in 22 overs.

Zone II (Green) also gained an impressive win when they overwhelmed Zone-IV(Whites) by nine wickets thanks to off-spinner Mohammad Zohaib who snared seven batsmen at a cost of 51 runs.

Summarized scores:

Zone-I (Whites)bt Zone-III (Blues) by 10 wickets

Zone-III (Blues) 115 (Talah Shabbir 28, M.Ahmed 28, Waqas Khan 15; Tabish Nawab 7-30)

Zone-I (Whites) 116 for no loss (Anan Arif 50 not out, Hafiz Asad 50 not out)

Zone-II (Green) bt Zone-I (Whites) by nine wickets

Zone-I (Whites) 118 in 49.1 (Yasir Munir 45; M.Zohaib 7-51)

Zone-II (Green) 119 for one in 38.2 overs (Irfan Lodhi 48 not out, Naeemullah Amin 39 not out).