LAHORE, Sept 27: A fine century by Ali Abbas failed to save Lahore from a 34-run defeat at the hands of Multan in the Inter-region under-19 cricket championship at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Ali Abbas hit 100 off 132 balls with 13 fours and shared the opening stand of 116 with Ahmed Shahzad (40).

In another match played at the LCCA ground, Lahore Ravi suffered one-wicket defeat against Sialkot.

Batting first, Lahore Ravi managed to score 216 in 49.5 overs. Junaid Malik hit 71 with six boundaries.

In reply, Sialkot achieved the target in 49.3 overs for loss of nine wickets.

Zaman Jamil scored 66 with seven fours and one six.

Four wickets each by leg-spinners Mohammad Laiq and Shoaib Shah helped Faisalabad inflict a 126-run defeat over Hyderabad at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Shoaib gave away 13 runs and Laiq 16 runs to destroy the Hyderabad batting line-up for 91 runs in 32.4 overs while chasing a target of 217.

Summarised scores:

Multan bt Lahore by 34 runs.

MULTAN 254-9 in 50 overs (Moin-ud-Din 51, Zeeshan Maqsood 43, Junaid Iqbal 41; Mohammad Wasif 3-40). LAHORE 220-7 in 50 overs (Ali Abbas 100, Ahmed Shahzad 40; Zeeshan Maqsood 3-40).

Sialkot bt Lahore Ravi by one wicket.

LAHORE RAVI 216 all out in 49.5 overs (Junaid Malik 71, Naeem-ul-Haq 35; Khurram Shahzad 4-41). SIALKOT 218-9 in 49.3 overs (Zaman Jamil 66, Khurram Shahzad 48; Hafiz Saad Naseem 3-36).

Faisalabad bt Hyderabad by 126 runs.

FAISALABAD 217 all out in 49.3 overs (Ali Waqas 44, Shoaib Shah 43; Azeem Ghumman 4-37). HYDERABAD 91 all out in 32.4 overs (Azeem Ghumman 34, Saras Fida 33; Mohammad Laiq 4-16, Shoaib Shah 4-13).