Central Punjab retain the PCB U16 Nat One-Day Tournament title with a 5-wicket win over Northern

[MenInG]

PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament details announced

• Six Cricket Association squads finalised following open trials; players born on or after 1 September 2004 eligible to compete in the final event of High Performance calendar

Lahore, 1 February 2021:

The PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament, High Performance department’s final event of the 2020-21 season, will be held in Rawalpindi from 13-23 February.

The squads will assemble in Rawalpindi on 6 February and following training and practice sessions from 7-12 February at the Ayub Park Cricket Ground, will go head to head in a single-league 45-over-a-side tournament from 13 February.

The top-two sides will feature in the final at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on 23 February with the winning side receiving PKR350,000, while the runners-up collecting PKR250,000.

As per the PCB Covid-19 Protocols, all players will require negative tests in their home towns and will then need another negative result after checking-in in a hotel before being allowed to train, practice and integrate with fellow cricketers.

Player born or after 1 September 2004 are eligible to participate in the 16-match tournament. The squads have been finalised following open trials held at 18 different venues of the country, details of which were announced on 12 November via a media release, which is available here.

Event schedule:

13 Feb – Balochistan-Sindh, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Central Punjab-Southern Punjab, Ayub Park Cricket Ground; Northern-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rawal Cricket Ground
15 Feb – Balochistan-Southern Punjab,Pindi Cricket Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Sindh, Ayub Park Cricket Ground; Northern-Central Punjab, Rawal Cricket Ground
17 Feb – Balochistan-Northern, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Sindh-Southern Punjab, Ayub Park Cricket Ground; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Central Punjab, Rawal Cricket Ground
19 Feb – Balochistan-Central Punjab, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Northern-Sindh, Ayub Park Cricket Ground; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Southern Punjab, Rawal Cricket Ground
21 Feb – Balochistan-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Central Punjab-Sindh, Ayub Park Cricket Ground; Northern-Southern Punjab, Rawal Cricket Ground
23 Feb – Final (top two teams), Pindi Cricket Stadium

Squads

Balochistan - Abdul Saboor (Pishin), Adil Ahmed Khan (Quetta), Aimal Khan Davi (Quetta), Anwar Shah (Naushki), Duniya Khan (Loralai), Ehsan Ullah (Loralai), Ikram Ullah (Quetta), Inam Ullah (Quetta), M.Junaid (Khuzdar), M.Qasim (Quetta), Mohsin Ali (Lasbela), Noor Ul Bashar (Zhob), Sajjad Khan (Loralai), Shahid Ali (Jaffarabad), Uzaifa Gul (Quetta) and Zulqarnain (Naushki)

Central Punjab - Abdul Rehman (Faisalabad), Altamash Abbas (Lahore), Arsalan Riaz (Faisalabad), Awais Ali (Sialkot), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Hamza Nawaz (Lahore), Hassan Ali (Lahore), Ibtisam Rehman (Faisalabad), M. Shoban (Sialkot), Momin Qamar (Faisalabad), Moosa Azeem (Sialkot), Obaid Shahid (Lahore), Rafay Rana (Lahore), Raja Balaj (Lahore), Shuban Saeed (Faisalabad) and Ubaid Ullah (Lahore)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Adnan Khan (Khyber), Ahmad Hussain (Peshawar), Ch Shuja (Abbotabad), Khubaib Khalil (Peshawar), M Ayyaz (Mardan), M Irfan (Peshawar), M Jalal (Swabi), M Latif (Khyber), M Salman (Khyber), M Tahir (Peshawar), M Zubair (Peshawar), Raza Ullah (Swabi), Riaz Ullah (Upper Dir), Salman Khan (Swat), Shahzeb Khan (Mansehra) and Uzair Shah (Peshawar)

Northern - Aamir Hassan (Rawalpindi), Arsalan Ali (Islamabad), Asad Ullah (Islamabad), Atif Zafar (Rawalpindi), Azan Kabir (Kotli), Hammad Raffique (Chakwal), Ibrahim Sultan (Jhelum), Iftikhar Ahmed (Muzafrabad), Ihsan Ullah (Attock), Irshad Ahmed (Rawalpindi), Muhammad Arshad (Rawalpindi), Raja Hamza Waheed (Islamabad), Saad Masood (Rawalpindi), Sheraz Khan (Rawalpindi), Shumyil Hussan (Islamabad) and Yazdan Abbas Rizvi (Rawalpindi)

Sindh - Abdul Rehman (Karachi), Arbaz Khan (Karachi), Dawood Abbas (Nawabshah), Hassan Iqbal (Karachi), M.Rizwan (Karachi), M.Shayaan Saad (Karachi), Nasaruddin (Karachi), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Romail Khan (Karachi), Saad Asif (Karachi), Saad Baig (Karachi), Umar Ijaz (Karachi), Wahaj Raiz (Karachi), Zaid Ahmed (Karachi), Zain-ul-Abdin (Jamshoro) and Zayan Khan (Karachi)

Southern Punjab - Abubakar Azeem (Okara), Adnan Shahid (Dera Ghazi Khan), Alamgir Khan (Multan), Alamzaib Khan (Multan), Ali Shabir (Rahim Yar Khan), Arafat Ahmed (Multan), Fahad Kashif (Multan), Haseeb Gul (Lodhran), M. Danish (Muzafargar), M. Hamid (Bahwalpur), M.Shan (Dera Ghazi Khan), Moheer Saeed (Vehari), Mustaqeem Faisal (Bahawalpur), Rana Adeel (Multan), Sameer Minhas (Multan) and Sarfraz Riyast (Pakpatan)

 

[Shafi]

Great job!!!! Any news about school cricket?

 

[UzmanBeast]

There are a lot of names, probably 90ish assuming that each squad has about 16 names in total.

Small bucket list:

Wicket-keeper batsman.

Opening batsman.

Fast-bowling all-rounder.

Leg-spin bowling all-rounder.


There are bound to be some good names in the lists.

 

[mazkhan]

It seems in sindh case you have to come from karachi to get selected .

In Central punjab its only 3 cities faisslabad , sialkot , and lahore, damned you be if you come from a more rural Market town.

Deep down we know most of these players are a selection of parchis and sifarish /connections.
also it will be interesting to note how many of these are genuine under 16 yr olds in other words minors how they are proving this.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

There are bound to be some good names in the lists.

At least 1 or 2 will likely go on to represent Pakistan at some point. It will be interesting to guess who.

The only name I know is Azan Awais for Central Punjab — opening batsman. Haven’t seen much of him but he’s scored a lot of runs for Sialkot U13 and U16.

 

[UzmanBeast]

At least 1 or 2 will likely go on to represent Pakistan at some point. It will be interesting to guess who.

The only name I know is Azan Awais for Central Punjab — opening batsman. Haven’t seen much of him but he’s scored a lot of runs for Sialkot U13 and U16.

We can't guess for sure, but this platform will give us an idea of how our domestic grassroot talent is doing. If players are truly world class talents, they'll stick out like a diamond in the grass.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

We can't guess for sure, but this platform will give us an idea of how our domestic grassroot talent is doing. If players are truly world class talents, they'll stick out like a diamond in the grass.

Our grass is uncaringly left to grow thick. Spotting diamonds is more difficult than you would expect and sometimes the glint you see turns out to be nothing more than ek rupee ka sikka.

Occasionally when you do spot a diamond, the grass is left so wet that it slips through the fingers upon being picked up and will never be found again.

Other times you’ll find folks intensely polishing the sikka hoping to increase the worth. It’s an infallible strategy except that the sikkay will always retain the same value. These sikkay then change hands and often fall into the wrong pockets - at this point, they’re used once and thrown away.

 

[ataullah]

It seems in sindh case you have to come from karachi to get selected .

In Central punjab its only 3 cities faisslabad , sialkot , and lahore, damned you be if you come from a more rural Market town.

Deep down we know most of these players are a selection of parchis and sifarish /connections.
also it will be interesting to note how many of these are genuine under 16 yr olds in other words minors how they are proving this.

Unless your nouman ali

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Lets see which 19 year old does the best.

 

[DeadBall]

Our grass is uncaringly left to grow thick. Spotting diamonds is more difficult than you would expect and sometimes the glint you see turns out to be nothing more than ek rupee ka sikka.

Occasionally when you do spot a diamond, the grass is left so wet that it slips through the fingers upon being picked up and will never be found again.

Other times you’ll find folks intensely polishing the sikka hoping to increase the worth. It’s an infallible strategy except that the sikkay will always retain the same value. These sikkay then change hands and often fall into the wrong pockets - at this point, they’re used once and thrown away.

Aray mere desi Edgar Allen Poe, poora mood hi kharab kar diya. WHat made it even worse is that I started hearing a sad shehnayee playing in the background halfway through the post.

 

[shah_1]

No 3 day cricket, yet all that money deals they show off for what exactly. Where do we expect that money to go?

Pathetic PCB. No wonder we are a minnow team

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Hopefully these players are actually under 16.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Our grass is uncaringly left to grow thick. Spotting diamonds is more difficult than you would expect and sometimes the glint you see turns out to be nothing more than ek rupee ka sikka.

Occasionally when you do spot a diamond, the grass is left so wet that it slips through the fingers upon being picked up and will never be found again.

Other times you’ll find folks intensely polishing the sikka hoping to increase the worth. It’s an infallible strategy except that the sikkay will always retain the same value. These sikkay then change hands and often fall into the wrong pockets - at this point, they’re used once and thrown away.

These youngsters should know that they have to stand out by a long margin to even be considered for anything in the future.

Will we see one future star in this batch?

That remains the question, finding the diamond is always tough, but what's tougher is shining and cleaning that diamond so that it shines bright.

 

[MenInG]

PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament, the final event for the High Performance department for 2020-21 season, is all set to take place in Rawalpindi from Saturday, 13 February. The six-team tournament will conclude on 23 February when the top two teams will feature in the final at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

A total of 96 players, will feature in the 45-over event, where the winning team will receive PKR350,000, while the runners-up will get PKR250,000.

Ayub Park Cricket Ground, Pindi Cricket Stadium and Rawal Cricket Ground are the three venues that will host the 16 matches.

Last year, Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were declared joint winners after the final of the tournament at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad was washed out without a ball being bowled, due to rain.

The participating teams’ squads are as follows:

Balochistan - Abdul Saboor (Pishin), Adil Ahmed Khan (Quetta), Aimal Khan Davi (Quetta), Anwar Shah (Naushki), Duniya Khan (Loralai), Ehsan Ullah (Loralai), Ikram Ullah (Quetta), Inam Ullah (Quetta), M.Junaid (Khuzdar), M.Qasim (Quetta), Mohsin Ali (Lasbela), Noor Ul Bashar (Zhob), Sajjad Khan (Loralai), Shahid Ali (Jaffarabad), Uzaifa Gul (Quetta) and Zulqarnain (Naushki)

Central Punjab - Abdul Rehman (Faisalabad), Altamash Abbas (Lahore), Arsalan Riaz (Faisalabad), Awais Ali (Sialkot), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Hamza Nawaz (Lahore), Hassan Ali (Lahore), Ibtisam Rehman (Faisalabad), M. Shoban (Sialkot), Momin Qamar (Faisalabad), Moosa Azeem (Sialkot), Obaid Shahid (Lahore), Rafay Rana (Lahore), Raja Balaj (Lahore), Shuban Saeed (Faisalabad) and Ubaid Ullah (Lahore

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Adnan Khan (Khyber), Ahmad Hussain (Peshawar), Ch Shuja (Abbotabad), Khubaib Khalil (Peshawar), M Ayyaz (Mardan), M Irfan (Peshawar), M Jalal (Swabi), M Latif (Khyber), M Salman (Khyber), M Tahir (Peshawar), M Zubair (Peshawar), Raza Ullah (Swabi), Riaz Ullah (Upper Dir), Salman Khan (Swat), Shahzeb Khan (Mansehra) and Uzair Shah (Peshawar)

Northern - Aamir Hassan (Rawalpindi), Arsalan Ali (Islamabad), Asad Ullah (Islamabad), Atif Zafar (Rawalpindi), Azan Kabir (Kotli), Hammad Raffique (Chakwal), Ibrahim Sultan (Jhelum), Iftikhar Ahmed (Muzafrabad), Ihsan Ullah (Attock), Irshad Ahmed (Rawalpindi), Muhammad Arshad (Rawalpindi), Raja Hamza Waheed (Islamabad), Saad Masood (Rawalpindi), Sheraz Khan (Rawalpindi), Shumyil Hussan (Islamabad) and Yazdan Abbas Rizvi (Rawalpindi)

Sindh - Abdul Rehman (Karachi), Arbaz Khan (Karachi), Dawood Abbas (Nawabshah), Hassan Iqbal (Karachi), M.Rizwan (Karachi), M.Shayaan Saad (Karachi), Nasaruddin (Karachi), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Romail Khan (Karachi), Saad Asif (Karachi), Saad Baig (Karachi), Umar Ijaz (Karachi), Wahaj Raiz (Karachi), Zaid Ahmed (Karachi), Zain-ul-Abdin (Jamshoro) and Zayan Khan (Karachi)

Southern Punjab - Abubakar Azeem (Okara), Adnan Shahid (Dera Ghazi Khan), Alamgir Khan (Multan), Alamzaib Khan (Multan), Ali Shabir (Rahim Yar Khan), Arafat Ahmed (Multan), Fahad Kashif (Multan), Haseeb Gul (Lodhran), M. Danish (Muzafargar), M. Hamid (Bahwalpur), M.Shan (Dera Ghazi Khan), Moheer Saeed (Vehari), Mustaqeem Faisal (Bahawalpur), Rana Adeel (Multan), Sameer Minhas (Multan) and Sarfraz Riyast (Pakpatan)

Saturday’s fixtures:

Balochistan vs Sindh – Pindi Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab –Ayub Park Cricket Ground

Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Rawal Cricket Ground


Photo caption: From left to right - Mohammad Tahir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain, Ikram Ullah, Balochistan captain, Saad Masood, Northern captain, Saad Baig, Sindh captain, Azan Awais, Central Punjab captain and Adnan Shahid, Southern Punjab captain pose with the National U16 One-Day Tournament trophy

 

[Bewal Express]

None of these players will be 16 or under,the youngest will be 18 and some will be even 20. This is the reason it should be treated as an U19 tournament

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

None of these players will be 16 or under,the youngest will be 18 and some will be even 20. This is the reason it should be treated as an U19 tournament

Thats why we don't catch them young enough to mould their techniques. Something really needs to be done about this even if PCB do their own age assesment before inducting.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

It’s actually the government’s job to verify a person’s age.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Anyway, I’m just excited for the tournament.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

None of these players will be 16 or under,the youngest will be 18 and some will be even 20. This is the reason it should be treated as an U19 tournament

I’m sorry but that’s just not the case. You will have mostly genuine 15-16 year olds in the mix and some 17 year olds. A couple players will be 18-19.

 

[Bewal Express]

I’m sorry but that’s just not the case. You will have mostly genuine 15-16 year olds in the mix and some 17 year olds. A couple players will be 18-19.

Don't agree. Nearly every Pro player that I know or know of personally( through people) have faked their ages. I bet you believe that Shadab is 22,or Amir is 28/29, they are both 3 to 4 yrs older.
The problem with this rubbish is that it misallocates resources to poor players. In the U19 WC only Huraiara looked a genuine U19 player, HA was at least 2/3 older, who will/was chosen 1st

 

[Bewal Express]

It’s actually the government’s job to verify a person’s age.

If the govt doesn't have enough on its plate.

 

[MenInG]

Only in Pakistan does age verification become the responsibility of the PCB!

Its the job of the govt to issue correct birth certificates. That's all there is to it.

 

[Bewal Express]

The solution is for the PCB to do background checks. If you have a player claiming to be 16, then surely most people he went to school with also be roughly the same age.

 

[Bewal Express]

Only in Pakistan does age verification become the responsibility of the PCB!

Its the job of the govt to issue correct birth certificates. That's all there is to it.

But on the ground It can be faked through bribes. You ban age fakers for 5 years and it will stop.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

If the govt doesn't have enough on its plate.

Doesn’t matter. It’s their job to register births and deaths. And if they register every birth (or at least most of them) then ascertaining a person’s age isn’t a rocket sign. And that’s just a bare minimum and a basic thing to do. If governments can’t do these basic things then......

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Don't agree. Nearly every Pro player that I know or know of personally( through people) have faked their ages. I bet you believe that Shadab is 22,or Amir is 28/29, they are both 3 to 4 yrs older.
The problem with this rubbish is that it misallocates resources to poor players. In the U19 WC only Huraiara looked a genuine U19 player, HA was at least 2/3 older, who will/was chosen 1st

And I bet you believe Shadab is 27 and Hasan Ali is 31.

Works both ways!

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Watch out for Ehsanullah from Northern. I have seen him bowl a couple of years ago when he was a child and he looked a very good fast bowling potential.

 

[Bewal Express]

And I bet you believe Shadab is 27 and Hasan Ali is 31.

Works both ways!

Shadab is 4 years older than his stated age. I dont know about HA

 

[Bewal Express]

Watch out for Ehsanullah from Northern. I have seen him bowl a couple of years ago when he was a child and he looked a very good fast bowling potential.

Is he in this group and is he genuinely this age group

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Shadab is 4 years older than his stated age. I dont know about HA

You’re throwing numbers in the air. How do you know that Shadab is 4 years older not 1? Or 2? Why do you not know about Hasan Ali? If you’re saying all these kids in the U16 tournament are 19-20 year olds, then shouldn’t your argument be consistent and call Hasan a 30 year old?

Let’s be real. Age fudging has gone down by large proportions these days and not every kid does it. Even in those days, Waqar was a 2 year fudger (confirmed by his brother) not a 5 year one as many suggest and folks like Imran were almost certainly genuine in age unless you mean to say that he was fast bowling in international cricket at the age of 42.

These days, most kids are either clean or have their ages up and down by a maximum of 2 years. Just because someone “looks” 25 when their stated age is 22, i.e. Shadab, doesn’t mean you should call him a 4 year fudger (i.e. he’s 26) unless you know him personally.

Record keeping is far more prevalent these days even in rural areas than it used to be in the 90s — simply by virtue of infrastructure and logistics, the rate of uncatalogued birth dates has gone down. If you fudge these days, it is often an intentional decision taken when you are already 16 and failed to qualify previously for the trials.

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

There are so, so many holes to the blanket statement “these guys are mostly 19 and 20 year olds”. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t work like that. Yes you will find a couple age fudgers in the mix who have shifted their birth dates by 3-4 years. But the vast majority are genuine 15 year olds, some 16 year olds, and some 17 year olds.

5 years fudging doesn’t happen anymore unless you’re from a small village/tribal background.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

You’re throwing numbers in the air. How do you know that Shadab is 4 years older not 1? Or 2? Why do you not know about Hasan Ali? If you’re saying all these kids in the U16 tournament are 19-20 year olds, then shouldn’t your argument be consistent and call Hasan a 30 year old?

Let’s be real. Age fudging has gone down by large proportions these days and not every kid does it. Even in those days, Waqar was a 2 year fudger (confirmed by his brother) not a 5 year one as many suggest and folks like Imran were almost certainly genuine in age unless you mean to say that he was fast bowling in international cricket at the age of 42.

These days, most kids are either clean or have their ages up and down by a maximum of 2 years. Just because someone “looks” 25 when their stated age is 22, i.e. Shadab, doesn’t mean you should call him a 4 year fudger (i.e. he’s 26) unless you know him personally.

Record keeping is far more prevalent these days even in rural areas than it used to be in the 90s — simply by virtue of infrastructure and logistics, the rate of uncatalogued birth dates has gone down. If you fudge these days, it is often an intentional decision taken when you are already 16 and failed to qualify previously for the trials.

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

There are so, so many holes to the blanket statement “these guys are mostly 19 and 20 year olds”. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t work like that. Yes you will find a couple age fudgers in the mix who have shifted their birth dates by 3-4 years. But the vast majority are genuine 15 year olds, some 16 year olds, and some 17 year olds.

5 years fudging doesn’t happen anymore unless you’re from a small village/tribal background.

Don't you know, many of PPers worked as housewives back in 90s

 

[Bewal Express]

You’re throwing numbers in the air. How do you know that Shadab is 4 years older not 1? Or 2? Why do you not know about Hasan Ali? If you’re saying all these kids in the U16 tournament are 19-20 year olds, then shouldn’t your argument be consistent and call Hasan a 30 year old?

Let’s be real. Age fudging has gone down by large proportions these days and not every kid does it. Even in those days, Waqar was a 2 year fudger (confirmed by his brother) not a 5 year one as many suggest and folks like Imran were almost certainly genuine in age unless you mean to say that he was fast bowling in international cricket at the age of 42.

These days, most kids are either clean or have their ages up and down by a maximum of 2 years. Just because someone “looks” 25 when their stated age is 22, i.e. Shadab, doesn’t mean you should call him a 4 year fudger (i.e. he’s 26) unless you know him personally.

Record keeping is far more prevalent these days even in rural areas than it used to be in the 90s — simply by virtue of infrastructure and logistics, the rate of uncatalogued birth dates has gone down. If you fudge these days, it is often an intentional decision taken when you are already 16 and failed to qualify previously for the trials.

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

There are so, so many holes to the blanket statement “these guys are mostly 19 and 20 year olds”. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t work like that. Yes you will find a couple age fudgers in the mix who have shifted their birth dates by 3-4 years. But the vast majority are genuine 15 year olds, some 16 year olds, and some 17 year olds.

5 years fudging doesn’t happen anymore unless you’re from a small village/tribal background.

I can you tell about Shadab because one of the kids that played with him also got taught by me after he came back to the UK. I am trying to remember his exact quote from hom but he said something all the lines of when I was 16, Shadab was 18, Today that lad is around 24. The lad has no reason to lie about Shadabs age,.
If you want to believe that the majority are real ages there is nothing i can do but you may also know that the reason our fast bowlers decline at 26-28 is because they aren't those ages. They are into their 30s.

 

[hitthestump]

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

Well an 18 year old has a significant edge over a 15 year old.

Maybe the best genuine 15 year olds will be able to get through but the chances are they're being outnumbered by the bigger, stronger, more experienced "15 year olds" and are having to wait a few years to balance the scales.

They may also not bother turning up when they're actually 15 if they're worried they won't be able to claim that age again down the line. May as well be an older 15 year old and breeze through the trials.

 

[Bewal Express]

Well an 18 year old has a significant edge over a 15 year old.

Maybe the best genuine 15 year olds will be able to get through but the chances are they're being outnumbered by the bigger, stronger, more experienced "15 year olds" and are having to wait a few years to balance the scales.

They may also not bother turning up when they're actually 15 if they're worried they won't be able to claim that age again down the line. May as well be an older 15 year old and breeze through the trials.

There is a massive difference between a 17 old compared to a 15 Yr old. Even a yes age difference is huge at those ages.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Is he in this group and is he genuinely this age group

My bad, he is still 10,11 years old. Saw a video of that kid when he was 7, 8 years old. Was immaculate with his bowling action. This is some other guy.
However, I heard Mohammad Zahid in an interview talk about an Ehsanullah as well who is very quick.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Well an 18 year old has a significant edge over a 15 year old.

Maybe the best genuine 15 year olds will be able to get through but the chances are they're being outnumbered by the bigger, stronger, more experienced "15 year olds" and are having to wait a few years to balance the scales.

They may also not bother turning up when they're actually 15 if they're worried they won't be able to claim that age again down the line. May as well be an older 15 year old and breeze through the trials.

There is a massive difference between a 17 old compared to a 15 Yr old. Even a yes age difference is huge at those ages.

So the technically correct fake 13 year old (15) is ignored for the less good “15” year old (17)?

I don’t understand that. The likes of Huraira, Abdullah Shafique are as genuine as they come. And the worst age fudgers are the likes of Qasim Akram who looks to be a two year fudger at best.

Five year fudging doesn’t happen these days is what I’m getting at. You can’t call these guys 20 year olds.

These guys are either genuine U16 or at most 17 with a couple 18 year olds.

 

[Bewal Express]

My bad, he is still 10,11 years old. Saw a video of that kid when he was 7, 8 years old. Was immaculate with his bowling action. This is some other guy.
However, I heard Mohammad Zahid in an interview talk about an Ehsanullah as well who is very quick.

Great-So a genuine question receives a sarcastic reply. Shall I read out to you the number of cricketers who share names in PK cricket.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

My bad, he is still 10,11 years old. Saw a video of that kid when he was 7, 8 years old. Was immaculate with his bowling action. This is some other guy.
However, I heard Mohammad Zahid in an interview talk about an Ehsanullah as well who is very quick.

Should make him the perfect age for a U16 tournament

 

[Bewal Express]

So the technically correct fake 13 year old (15) is ignored for the less good “15” year old (17)?

I don’t understand that. The likes of Huraira, Abdullah Shafique are as genuine as they come. And the worst age fudgers are the likes of Qasim Akram who looks to be a two year fudger at best.

Five year fudging doesn’t happen these days is what I’m getting at. You can’t call these guys 20 year olds.

These guys are either genuine U16 or at most 17 with a couple 18 year olds.

If you work with teenagers you will know that even a years difference is massive and from experience there is an average of 3 years disparity between real and faked in PK cricket

 

[Mamoon]

You’re throwing numbers in the air. How do you know that Shadab is 4 years older not 1? Or 2? Why do you not know about Hasan Ali? If you’re saying all these kids in the U16 tournament are 19-20 year olds, then shouldn’t your argument be consistent and call Hasan a 30 year old?

Let’s be real. Age fudging has gone down by large proportions these days and not every kid does it. Even in those days, Waqar was a 2 year fudger (confirmed by his brother) not a 5 year one as many suggest and folks like Imran were almost certainly genuine in age unless you mean to say that he was fast bowling in international cricket at the age of 42.

These days, most kids are either clean or have their ages up and down by a maximum of 2 years. Just because someone “looks” 25 when their stated age is 22, i.e. Shadab, doesn’t mean you should call him a 4 year fudger (i.e. he’s 26) unless you know him personally.

Record keeping is far more prevalent these days even in rural areas than it used to be in the 90s — simply by virtue of infrastructure and logistics, the rate of uncatalogued birth dates has gone down. If you fudge these days, it is often an intentional decision taken when you are already 16 and failed to qualify previously for the trials.

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

There are so, so many holes to the blanket statement “these guys are mostly 19 and 20 year olds”. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t work like that. Yes you will find a couple age fudgers in the mix who have shifted their birth dates by 3-4 years. But the vast majority are genuine 15 year olds, some 16 year olds, and some 17 year olds.

5 years fudging doesn’t happen anymore unless you’re from a small village/tribal background.

Waqar was definitely more than a 2 year fudger. You are free to believe his brother if you wish, but you are completely disregarding the possibility that his brother could be lying about his age-fudging in order to protect him.

I mean he couldn’t say that he is not age-fudger because that would be ridiculous lie, so he could have come up with this 2 year figure because he doesn’t want to admit that he was around 5 years older than his official age.

 

[shamaan]

If you work with teenagers you will know that even a years difference is massive and from experience there is an average of 3 years disparity between real and faked in PK cricket

I have worked with teenagers i can honestly say that 1/2 isnt much of a difference whilst in competitive environment

 

[Ami]

I remember in 2015, first year of PSL; Mohammad Asghar the left arm spinner started making waves for Zalmi I think?

So immediately, out of curiosity, Iooking for his stats, I came across his age on Cricinfo, it showed 23.

However, after a few good bowling performances some weeks into the tourney, the same website updated it to 17.

Now, you look anywhere today on the net, it shows him to be 22.

Now, seriously guys...is he really 22?

 

[Bewal Express]

I have worked with teenagers i can honestly say that 1/2 isnt much of a difference whilst in competitive environment

It's a huge difference. Trying watching a game of 15 yr olds, and then watch one of 17 Yr old.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

You’re throwing numbers in the air. How do you know that Shadab is 4 years older not 1? Or 2? Why do you not know about Hasan Ali? If you’re saying all these kids in the U16 tournament are 19-20 year olds, then shouldn’t your argument be consistent and call Hasan a 30 year old?

Let’s be real. Age fudging has gone down by large proportions these days and not every kid does it. Even in those days, Waqar was a 2 year fudger (confirmed by his brother) not a 5 year one as many suggest and folks like Imran were almost certainly genuine in age unless you mean to say that he was fast bowling in international cricket at the age of 42.

These days, most kids are either clean or have their ages up and down by a maximum of 2 years. Just because someone “looks” 25 when their stated age is 22, i.e. Shadab, doesn’t mean you should call him a 4 year fudger (i.e. he’s 26) unless you know him personally.

Record keeping is far more prevalent these days even in rural areas than it used to be in the 90s — simply by virtue of infrastructure and logistics, the rate of uncatalogued birth dates has gone down. If you fudge these days, it is often an intentional decision taken when you are already 16 and failed to qualify previously for the trials.

Thirdly, when trials for a U16 tournament are publicized, I suppose you mean that the genuine 15 year olds don’t show up to the trials at all and wait till they’re 18? Or do they show up and their technique isn’t good enough until they become 18?

There are so, so many holes to the blanket statement “these guys are mostly 19 and 20 year olds”. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t work like that. Yes you will find a couple age fudgers in the mix who have shifted their birth dates by 3-4 years. But the vast majority are genuine 15 year olds, some 16 year olds, and some 17 year olds.

5 years fudging doesn’t happen anymore unless you’re from a small village/tribal background.

Does Iftikhar Ahmed look 30 to you? The guy looks 35 at least to me. And that's being generous.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Does Iftikhar Ahmed look 30 to you? The guy looks 35 at least to me. And that's being generous.

I don’t consider Iftikhar to be from the current generation, and already mentioned an exception applied to KPK cricketers who are more often age fudgers.

I’m talking about the last 5-10 years - I feel it’s generally accurate, with at most 1-2 years fudging. 4-5 years is far too much these days. You might find 4-5 years in KPK or FATA players, but then again not all of them are fudgers either (unless you believe Shaheen is 25 years old haha).

I agree that age fudging happens, but to say that a 20 year old is competing in the U16 tournament is a bit much.

 

[MenInG]

An unbeaten 101 by Ubaid Shahid steered Central Punjab to an eight-wicket win over Southern Punjab at the Ayub Park Ground in Rawalpindi in the opening-round match of the PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament on Saturday.

In the other two matches, a five-wicket haul from Amir Hassan and half-centuries from Saad Masood and Sheraz Khan guided Northern to a six-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Rawal Cricket Ground, while Sindh beat Balochistan by five wickets at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Central Punjab U16 v Southern Punjab U16 - Ayub Park Ground:

A 129-run stand for the second-wicket between Azan Awais and Ubaid Shahid helped Central Punjab chase down a 239-run target in the 43rd over.

Right-handed Ubaid scored an unbeaten 101 off 118 balls. His knock included 14 fours.

Opening batsman Azan hit 10 fours in his 69 off 78 balls.

Southern Punjab, after being asked to bat, were bowled out for 238 in 44.1 overs. Opening batsman Arafat Ahmed top-scored with a 61-ball 71, hitting 13 fours. Moheer Saeed and Adeel Mushtaq contributed 45 and 35 runs, respectively.

For Central Punjab, Awais Ali and Momin Qamar took two wickets each.

Northern U16 v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 - Rawal Cricket Ground:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 202 in 43.4 overs thanks to Amir Hasan’s five for 40. The right-arm pacer returned the figures in the nine overs he bowled, and received support from Ihsan Ullah and Irshad Ahmed as both took two wickets each.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shahzaib Khan top-scored with a 112-ball 64, which was laced with six fours. Wicketkeeper-batsman Uzair Shah chipped in with a quick-fire 55 off 43 balls, hitting six fours and a six.

In return, Northern chased down the target in 43.2 overs for the loss of four wickets. Saad Masood and Sheraz Khan contributed 58 runs each. Sheraz’s unbeaten knock included six fours and a six.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Irfan took two wickets for 48.

Balochistan U16 v Sindh U16 - Pindi Cricket Stadium:

An all-round performance from Balochistan’s Sajjad Khan went in vain as Sindh beat Balochistan by five wickets at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Balochistan were bowled out for 167 in 45 overs after Sindh elected to field.

Left-handed Sajjad, coming in to bat at number eight, top-scored with a 68-ball 67, hitting five fours and four sixes. Anwar Shah and captain Ikram Ullah were other significant run-getters as they made 31 and 26 runs, respectively.

For Sindh, off-spinner Romail Khan bowled economically and ended-up with match figures of 9-4-17-3. Dawood Abbas and Zaid Ahmed picked two wickets apiece.

Sindh chased down the target in 31.3 overs for the loss of five wickets. Wahaj Riaz top-scored with 48 off 55 balls, in a knock studded with 10 fours, while Abdul Rehman contributed an unbeaten 40 off 60 balls, and struck five boundaries.

For Balochistan, Sajjad took three wickets, while Mohammad Qasim picked two wickets.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U16 beat Southern Punjab U16 by eight wickets at Ayub Park Ground

Southern Punjab U16 238 all out, 44.1 overs (Arafat Ahmed 71, Moheer Saeed 45, Adeel Mushtaq 35; Awais Ali 2-42, Momin Qamar 2-61)

Central Punjab U16 239-2, 42.4 overs (Ubaid Shahid 101 not out, Azan Awais 69, Hamza Nawaz 36 not out)

Northern U16 beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 by six wickets at Rawal Cricket Ground

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 202 all out, 43.4 overs (Shahzaib Khan 64, Uzair Shah 55; Amir Hassan 5-40, Ihsan Ullah 2-27, Irshad Ahmed 2-38)

Northern U16 203-4, 43.2 overs (Saad Masood 58, Sheraz Khan 58 not out; Mohammad Irfan 2-48)

Sindh U16 beat Balochistan U16 by five wickets at Pindi Cricket Stadium

Balochistan U16 167 all out, 45 overs (Sajjad Khan 67, Anwar Shah 31, Ikram Ullah 26; Romail Khan 3-17, Dawood Abbas 2-14, Zaid Ahmed 2-28)

Sindh U16 168-5, 31.3 overs (Wahaj Riaz 48, Abdul Rehman 40 not out, Hassan Iqbal 26; Sajjad Khan 3-48, Mohammad Qasim 2-23)

Second round fixtures (15 February):

Balochistan U16 v Southern Punjab U16 – Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Sindh U16 – Ayub Park Ground, Rawalpindi
Northern U16 v Central Punjab U16 – Rawal Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Decent scoring games compare to what we saw at U19 domestic tournament.

 

[guldozer]

I remember in 2015, first year of PSL; Mohammad Asghar the left arm spinner started making waves for Zalmi I think?

So immediately, out of curiosity, Iooking for his stats, I came across his age on Cricinfo, it showed 23.

However, after a few good bowling performances some weeks into the tourney, the same website updated it to 17.

Now, you look anywhere today on the net, it shows him to be 22.

Now, seriously guys...is he really 22?

I remember seeing this. I'm not sure of exact ages quoted, but there was a significant decrease in age once the tournament finished.

Dude turned into Benjamin Button.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Decent scoring games compare to what we saw at U19 domestic tournament.

Keeping in mind that these are 45 over games, I feel a good average innings score would be 230. Let’s see how this ends up looking over the course of the tournament.

 

[Firebat]

Shamyl Hussain’s 103 triumphed Azan Awais’ 107 as Northern U16 defeated Central Punjab U16 by 27 runs in the second round of the PCB National U16 One-Day Tournament, being played in Rawalpindi, on Tuesday.

In the other two matches, Arafat Ahmed smashed a century, which scripted Southern Punjab U16’s 30-run win over Balochistan U16’s and Shahzaib Khan and Shujah Zaheer scored half-centuries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16’s victory over Sindh U16.

Central Punjab U16 v Northern U16 at Rawal Cricket Ground:

Shamyl Hussain’s century and Northern bowlers set a 27-run win over Central Punjab.

Shamyl stroked a fighting 103 off 118 balls, which included 11 fours and a six, after Central Punjab captain Azan Awais elected to field.

Shamyl and Mohammad Arshad, who made 55 off 74 balls and hit nine fours, put a solid 121-run opening stand.

Hammad Rafiq was the other notable run-getter for Northern with a 30-ball 32.

Central Punjab’s Ibtisam Rehman took four wickets for 56 while Awais Ali took three wickets for 51.

Azan, in Central Punjab’s reply, smashed 107 off 126 balls, but failed to receive the desired support from the other end. The Central Punjab captain struck nine fours and a six.

Altamash Abbas, the wicketkeeper-batsman batting at number eight, was the next best run-getter with 39 off 48. His stay at the crease was curtailed because of getting hit wicket.

Central Punjab were all out for 237 in 42.3 overs.

Amir Hasan took three wickets for 36 runs, while Mohammad Ibraheem Sultan, Saad Masood, the Northern captain, and Atif Zafar equally shared six wickets. The remaining wicket was taken by Ihsan Ullah.

Balochistan U16 v Southern Punjab U16 at Pindi Cricket Stadium:

Arafat Ahmed smashed a solid 118 off 113 balls that sealed a 30-run win for Southern Punjab over Balochistan at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

The opener spanked Balochistan bowlers for 15 fours and smoked three sixes. His exciting 113-ball stay at the crease saw him put a 166-run opening stand with Moheer Saeed, who scored 66 off 82 (seven fours and a six).

Alamzaib Khan and Mohammad Danish made valuable contributions of 30 and 27 as Southern Punjab posted 286 for six in the allotted 45 overs.

Balochistan’s Mohammad Qasim took two wickets for 46 runs.

Balochistan stuttered in their reply as they lost two wickets for 32 runs and were four wicket down by 89 runs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Abdul Saboor made 57 off 53, while opener Duniya Khan scored 35 before he was run out.

Haseeb Gul Mohammad was the stand out bowler with three wickets for 46 runs, while Ali Shabir took two wickets for 36 as Balochistan were restricted to 256 for nine.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Sindh U16 at Ayub Park Ground:

Half-centuries by Shahzaib Khan and Shujah Zaheer scripted a close eight-run win for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over Sindh.

The two batsmen paired for 105 runs after opening Mohammad Salman (17 off 23) fell to Dawood Abbas, who with four wickets for 51 runs in nine overs was the star bowler for Sindh.

Both Shahzaib and Shujah smashed four fours each. Shahzaib made 52 runs from 106, while Shujah posted the highest score of the match with 87-ball 54.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Uzair Shah, who batted at four, was the other notable performer with the bat with a quickfire 16-ball 31, in which he struck three fours and a six. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made 230 for eight.

Sindh, in reply, failed to get a strong start to the run chase which eventually cost them the match. They lost their first two wickets for just 42 runs and their third batsman walked back in the hut with 73 on board.

Hassan Iqbal, batting at six, scored a half-century as he scored 51 off 37 balls in a knock which included eight fours, while Wajah Riaz, who took two wickets, contributed with 60-ball 41 (six fours).

Abdul Rehman made 36 off 40. The tail failed to get Sindh over the line as they managed 222 for nine in 45 overs.

Mohammad Ayyaz, Mohammad Irfan, Raza Ullah and Ahmed Hussain took two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Northern U16 beat Central Punjab U16 by 27 runs

Northern U16 264-7, 45 overs (Shamyl Hussain 103, Mohammad Arshad 55, Hammad Rafiq 32; Ibtisam Rehman 4-56, Awais Ali 3-51)

Central Punjab U16 237 all out, 42.3 overs (Azan Awais 107, Altamash Abbas 39, Raja Balaj 25, Arsalan Riaz 24; Amir Hassan 3-36, Atif Zafar 2-26, Mohammad Ibraheem Sultan 2-40, Saad Masood 2-43)

Southern Punjab U16 beat Balochistan U16 by 30 runs

Southern Punjab U16 286-6, 45 overs (Arafat Ahmed 118, Moheer Saeed 66, Alamzaib Khan 30, Mohammad Danish 27; Mohammad Qasim 2-46)

Balochistan U16 256-9, 45 overs (Abdul Saboor 57, Duniya Khan 35, Zulqarnain 28, Aimal Khan 21; Haseeb Gul Mohammad 3-46, Ali Shabir 2-36)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 beat Sindh U16 by eight runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 230-8, 45 overs (Shujah Zaheer 54, Shahzaib Khan 52, Uzair Shah 31; Dawood Abbas 4-51, Wahaj Riaz 2-24)

Sindh U16 222-9, 45 overs (Hassan Iqbal 51, Wajah Riaz 41, Abdul Rehman 36, Saad Baig 25; Mohammad Ayyaz 2-26, Mohammad Irfan 2-29, Ahmed Hussain 2-43, Raza Ullah 2-51)

Third round fixtures (17 February):

Balochistan U16 v Northern U16 – Pindi Cricket Stadium

Sindh U16 v Southern Punjab U16 – Ayub Park Ground

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Central Punjab U16 – Rawal Cricket Ground

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PCB National U-16 One Day Tournament 2021<br><br>1⃣1⃣8⃣ Runs<br>1⃣1⃣3⃣ Balls <br>1⃣5⃣ Fours <br>0⃣3⃣ Six<br><br>Well played Southern Punjab's Arafat Ahmed!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/rGYh1nvBXP">pic.twitter.com/rGYh1nvBXP</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1361654227463004162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PCB National U-16 One Day Tournament 2021<br><br>1⃣0⃣7⃣ Runs<br>1⃣2⃣6⃣ Balls <br>0⃣9⃣ Fours <br>0⃣1⃣ Six<br><br>Well played Central Punjab's Azan Awais!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/LyCFBnYN0h">pic.twitter.com/LyCFBnYN0h</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1361653114298900480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PCB National U-16 One Day Tournament 2021<br><br>1⃣0⃣3⃣ Runs<br>1⃣1⃣8⃣ balls <br>1⃣1⃣ fours <br>1⃣ six<br><br>Well played Northern's Shamyl Hussain!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/laJKCZrYOF">pic.twitter.com/laJKCZrYOF</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1361651663329763328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[m.shah]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PCB National U-16 One Day Tournament 2021<br><br>1⃣0⃣7⃣ Runs<br>1⃣2⃣6⃣ Balls <br>0⃣9⃣ Fours <br>0⃣1⃣ Six<br><br>Well played Central Punjab's Azan Awais!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/LyCFBnYN0h">pic.twitter.com/LyCFBnYN0h</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1361653114298900480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This guy is talented and genuine u16

 

[Firebat]

A five-wicket haul from off-spinner Haseeb Gul Mohammad guided Southern Punjab U16 to a seven-wicket win over Sindh U16 in the third round match of the PCB National U16 One-Day Tournament, being played in Rawalpindi, on Wednesday.

In the other two matches, half centuries from Raja Balaj and Ubaid Shahid scripted Central Punjab’s three-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Balochistan beat Northern by two wickets.

Sindh U16 v Southern Punjab U16 at Ayub Park Ground:

An all-round performance from Arafat Ahmed and a five-fer from Haseeb Gul Mohammad helped Southern Punjab U16 to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sindh U16 at Ayub Park Ground in Rawalpindi.

Batting first, Sindh were bowled out for 149 in 36 overs. Wahaj Riaz top-scored with a 29 off 47 balls, hitting three fours.

For Southern Punjab, Haseeb ended-up with match figures of five for 21 in nine overs which included two maiden overs. Arafat took two wickets for 27 runs.

In reply, left-handed Arafat’s unbeaten 86 off 74 balls, helped Southern Punjab chased down the target in 24.1 overs for the loss of three wickets. Arafat innings included 14 fours and a six.

For Sindh, Romail Ahmed grabbed three wickets for 39 runs.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Central Punjab U16 at Rawal Cricket Ground:

Half-centuries from Raja Balaj and Ubaid Shahid helped Central Punjab to a three-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Chasing 198 to win, Central Punjab were reeling at 17 for three before Raja and Ubaid got together and contributed 116 runs for the fourth wicket. Raja top-scored with a 97-ball 69, hitting seven fours and two sixes. Ubaid contributed 59 off 101, laced with six fours.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, right-arm fast Mohammad Ayyaz took five wickets for 28.

Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after being put into bat were restricted to 197 for nine in 45 overs. Ahmed Hussain (38 off 70), Mohammad Tahir (37 off 48) and Adnan Khan (36 off 51) were significant run scorers.

Central Punjab’s Ubaid Ullah took three wickets for 30, while Awais Ali and Ibtisam Rehman took two wickets apiece.

Balochistan U16 v Northern U16 at Pindi Cricket Stadium:

Abdul Saboor’s half century led Balochistan to a two-wicket win over Northern, handing them the first win in the tournament. After opting to bat first, Northern were bowled out for 173 in 41.1 overs. Raja Hamza Waheed coming to bat at number four top-scored with 55 off 81, which included four boundaries.

Shamyl Hussain, who scored 103 in Northern’s win over Central Punjab in the second-round match managed to score 36 off 76.

For Balochistan, Anwar Shah and Mohammad Qasim took three wickets apiece, while Ikram Ullah took two wickets for 30.

Balochistan chased down the target in the 41st over for the loss of eight wickets. Abdul top-scored with a 61-ball 62, hitting seven fours and three sixes.

Off-spinner Saad Masood took four for 30 in nine overs.

At the end of third-round matches, Northern’s Amir Hassan is leading the bowling charts with nine wickets from three matches, with five for 40 his best match figures coming in Northern’s six-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Southern Punjab’s Arafat Ahmed is the leading run-scorer with 275 from three matches at an average of 137.50. His best 118 off 113 balls helped Southern Punjab to a 30-run win over Balochistan in the second-round match.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab U16 beat Sindh U16 by seven wickets

Sindh U16 149 all out, 36 overs (Wahaj Riaz 29, Saad Baig 25, Arbaz Khan 24; Haseeb Gul Mohammad 5-21, Arafat Ahmed 2-27)

Southern Punjab U16 150-3, 24.1 overs (Arafat Ahmed 86 not out; Romail Ahmed 3-39)

Central Punjab U16 beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 by three wickets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 197-9, 45 overs (Ahmed Hussain 38, Mohammad Tahir 37, Adnan Khan 36; Ubaid Ullah 3-30, Ibtisam Rehman 2-25, Awais Ali 2-41)

Central Punjab 198-7, 44.1 overs (Raja Balaj 69, Ubaid Shahid 59; Mohammad Ayyaz 5-28)

Balochistan U16 beat Northern U16 by two wickets

Northern U16 173 all out, 41.1 overs (Raja Hamza Waheed 55, Shamyl Hussain 36; Anwar Shah 3-16, Mohammad Qasim 3-31, Ikram Ullah 2-30)

Balochistan U16 177-8, 40.3 overs (Abdul Saboor 62, Ikram Ullah 35, Adil Ahmed 32; Saad Masood 4-30, Atif Zafar 2-29)

Fourth round fixtures (19 February):

Northern U16 v Sindh U16– Ayub Park Ground

Balochistan U16 v Central Punjab U16 – Pindi Cricket Stadium

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Southern Punjab U16 – Rawal Cricket Ground

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Apparently, shamyl Hussain is Talat Hussain’s (the news anchor) son.

 

[Khan12]

Azan awais looks decent but seems to plat the front foot like most of our players.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">WATCH: Mohammad Ayyaz's five for 28 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in PCB National U16 One Day Tournament 2020-21 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KPU16vCPU16?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KPU16vCPU16</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://t.co/VAtaxemV8D">pic.twitter.com/VAtaxemV8D</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1362373461574782982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Haseeb Gul Mohammad's five-wicket haul guides Southern Punjab to victory!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KPU16vCPU16?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KPU16vCPU16</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarHaalMainCricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarHaalMainCricket</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://t.co/Dl2xd9d0HL">pic.twitter.com/Dl2xd9d0HL</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1362367792272478210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Ubaid Shahid, number 3 batsman for Central Punjab, scores a chasing 109*(99) not out after coming to the crease at just 47-1. In the previous match, Ubaid scored 101*(118) chasing.

In a third match, Central Punjab were reeling at 17-3 chasing 198 before Ubaid Shahid constructed a hundred run partnership with another batsman, contributing 59 off 101 and leading to a successful chase.

Head and shoulders the best batsman so far, likely to play U19 world cup at some point. Watch out for him.

 

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An unbeaten 109 by Ubaid Shahid, his second century in the tournament, guided Central Punjab to a five-wicket win over Balochistan in the fourth round of the PCB National U16 One-Day Tournament at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday.

In other two matches, leg-spinner Ahmed Hussain’s maiden five-wicket haul guided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a 76-run win over Southern Punjab at the Rawal Cricket Ground, while Northern beat Sindh by a comfortable eight-wicket margin at the Ayub Park Ground.

Balochistan U16 v Central Punjab U16 at Pindi Cricket Stadium:

Ubaid scripted a five-wicket win for Central Punjab over Balochistan with his second century of the tournament. The batsman had scored his first in the opening round against Southern Punjab, which had garnered his team an eight-wicket win.

After being asked to bat first, Balochistan managed 243 – thanks to Abdul Saboor’s century – before they were bowled out in the last over.

Balochistan were reeling at 31 for four, before wicketkeeper-batsman, Saboor, and Adil Ahmed stitched a 100-run partnership for the fifth-wicket.

Saboor top-scored with a 121 off 95 balls, which included 18 fours and three sixes. Adil scored 27 off 67 and struck three fours.

For Central Punjab, Ibtisam Rehman took three wickets for 40, while Awais Ali, Mohammad Shoban and Ubaid took two wickets apiece.

In reply, coming to bat at number three, Central Punjab’s Ubaid scored an unbeaten 109 off 99, which included 10 fours. He and Abdul Rehman (32 off 22 balls, three fours) contributed an undefeated 78 runs partnership for the sixth wicket.

With this win, Central Punjab are on the second position in the points table with six points, while Balochistan with one win from four outings are on the fifth spot.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Southern Punjab U16 at Rawal Cricket Ground:

Ahmed’s five wickets bundled out Southern Punjab for 73 in chase of 150, handing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa their second win in the tournament. After being asked to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 149 in 43.1 overs.

Only four batsmen including the top-scorer Shahzaib Khan (38) entered into the double figures.

For Southern Punjab, left-arm orthodox Arafat Ahmed took five wickets for 13 runs, while Mustaqeem Faisal grabbed four for 16 in 5.1 overs.

In reply, the openers provided a 35-run stand, the best for the losing team, before Southern Punjab were bowled out in the 32nd over.

After this win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are on the third position in points table ahead of Southern Punjab on net run-rate. Both teams share four points each.

Northern U16 v Sindh U16 at Ayub Park Ground:

Ihsan Ullah’s four wickets and an unbeaten 39 from Shamyl Hussain led Northern to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Sindh and put them on top of the table with six points.

Sindh were dismissed for 98 in 26 overs after Northern captain decided to field first after winning the toss. Saad Baig top-scored with a 29-ball 27, hitting three fours and a six. Hassan Iqbal contributed 21 off 38 balls.

Besides leg-spinner Ihsan’s four for 18, Mohammad Ibraheem and Saad Masood chipped in with two wickets apiece for Northern.

Shamyl top-scored with an unbeaten 39 off 55, which included seven boundaries.

Sindh, after today’s loss, are at the bottom of the table with two points.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U16 beat Balochistan U16 by five wickets

Balochistan U16 243 all out, 44.2 overs (Abdul Saboor 121; Ibtisam Rehman 3-40, Awais Ali 2-36, Mohammad Shoban 2-47, Ubaid Ullah 2-55)

Central Punjab U16 245-5, 44.2 overs (Ubaid Shahid 109 not out, Abdul Rehman 32 not out)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 beat Southern Punjab by 76 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 149 all out, 43.1 overs (Shahzaib Khan 38, Ahmed Hussain 24; Arafat Ahmed 5-13, Mustaqeem Faisal 4-16)

Southern Punjab U16 73 all out, 31.4 overs (Arafat Ahmed 18, Moheer Saeed 18; Ahmed Hussain 5-13)

Northern U16 beat Sindh U16 by eight wickets

Sindh U16 98 all out, 26 overs (Saad Baig 27; Ihsan Ullah 4-18, Mohammad Ibraheem Sultan 2-18, Saad Masood 2-22)

Northern U16 99-2, 18.2 overs (Shamyl Hussain 39 not out, Amir Hassan 26 not out)

Fifth round fixtures (21 February):

Balochistan U16 v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 - Pindi Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab U16 v Sindh U16 - Ayub Park Ground

Northern U16 v Southern Punjab U16 – Rawal Cricket Ground

 

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Other performances of note:
Abdul Saboor, wicket keeper from Balochistan, walks in at 31-4 and smashes 121(95) with 18 fours and 3 sixes.

Haseeb Gul, 3/46 and 5/21 as an offie.

Shamyl Hussain and Azan Awais with one century each and decent scores in the other matches.

Mohammad Ayyaz, 2/26 and 5/28. This kid has a good inswinger.

 

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Also this absolute gem performer:

Opening batsman Arafat Ahmed, in the four matches so far he top-scored with 71(61), 118(113) in the first two, top scored with 86* in the third match while also taking 2/27, and in the fourth match took 5/13. Slow left armer.

 

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Title defenders Central Punjab will take on table-toppers Northern in the final of the PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament on 23 February at Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Central Punjab shared the trophy with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who finished third this year, in the 2019-20 season after the final was washed out at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Both Central Punjab and Northern will be eyeing to bag PKR350,000 and the winning trophy when they face-off in the final, a 45-over per innings affair. The runner-up of the event will receive PKR250,000.

The two teams played each other in the second round of the tournament with Northern winning the match by 27 runs.

Central Punjab will pin their hopes on Ubaid Shahid, the leading run-getter from their side and the second highest overall in the tournament.

The right-handed batsman from Lahore has hit two centuries and one half-century and scored 297 runs at a staggering average of 148.50. His both centuries came in a comfortable five-wicket and eight-wicket wins over Balochistan and Southern Punjab, respectively.

Their captain Azan Awais has also enjoyed a good run with the bat as he has scored 296 runs – including a century against Northern – at 74.

Reflecting on team’s batting line and Ubaid’s performance, 16-year-old Azan said: “Ubaid and I have been performing well and would like to stretch the run in the final. Our batting line is strong and we have the ability to chase down any target and score big if we bat first.”

Central Punjab’s fast bowling pair Ibtisam Rehman and Awais Ali have shared 23 wickets between them and Azan have high expectations from the pair. “Ibtisam and Awais have performed consistently in the tournament, and I expect them to perform the same way to achieve our goal of winning the final.”

Northern’s Shamyl Hussain, the left-handed batsman from Islamabad, is the top-run getter for his side. The 16-year-old has scored 256 runs from five outings at an average of 64. His best of 103 came in the win over Central Punjab. His 172 minutes at the crease included 11 fours and a six.

Saad Masood, captain of Northern, has also enjoyed good form with both ball and bat. Saad with his right-arm off-break has taken 10 wickets from five matches at an average of 15.40. His best figures of four for 30 came in a narrow-loss against Balochistan by two wickets at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in the third-round match.

He has scored 101 runs in five matches at an average of 20.20. His best innings with the bat came against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when he scored 58 off 75 balls, hitting four boundaries. Northern won that match against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by a comfortable margin of six wickets.

Amir Hassan, hailing from Rawalpindi is leading the wickets chart with 12 scalps from five matches. His maiden five-wicket haul came in Northern’s six-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“Our bowlers have performed consistently in the tournament,” said Saad. “Amir and I have performed well, and we look forward to a good game in the final.”

Commenting on the win against Central Punjab in the group match and strategy for the final, Saad said: “We have beaten them in the round-match in a close encounter, but we will come-up with different strategy in the final to lift the trophy.”

“The conditions and ground will be different in the final. The outfield will be fast at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. So we will plan accordingly and try to give our best in the match.”

 

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Central Punjab retained the PCB U16 National One-Day Tournament title with a five-wicket win over Northern in the final at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The victory bagged Central Punjab PKR350,000 along with the glittering trophy.

Ubaid Shahid scored his second half-century of the tournament to help Central Punjab chased down 184-run target in 41 overs.

Ubaid finished the tournament with 348 runs – the most in the tournament – at a staggering average of 116 and was duly rewarded with the Best Batsman of the Tournament award. The right-handed batsman crunched two centuries in six matches.

He stroked a crucial 52-run second wicket partnership with Musa Azeem after Azan Awais, the Central Punjab captain, was dismissed for two with only nine runs on the board.

Musa scored 34 and hit five fours from his 59-ball stay at the crease. Raja Balaj made 33 off 39 and hit four fours and a six.

Ibtisam Rehman made a handy unbeaten contribution of 28 runs from 21 balls and smashed four fours, while Abdul Rehman returned undefeated on 21 off 41.

Ibtisam’s exploits with the bat followed his three wickets, which played a pivotal role in restricting Northern to 183 all out in 45 overs. The all-rounder was declared Player of the Final and he also bagged Best Bowler of the Tournament award after he finished as the highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps at 14.93.

Awais Ali was the other bowler to take three wickets in the innings.

Shamyl Hussain top-scored with 35 off 47 and hit five fours. Amir Hassan posted the next best score for Northern with a 46-ball 30. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sheraz Khan (29 off 41) and Hammad Rafiq (23 off 47) were the other notable run-getters.

Central Punjab’s Mohammad Shoban took two wickets for 25 as Northern were bowled out on the last ball of their innings.

Southern Punjab’s Arafat Ahmed was named Player of the Tournament as the 16-year-old scored 312 runs at an average of 78 and took nine wickets.

His teammate Adnan Shahid shared the best wicketkeeper award with Central Punjab’s Altamash Abbas. Both players had eight dismissals each.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 14-year-old Ahmed Hussain was declared Best Fielder with seven dismissals (all catches).

All best performers in the tournament were awarded PKR30,000 each.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U16 beat Northern U16 by five wickets

Northern U16 183 all out, 45 overs (Shamyl Hussain 35, Amir Hassan 30, Sheraz Khan 29, Hammad Rafiq 23; Ibtisam Rehman 3-34, Awais Ali 3-37, M0hammad Shoban 2-25)

Central Punjab U16 186-5, 41 overs (Ubaid Shahid 51, Musa Azeem 34, Raja Balaj 33, Ibtisam Rehman 28 not out, Abdul Rehman 21 not out; Saad Masood 2-36)

Player of the match – Ibtisam Rehman (Central Punjab U16)

Player of the tournament – Arafat Ahmed (Southern Punjab U16)

Best Batsman of the tournament – Ubaid Shahid (Central Punjab U16)

Best Wicketkeeper of the tournament – Adnan Shahid (Southern Punjab U16) and Altamash Abbas (Central Punjab U16)

Best Fielder of the tournament – Ahmed Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16)

 

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My team of the tournament for anyone interested:

1. Shamyl Hussain
2. Azan Awais (c)
3. Ubaid Shahid
4. Arafat Ahmed (genuine all rounder)
5. Abdul Saboor (wk)
6. Amir Hassan (genuine all rounder)
7. Raja Balaj
8. Ibtisam Rehman (bowling all rounder)
9. Awais Ali
10. Haseeb Gul (RAOB)
11. Mohammad Ayyaz (RAFM)

Best batsman: Ubaid Shahid
Best wicket keeper batsman: Abdul Saboor
Best opener: Azan Awais
Best bowler: Ibtisam Rehman
All rounder of the tournament: Arafat Ahmed

 

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My team of the tournament for anyone interested:

1. Shamyl Hussain
2. Azan Awais (c)
3. Ubaid Shahid
4. Arafat Ahmed (genuine all rounder)
5. Abdul Saboor (wk)
6. Amir Hassan (genuine all rounder)
7. Raja Balaj
8. Ibtisam Rehman (bowling all rounder)
9. Awais Ali
10. Haseeb Gul (RAOB)
11. Mohammad Ayyaz (RAFM)

Best batsman: Ubaid Shahid
Best wicket keeper batsman: Abdul Saboor
Best opener: Azan Awais
Best bowler: Ibtisam Rehman
All rounder of the tournament: Arafat Ahmed

Have you seen many of these guys play?

 

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My team of the tournament for anyone interested:

1. Shamyl Hussain
2. Azan Awais (c)
3. Ubaid Shahid
4. Arafat Ahmed (genuine all rounder)
5. Abdul Saboor (wk)
6. Amir Hassan (genuine all rounder)
7. Raja Balaj
8. Ibtisam Rehman (bowling all rounder)
9. Awais Ali
10. Haseeb Gul (RAOB)
11. Mohammad Ayyaz (RAFM)

Best batsman: Ubaid Shahid
Best wicket keeper batsman: Abdul Saboor
Best opener: Azan Awais
Best bowler: Ibtisam Rehman
All rounder of the tournament: Arafat Ahmed

Thanks for keep updating us .Can you do detail analysis of these individuals

 

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Have you seen many of these guys play?

Thanks for keep updating us .Can you do detail analysis of these individuals

I’m following the scorecards and clips on Twitter and YouTube of techniques/bowling actions, unfortunately no videos available of the full matches. These are the people who were the top batsmen and wicket takers.

I gave more weightage to match winning performances, like coming in when early wickets are down and spearheading a big chase or taking top order wickets (which I give more weightage to than the overall wickets count).

It’s harder to tell with the bowlers as usually bowlers take time until the age of 19 to really get a sense of whether they might be able to make it at the international level. The batting standards are usually pretty thin. However, if there’s a batsman that stands out at this level, that really means something.

This kid Ubaid Shahid is special. Good technique and world class temperament. Everyone else was decently good.

Next step is to take the XI I mentioned and send them on tours to play Australia U16 and England U16, and call the batsmen especially to the NHPC to work with Mohammad Yousuf. Remember, historically speaking world class batsmen have always announced themselves by the age of 15-16 within their domestic country. Babar was in the loop since the age of 13.

This is the crucial moment to take kids like Ubaid Shahid, Azan Awais, Shamyl Hussain, Arafat Ahmed, and Abdul Saboor to work on their batting techniques now that they’ve showed the match winning temperament.

Get them away from Ijaz Ahmed and have them work with MoYo. Drill into them footwork and head positioning. Then they will come good in 5-10 years.

The problem in Pakistan cricket is we give zero attention to the long run — there is no way for Younis Khan to dramatically increase the performances of our batting unit in the short run for the national team, yet his threads on PP rack up 200+ replies on his supposedly substandard coaching. Meanwhile, the actual place where we can get results proportional to the investment we put in is age group cricket.

Others wait for Haider Ali, Saim Ayub to come through the system and then start bashing them, rather than following their progress earlier on — I don’t understand this. Another example is Mubasir Khan, everyone who watched his first class debut was shocked how he came out of nowhere to score a double century, and yet people who were following him in his age group days could see the potential in terms of technique, ability to time the ball, and prowess as an offie too.

I have absolutely no doubt that within the 11 players I mentioned above, at least one will go on to represent Pakistan. The real question is whether we do that person justice and begin developing them the way India develops their batsmen.