National U13 and National U16 tournaments (2022)

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A total of 270 boys from across the country will be engaged in National U13 and National U16 tournaments in Karachi and Multan from Thursday, 27 January following a thorough age assessment procedure that was carried out over the course of the last 10 days.

The age assessment procedure started immediately after the suspension of the two age-group tournaments on 17 January when it emerged that a number of over-aged players were participating in both events.

The two tournaments had begun on 14 January, the first step that the PCB took was to reverify the age of all participating players, subsequently, a second and third wrist test of the players was conducted under the strict supervision of the PCB.

Simultaneously, a list of additional probables (potential replacements) was also made and wrist tests of the players were also conducted. After accumulating the results of the three wrist tests conducted by the PCB, a list of overage players was made and replacements were chosen.

Before excluding the players from the tournament, the PCB provided them with an opportunity to present their case in-front of a panel, which was led by PCB’s Director High Performance Nadeem Khan.

Upon the completion of the procedure, a total of 36 U16 players have been declared over-age while amongst the U13 players, a total of 20 players have been declared over-age and were subsequently removed from the tournament.

Director High Performance Cricket Nadeem Khan: “We have run a thorough and a fully transparent age-verification process since the suspension of the tournaments on 17 January which has resulted in removal of a total of 56 players from both U13 and U16 events.

“This was a necessary step to protect the integrity of age-group events and to ensure that the menace of falsifying age is curbed as much as possible and in the longer run rooted out altogether from our system. From tomorrow, we start afresh and with renewed determination to identify and groom young talent for the years ahead.

“As part of the Chairman PCB’s vision, around 45 top performing players from these two tournaments will be trained at high performance centres across the country, they will also be given a stipend and provided education scholarships to ensure their all-round development. We plan to hire world-class coaches who will train these players and give them the exposure that will turn them into future Pakistan stars.”

Meanwhile, 12 teams will participate in the National U16 One-Day Tournament 2021-22 (45 overs) which will be played at five venues in Multan. The teams have been divided into two pools with all six Cricket Associations (CA) fielding two sides (one in each pool).

Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab Whites will form Pool A while Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab Blues will constitute Pool B.

The top sides from each pool will compete in the 7 February final which will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Six teams will participate in the National U13 One-Day Tournament 2021-22 (25 overs) which will be played at three venues in Karachi.

One side each from Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab will compete in the group stage, each team will play the other once in the round-robin format.

The top sides will proceed to compete in the 6 February final which will be played at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

National U13 One-Day Tournament squads:

Balochistan: Abu Bakar, Adnan Ahmed, Ahsan Ullah, Asim Ur Rehman, Faiq Ali, Hamza Khan, Ikram Ullah, Khan Wali, Malik Awais, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Dawood, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Suleman , Saleem Jan, Tufail Ahmed

Central Punjab: Abdul Rameez Kamboh, Arham Danish, Asad Naeem, Aun Hassan, Awais Zubair, Daud Tauqir Rana, Hasnain Abbas, M. Ali Sabir, M. Essa Baloch, Reyyan Arshad, Sarmad Nawaz, Taha Asif, Taj Mohammad, Ubaid Ullah, Zaryan Ali

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Akbar Ali, Attaullah, Ibad Ullah, Junaid Khan Khalil, M Talha, Mohammad Zaid, Nafees Akhtar, Naveed, Saad Rasheed, Shoaib Khan, Zain Israr, Zain Khan, Zain Ul Abidin, Zulkifal Zain

Northern: Abdul Ahad, Abdul Munim, Abu Bakar Minhas, Akhtar Gull, Bilal Bashir, M. Asad Abdullah, M. Yousaf, Malik Mohammad Khizar, Mohammad Muneeb, Mohammad Musa Hasan, Mohammad Sohaib, Mohammad Zohaib Abbas, Saad Abraiz Abbasi, Salar Nazeer, Syed Wajih Ul Hasan

Sindh: Abdul Rafay, Ahmed Ali, Ahsan Khan, Azan Ali Shah, Darain Faraz, Ghulam Ahmed, Hammad Alam, Hassan Khan, M. Abdullah Javed, Mohammad Anas, Mohammad Azaan, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Khan, Nafay, Talal Mehmood

Southern Punjab: Abdullah Latif , Abdur Rehman , Ali Haider , Faizan Riyasat , Hasnain Sajid , Hayat Khan , M.Abdullah , M.Babar Arshad , M.Qasim Ahmad , M.Usman , Maaz Ahmed , Mohsin Malik , Mohammad Umar , Rae Ali Amjab, Talal Ahmed Khan

National U16 One-Day Tournament 2021-22 squads:

Balochistan Blues: Abdul Saboor, Anis Khan, Anwar Shah, Bakhtiyar Khan, Gohar Khan, Innam Ullah, Mubashir Shah, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Asfand, Musharaf Hussain, Sumair Ahmed, Syed Yasir Shah, Talha Shakir, Zubair Ahmed

Balochistan Whites: Arslan Khan, Aurangzeb, Ayaz Gul, Eshrat Ul Ibbad, Faisal Razzaq, Imran Sadiq, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Umar, Muneer Ahmed, Muzamil Ali, Siraj Ahmed, Syed Waqas Ahmed, Umair Ahmed, Usman Ghani, Zakir Shah

Central Punjab Blues: Ali Hamza, Ali Raza, Areeb Arif, Faraz Ahmed, Ghulam Haider, Hamza Zahoor, Hunain, M Saim, M Usman, M. Farhan Yousaf, M. Hammad Arif, Mohsin Ali, Momin Qamar, Rana M Sarfraz, Shuban Saeed

Central Punjab Whites: Aaliyan Salman, Abdul Majid , Abu Suffyan, Ahmed Yar Haider , Ali Hassan, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ali Raza, Ammar Qayyum, Arslan Riaz, Danish Saeed, Faham Ul Haq, M Yaseen Bilal, M. Tayyab Arif, Nouman Ali, Shahbaz Javaid

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues: Ahmed Hussain, Ameer Hamza, Azam Afridi, Hazrat Ali, Luqman Khan, M Sohail, M. Salman, M. Ubaidullah, Masi Ullah, Mian Yousaf Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Yaseen, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Zulkarnain

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites: Adil Waheed, Afkar Durrani, Hamza Khan, Huzaifa Khan, M Abbas Afridi, M.Awais Khan, Mansoor Maqsood, Mohammad Ansarullah, Mohammad Haroon, Mohammad Riazullah, Mohammad Shahram, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Zubair, Roman Alam Khan, Ubaid Ullah

Northern Blues: Abbas Hussnain, Bilal Ahmed , Faizan Ibrahim, Hassan Ijaz , M. Hassan Khan , M. Nouman, M.Waleed Iqbal , M. Zain Jameel, Mohammad Arshad , Mohammad Asim Kamal, Mohammad Bilal , Mohammad Nabeel, Shayan Raza, Shazaib, Syed Ali Mehdi

Northern Whites: Abdullah, Aimal Alam Khan, Ali Ashfaq, Arsh Zaman, Arslan Ali, Asad Munir, Azaan Kabir, Hussnain Nadeem, M.Ammar Yasir, Mohammad Abdullah Sajid, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Araiz, Mohammad Asmat Ullah, Mohammad Ziyan, Shahmeer Nisar

Sindh Blues: Abdul Hadi, Abdul Moiz, Ahmed Muhiuddin, Ali Mohammad Metha, Farhan Zaman, Huzaifa Ahsan, M. Rameez, M.Talha Khanji, Mawaz Zahid, Musa Azad, Noor Habib, Saad Mahmoob, Saif Ullah Khan, Sufiyan Usmani, Yahya Shah

Sindh Whites: Abdul Rehman, Daniyal Hashmi, Haroon Arshad, Hassan Sheikh, Humza Qureshi, M. Bahroz Baig, M. Rohan Khan, M.Ahmed, Maaz Shah, Musab Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Owais Rehim Shah, Shahzaib Ali, Shiraz Khan, Syed Rehan Ali

Southern Punjab Blues: Abdullah , Ghulam Mustufa, Haseeb Javed , Inam Ullah , M.Aqib Arshad , M.Jan Sher , M.Saqib , Raja Sheraz (S) , Rana Adeel Mushtaq , Sameer Ahmed Minhas , Sameer Akhtar , Shahzad Ahmed , Sufiyan Ameen , Suleman Ahmed, Zain Arshad

Southern Punjab Whites: Abdul Rasool , Abdullah Tauqeer , Ali Hussain Badshah , Bilal Khan, Fahad Kashif , Haseeb Ahmed , M.Ahsan Malik, M.Farhan , M.Hamid , M.Noman Asif , M.Umair , Rao Kaleem Haider , Shahaz Saeed , Sohaib Akram , Tayyab Mukhtar

 

[ElRaja]

should name and shame the fudgers if they are 18+

 

[Babeikh]

So 56 out of c. 270 players were found to be over age.

Glad this is being dealt with. Need to keep at it.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I suspected this for years, we all did. Glad it's finally being dealt with. I doubt we will see another "16 year old" debut

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Hopefully they really crack down on these frauds. These cheaters have hurt Pakistan cricket for a long time. Better late than never but never late is better.

 

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Karachi, 27 January 2022: Sindh, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 teams defeated their opponents Balochistan, Central Punjab and Northern on the opening day (Thursday) of the National U13 (30 overs) tournament at three different Karachi venues.

Over at the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan batted first against Sindh. Khan Wali top-scored with 61 but no other batter fared well with the bat as Balochistan were rolled over for 138 in 29.3 overs. Ahmed Ali and Muhammad Khan took three and two wickets.

Sindh reached the target in the 21st over for the loss of three wickets. Abdullah Javed with 40 not out was their best performer with the bat. Muhammad Ahsan contributed 28 not out, while Muhammad Azan scored 28. Faiz Ali took two wickets for 29.

Southern Punjab won the Punjab derby against Central Punjab at the KCCA Stadium. Batting first, Central Punjab scored 154 for two in their allotted 30 overs with Sarmad Nawaz top scoring with 38. Taha Asif scored an unbeaten 37.

Southern Punjab chased down the target in 27 overs for the loss of six wickets. Maaz Ahmed scored 50 while Abdullah Latif contributed an unbeaten 39. Hussain Abbas and Aun Hassan took two wickets each.

At the National Bank Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa outplayed Northern by 67 runs. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa posted 150 for nine with Akbar Ali top scoring with 41. Muhammad Sohaib took four wickets while Salar Naseer took two wickets.

Northern in reply were rolled over for 83. Akbar Ali, Naveed and Zulkifal took three wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Sindh U13 beat Balochistan U13 by seven wickets

Balochistan U13 138 all out, 29.3 overs (Khan Wali 61, Muhammad Suleman 24; Ahmed Ali 3-25, Muhammad Khan 2-15)

Sindh U13 140 for 3, 20.4 overs (Abdullah Javed 40 not out, Muhammad Ahsan 28 not out, Muhammad Azan 28; Faiz Ali 2-29)

Southern Punjab U13 beat Central Punjab U13 by four wickets

Central Punjab U13 154 for 2, 30 overs (Sarmad Nawaz 38 not out, Taha Asif 37 not out; Abdullah Latif 1-25)

Southern Punjab U13 155 for 6, 27 overs (Maaz Ahmed 50, Abdullah Latif 39 not out; Hussain Abbas 2-24)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Northern U13 by 67 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 150 for 9, 30 overs (Akbar Ali 41, Shoaib Khan 20; Muhammad Sohaib 4-42, Salar Naseer 2-15)

Northern U13 83 all out, 26.1 overs (Muhammad Asad 22; Akbar Ali 3-8, Naveed 3-14, Zulkifal Zain 3-15)

https://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/...-opening-day-of-national-u13-tournament.html/

 

[Major]

Hopefully instead of cracking down, first there is a system that exists where overage players are also able to move up in the cricket circles. If not than having age fudgers in u19 and u16 is better...

By catching age fudgers a problem aint gonna be solved. You need to have proper school cricekt where all cricketers are registered with the school and are students(all students are part of Nadra system).

Than cricketers who dont get to play u19 and are over age should have equal chance to move up in the cricketing circle.

If the above are not done, than this catching age fudgers will not help that much and only result in our loss.

If it werent for age fudges alot of the cricketers we see would had not played for Pakistan.

 

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Multan, 27 January 2022: Batters dominated the opening day of the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) which started in Multan today with three matches in Group A.

At the Zawari Cricket Ground, Southern Punjab U16 Whites outplayed Central Punjab U16 Whites by eight wickets. Batting first, Central Punjab posted 204 for four in their allotted 45 overs with opener Mohammad Tayyab Arif top scoring with 115 off 134 balls (13 fours). Abdul Rasool took two wickets.

In reply, Southern Punjab chased down the target for the loss of two wickets in 41.3 overs. Opener Ali Hasnain Badshah led the chase with 114, his unbeaten innings included 111 balls and he hit 13 fours. Farhan who opened the innings with Ali Hasnain contributed 51. Ali Raza took two wickets.

Over at the Head Muhammad Wala Ground, Sindh U16 recorded a thumping 156-run win over Balochistan U16.

Sindh U16 Whites openers Haroon Arshad and Rohan Khan hit centuries in an outstanding 268-run partnership. Haroon’s 139 came off 143 balls and included 17 fours and one six. Rohan’s 109 off 103 balls included 10 fours and one six.

Balochistan U16 Whites were bowled out for 157 in reply in 36.5 overs. Usman Ghani scored 71, Rehan Ali Shah and Shahzaib Ali took three wickets apiece.

Over at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites batted first and scored 288 for three. Opener Afkar Durrani top-scored with 109 off 115 balls with the help of 12 fours and one six. He added 163 for the first-wicket with Riazullah who scored 84.

Northern U16 Whites were bowled out for 229 in reply in 40.4 overs. Arslan Ali top-scored with 58, Mohammad Asmatullah scored 42. Adil Waheed took four wickets.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab U16 Whites beat Central Punjab Whites U16 by eight wickets

Central Punjab U16 204 for 4, 45 overs (Mohammad Tayyab Arif 115, Noman Ali 37 not out; Abdul Rasool 2-33)

Southern Punjab U16 205 for 2, 41.3 overs (Ali Hasnain Badshah 114 not out, Muhammad Farhan 51; Ali Hassan 1-21)

Sindh U16 Whites beat Balochistan U16 Whites by 156 runs

Sindh U16 Whites 313 for 4, 45 overs (Haroon Arshad 139, Rohan Khan 109; Faisal Razzaq 2-74)

Balochistan U16 Whites 157 all out, 36.5 overs (Usman Ghani 71; Rehan Ali 3-20, Shahzaib Ali 3-41)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Northern U16 Whites by 59 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 288 for 3, 45 overs (Afkar Durrani 109, Riazullah 84, Muhammad Awais 66 not out; Asad Munir 2-72)

Northern U16 Whites 229 all out, 40.4 overs (Arslan Ali 58, Mohammad Asmatullah 42; Adil Waheed 4-36)

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[James]

Good move! Unbelievable that this happens on such a large scale.

 

[Boycottisno2]

PCB should name all the guys who tried to cheat their way in.... and ban all the ones who are over 18

 

[gazza619]

PCB should name all the guys who tried to cheat their way in.... and ban all the ones who are over 18

99.9% of players will be banned mate

 

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Multan, 28 January 2022: Three Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Friday at three Multan venues with Sindh U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Northern U16 Blues emerging victorious against Balochistan U16 Blues, Southern Punjab U16 Blues and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues.

Opener Syed Yahya Shah’s unbeaten 104 off 114 balls (17 fours) helped Sindh overwhelm Balochistan by seven wickets at the MCC Cricket Ground.

Batting first Balochistan U16 Blues were dismissed for 210 in 44.5 overs. Inamullah top-scored with 60, Syed Yasir Shah and Gohar Khan scored 32 each. Abdul Moeez took three wickets for 30 runs.

In reply, Sindh reached the target for the loss of three wickets in 40.3 overs. Yahya added 94 runs for the unbroken fourth-wicket alliance with Ahmed Mohiuddin (36 not out) to ensure a comfortable win for his side.

Over at the Sports Ground, Central Punjab batted first against Southern Punjab and scored 188 all out in 44.5 overs. Subhan Saeed top-scored with 47. Inamullah took three and Haseeb Javed took two wickets.

In reply, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 167 in 41.5 overs. Muhammad Saqib and Sameer Minhas scored 31 runs each. Muhammad Usman took three wickets.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Northern scored 201 for nine in their 45 overs with Syed Ali Mehdi scoring an unbeaten 76. Muhammad Ubaid Shinwari took four wickets for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ahmed Hussain took two wickets.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 191 in 44.1 overs in reply to hand a 10-run win to Northern. Usman Khan top-scored with 64, Shahzaib Khan contributed 55.

Muhammad Nabeel took three wickets.

Scores in brief:

Sindh U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by seven wickets

Balochistan U16 Blues 210 all out, 44.5 overs (Inamullah 60, Syed Yasir Shah 32, Gohar Khan 32; Abdul Moeez 3-30, Huzaifa Ahsan 2-27)

Sindh U16 Blues 204 for 3, 40.3 overs (Syed Yahya Shah 104 not out, Ahmed Mohiuddin 36 not out; Anwar Shah 2-29)

Central Punjab U16 Blues beat Southern Punjab U16 Blues by 21 runs

Central Punjab U16 Blues 188 all out, 44.5 overs (Subhan Saeed 47, Mohammad Usman 33 not out; Inamullah 3-30, Haseeb Javed 2-34)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 167 all out, 41.5 overs (Muhammad Saqib 31, Sameer Minhas 31; Mohammad Usman 3-28, Ali Hamza 2-21)

Northern U16 Blues beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues by 10 runs

Northern U16 Blues 201 for 9, 45 overs (Syed Ali Mehdi 76 not out, Muhammad Nabeel 29; Muhammad Ubaid Shinwari 4-28, Ahmed Hussain 2-35)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 191 all out, 44.1 overs (Usman Khan 64, Shahzaib Khan 55; Muhammad Nabeel 3-32, Hasan Khan 2-30)

 

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central and Southern Punjab win U13 matches

Karachi, 29 January 2022: Three matches in the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs) were played in Karachi on Saturday with Central Punjab, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeating Northern, Balochistan and Sindh.

At the National Bank Sports Complex, Northern U13 were sent packing for 53 (19.3 overs) by Central Punjab U13 who reached the target for the loss of two wickets in 16.1 overs. For Central Punjab Awais Zubair and Asad Naeem took three wickets each.

Over at the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan U13 stuttered to 117 for nine in their 30 overs against Southern Punjab U13. Khan Wali and Adnan Ahmed scored 37 each, Qasim Ahmed took three wickets.

Southern Punjab reached the target for the loss of three wickets in 18.1 overs, Muhammad Umar contributed 30, Faizan remained unbeaten on 26.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 defeated Sindh U13 by 40 runs at the KCCA Stadium. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scored 186 for eight. Akbar Ali top-scored with 69, Ataullah contributed 45 runs.

Sindh U13 were restricted to 146 for seven in reply, opener Ahsan Khan top-scored with 54. Junaid Khan took three wickets.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U13 beat Northern U13 by eight wickets

Northern U13 53 all out, 19.3 overs (Extras 14, Abdul Munim 11; Asad Naeem 3-6, Awais Zubair 3-8)

Central Punjab U13 54 for 2, 16.1 overs (Ubaidullah 28 not out; Saad Abraiz 1-7)

Southern Punjab U13 beat Balochistan U13 by seven wickets

Balochistan U13 117 for 9, 30 overs (Khan Wali 37, Adnan Ahmed 37; Qasim Ahmed 3-21, Mohsin Malik 2-16)

Southern Punjab U13 118 for 3, 18.1 overs (Muhammad Umar 30, Faizan not out 26; Faiq Ali 2-31)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Sindh U13 by 40 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 186 for 8, 30 overs (Akbar Ali 69, Ataullah 45; Ahsan Khan 2-2, Ghulam Ahmed 2-42)

Sindh U13 146 for 7, 30 overs (Ahsan Khan 54; Junaid Khan 3-15)

 

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Multan, 30 January 2022: Three more Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were staged on Sunday at three Multan venues with Sindh U16 Blues, Northern U16 Blues and Southern Punjab U16 Blues defeating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Balochistan U16 Blues.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 138 in 39.2 overs against Sindh. Luqman Khan top-scored with 36, Huzaifa Ahsan and Abdul Moeez took three wickets each.

Sindh chased down the target in 35.5 overs, Noor Habib’s unbeaten 36 helped the side past the target. Ahmed Hussain and Muhammad Yaseen took two wickets each.

Northern defeated Central Punjab by 37 runs at the MCC Ground. Batting first, Northern scored 220 for eight in their 45 overs with Muhammad Arshad top-scoring with 75. Waleed Iqbal contributed 44. Momin Qamar and Ali Hamza took two wickets each.

In reply, Central Punjab were bowled out for 183 in 42.3 overs. Farhan Yousaf with 59 fought a lone battle for his side. Muhammad Bilal took three wickets, Muhammad Nabeel captured two.

Southern Punjab batted first against Balochistan and posted a formidable 253 for six in their 45 overs at the Sports Ground. Sameer Akhtar scored 70, his namesake Sameer Ahmed scored 46. Anwar Shah took two wickets.

Balochistan were restricted to 171 for nine in reply. Inamullah scored 29, Anwar Shah contributed 24 not out. Zain Arshad and Salman Ahmed captured two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Sindh U16 Blues beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 138 all out, 39.2 overs (Luqman Khan 36; Huzaifa Ahsan 3-12, Abdul Moeez 3-39)

Sindh U16 Blues 141 for 7, 35.5 overs (Noor Habib 36 not out, Saifullah 25; Ahmed Hussain 3-28, Muhammad Yaseeen 2-38)

Northern U16 Blues beat Central Punjab U16 Blues by 37 runs

Northern U16 Blues 220 for 8, 45 overs (Muhammad Arshad 75, Waleed Iqbal 44; Momin Qamar 2-43)

Central Punjab U16 Blues 183 all out, 42.3 overs (Farhan Yousaf 59; Muhammad Bilal 3-15, Muhammad Nabil 2-35)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by 82 runs

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 253 for 6, 45 overs (Sameer Akhtar 70, Sameer Ahmed 46; Anwar Shah 2-60)

Balochistan U16 Blues 171 for 9, 45 overs (Inamullah 29, Anwar Shah 24 not out; Zain Arshad 2-37, Salman Ahmed 2-38)

 

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Karachi, 31 January 2022: Three matches in the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs) were played in Karachi on Monday with Northern, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab defeating Balochistan, Central Punjab and Sindh.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan U13 were sent packing for 97 (21.2 overs) by Northern U13 who reached the target for the loss of three wickets in 16.5 overs. For Northern, AbuBakar Minhas picked four wickets, while Malik Mohammad Khizar scored an unbeaten 29.

Over at the KCCA Stadium, Sindh U13 managed to score 137 for nine in their 30 overs against Southern Punjab U13. Sindh’s Mohammad Azan top-scored with an unbeaten 63.

Southern Punjab U13 reached the target in the 24th over for the loss of four wickets. Mohammad Umar returned undefeated on 63 for the winning team.

In the third fixture, an all-round performance from Central Punjab’s Taj Mohammad went in vain as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 defeated Central Punjab U13 by 10 runs at the NBP Sports Complex. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scored 131 for seven in their allotted 30 0vers. Mohammad Zahid top-scored with 43, while Asad Naeem and Taj picked two wickets apiece for Central Punjab.

In return, Central Punjab managed to score 121 for eight in 30 overs. Taj coming to bat at number-eight scored an unbeaten 53 off 52, hitting eight fours. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Junaid Khan Khalil bagged four wickets for 15, while Akbar Ali took two for 27.

Scores in brief:

Northern U13 beat Balochistan U13 by seven wickets

Balochistan U13 97 all out, 21.2 overs (Khan Wali 54; AbuBakar Minhas 4-16, Salar Nazeer 2-4)

Northern U13 100-3, 16.5 overs (Malik Mohammad Khizar 29 not out, Mohammad Sohaib 28; Khan Wali 2-23)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Central Punjab U13 by 10 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 131-7, 30 overs (Mohammad Zaid 43; Asad Naeem 2-16, Taj Mohammad 2-24, Hasnain Abbas 2-25)

Central Punjab U13 121-8, 30 overs (Taj Mohammad 53 not out; Junaid Khan Khalil 4-15, Akbar Ali 2-27)

Southern Punjab U13 beat Sindh U13 by six wickets

Sindh U13 137-9, 30 overs (Mohammad Azan 63 not out; Mohsin Malik 2-10)

Southern Punjab U13 138-4, 24 overs (Mohammad Umar 63 not out; Mohammad Anas 2-22)

https://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/...khwa-and-southern-punjab-win-u13-matches.html

 

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Multan, 1 February 2022: Three more Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Tuesday at three Multan venues with Northern U16 Blues, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues and Southern Punjab U16 Blues winning their games against Balochistan U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Sindh U16 Blues, respectively.

Sameer Ahmed’s unbeaten 82 and Salman Ahmed five-for led Southern Punjab U16 Blues to a two-wicket win over Sindh U16 Blues at the Zawari Cricket Academy Ground. After being put into bat, Sindh were dismissed for 132 in the 45th over. Opening batter Yahya Shah top-scored with a 92-ball 46, which included five fours. The right-arm fast Salman took five wickets for 31.

In reply, Southern Punjab achieved the target in the 38th over for the loss of eight wickets. The right-handed Sameer returned undefeated on 82 off 115 balls faced. He struck 10 fours and three sixes. Sindh’s Noor Habib took four for 32, while Abdul Moiz and Maaz Zahid picked two wickets apiece.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Northern U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by 74 runs. Batting first, Northern Blues were bowled out for 183 in the 44th over. Syed Ali Mehdi top-scored with a 62-ball 35, hitting two fours and one six. For Balochistan U16 Blues, Mohammad Adil and Mohammad Asfand picked three wickets each.

In return, Balochistan U16 Blues were bowled out for 109 in the 37th over. Sumair Ahmed top-scored with 21. Northern’s Mohammad Nabeel and Mohammad Hassan Khan bagged three wickets apiece, while Syed Ali Mehdi picked two wickets for 13.

At the Divisional Sports Ground, half centuries from Shahzaib Khan and Usman Khan guided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues to a 41-run win over Central Punjab U16 Blues. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues scored 215 for seven in 45 overs. Shahzaib and Usman scored 58 and 53 runs, respectively.

Central Punjab’s Ali Hamza picked three wickets for 42, while Ali Raza grabbed two for 52.

In return, Central Punjab U16 Blues were bowled out for 174 in the 42nd over. Subhan Saeed top-scored with 45, hitting seven fours.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Usman Khan picked three for 37. Ahmed Hussain and Luqman Khan bagged two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Northern U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by 74 runs

Northern U16 Blues 183 all out, 43.2 overs (Syed Ali Mehdi 35; Mohammad Adil 3-22, Mohammad Asfand 3-56)

Balochistan U16 Blues 109 all out, 36.2 overs (Sumair Ahmed 21; Mohammad Nabeel 3-16, Mohammad Hassan Khan 3-17, Syed Ali Mehdi 2-13)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues beat Sindh U16 Blues by two wickets

Sindh U16 Blues 132 all out, 44.2 overs (Yahya Shah 46; Salman Ahmed 5-31)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 135-8, 37.3 overs (Sameer Ahmed 82 not out; Noor Habib 4-32, Maaz Zahid 2-26, Abdul Moiz 2-30)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues beat Central Punjab U16 Blues by 41 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 215-7, 45 overs (Shahzaib Khan 58, Usman Khan 53; Ali Hamza 3-42, Ali Raza 2-52)

Central Punjab U16 Blues 174 all out, 41.5 overs (Subhan Saeed 45; Usman Khan 3-37, Ahmed Hussain 2-30, Luqman Khan 2-35)

 

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Karachi, 2 February 2022: Three matches in the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs) were played in Karachi on Wednesday with Central Punjab, Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeating Balochistan, Sindh and Southern Punjab, respectively.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Arham Danish match figures of 4-1-8-3 guided Central Punjab U13 to a nine-wicket over Balochistan U13. Batting first, Balochistan U13 were dismissed for 58 in the 21st over. Captain Taj Mohammad and left-arm fast Hasnain Abbas took two wickets each for Central Punjab.

In reply, Central Punjab U13 achieved the target in the 10th over for the loss of one wicket. Opening batter Ubaidullah top-scored with an unbeaten 25.

Mohammad Yousaf’s unbeaten 76 and Mohammad Sohaib five-for led Northern U13 to a 65-run win over Sindh U13 at the KCCA Stadium. Batting first, Northern U13 posted 164 for five in 30 overs. Yousaf faced 80 balls and struck eight fours and one six.

For Sindh, Abdul Rafay and Mohammad Anas bagged two wickets each.

In reply, Sindh were bowled out for 99 in the 21st over on the back of five for 12 from Sohaib. Bilal Bashir picked three wickets for 20 runs in four overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, half-century from Akbar Ali and four wickets from Junaid Khan Khalil helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 overcome Southern Punjab U13 by one wicket. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa achieved the target with two balls spare. Akbar top-scored with a 60-ball 76, hitting 13 fours. Southern Punjab’s Abdul Rehman bagged three wickets for 34. Abdullah Latif bagged two wickets for 32.

Earlier, Southern Punjab U13 posted 169 for nine in 30 overs on the back of half-century from Faizan Riasat (54,61b, six fours). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Junaid was the most successful bowler picking four for 21 in five overs.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U13 beat Balochistan U13 by nine wickets

Balochistan U13 58 all out, 20.2 overs (Arham Danish 3-8, Taj Mohammad 2-1, Hasnain Abbas 2-8)

Central Punjab 60-1, 9.2 overs (Ubaidullah 25 not out)

Northern U13 beat Sindh U13 by 65 runs

Northern U13 164-5, 30 overs (Mohammad Yousaf 76 not out, Mohammad Sohaib 31; Abdul Rafay 2-25, Mohammad Anas 2-36)

Sindh U13 99 all out, 20.1 overs (Mohammad Sohaib 5-12, Bilal Bashir 3-20)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Southern Punjab U13 by one wicket

Southern Punjab U13 169-9, 30 overs (Faizan Riasat 54; Junaid Khan Khalil 4-21)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 170-9, 29.4 overs (Akbar Ali 76; Abdul Rehman 3-34, Abdullah Latif 2-32)

Karachi, 2 February 2022: Three matches in the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs) were played in Karachi on Wednesday with Central Punjab

 

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Multan, 2 February 2022: Three more Pool A matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Wednesday at three Multan venues with Central Punjab U16 Whites, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites and Northern U16 Whites winning their games against Balochistan U16 Whites, Southern Punjab U16 Whites and Sindh U16 Whites, respectively.

Half-centuries from Afkar Durrani, Mohammad Zubair and Riazullah Khan led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites to a 178-run win over Southern Punjab U16 at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scored 271 for seven in their allotted 45 overs. Zubair (67, 67b, eight fours, two sixes), Afkar (53, 64b, five fours, one six) and Riazullah (52, 78b, five fours) were significant contributors with the bat.

Southern Punjab Whites’ Tayyab Mukhtar bagged two wickets for 45.

In return, Southern Punjab Whites were dismissed for 93 in the 34th over. Sohaib Akram top-scored with 25. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Haroon took three wickets for 16, while Adil Waheed and Mohammad Zubair bagged two wickets apiece.

An all-round performance from Central Punjab U16 Whites captain Mohammad Tayyab Arif helped his side to a 93-run win over Balochistan U16 Whites at the Head Mohammad Wala Stadium. Batting first Central Punjab scored 244 for six in 45 overs. Tayyab top-scored with a 104-ball 90, hitting nine fours and two sixes. His opening partner Faham-ul-Haq scored 62 off 80 balls, smashing eight fours. The pair added 176 runs for the first wicket.

Balochistan U16 Whites captain Usman Ghani picked two wickets for 32.

In return, Balochistan Whites were bowled out for 151 in the 41st over. Syed Waqas Ahmed top-scored with 38. Ali Hassan Baloch took five wickets for 22 in seven overs. Tayyab and Ali Hasan picked two wickets each.

At Zawari Cricket Stadium, half-centuries from Aimal Alam and Shahmir Nisar Khan and four wickets by Mohammad Ahmed guided Northern U16 Whites to a 64-run win over Sindh U16 Whites. Batting first, Northern posted 271 for six in 45 overs. Shahmir top-scored with 83 off 73 balls, which included nine fours and two sixes. Aimal Alam scored 82 off 90 balls, hitting nine fours. The pair stitched 122 runs for the second wicket.

For Sindh, Awais Raheem picked three for 46, while Haroon Arshad bagged two for 58.

In return, Sindh were dismissed for 207 in the 44th over. Wicketkeeper-batter Hamza Qureshi top-scored with an unbeaten 36 off 43 balls. Noman Ali scored 30 off 27 balls, hitting four fours. Ahmed took four wickets for 30. Arsh Zaman and Azan Kabir bagged two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U16 Whites beat Balochistan U16 Whites by 93 runs

Central Punjab U16 Whites 244-6, 45 overs (Mohammad Tayyab Arif 90, Faham-ul-Haq 62; Usman Ghani 2-32)

Balochistan U16 Whites 151 all out, 40.3 overs (Syed Waqas Ahmed 38; Ali Hassan Baloch 5-22, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 2-19, Ali Hasan 2-43)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Southern Punjab U16 Whites by 178 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 271-7, 45 overs (Mohammad Zubair 67, Afkar Durrani 53, Riazullah Khan 52, Abbas Afridi 42; Tayyab Mukhtar 2-45)

Southern Punjab U16 Whites 93 all out, 33.2 overs (Sohaib Akram 25; Mohammad Haroon 3-16, Mohammad Zubair 2-22, Adil Waheed 2-29)

Northern U16 Whites beat Sindh U16 Whites by 64 runs

Northern U16 Whites 271-6, 45 overs (Shahmir Nisar Khan 83, Aimal Alam 82, Arsalan Ali 36 not out; Awais Raheem 3-46, Haroon Arshad 2-58)

Sindh U16 Whites 207 all out, 44 overs (Hamza Qureshi 36 not out, Noman Ali 30; Mohammad Ahmed 4-30, Azan Kabir 2-51, Arsh Zaman 2-54)

 

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Multan, 3 February 2022: Three more Pool B matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Thursday at three Multan venues with Central Punjab U16 Blues, Northern U16 Blues and Southern Punjab U16 Blues winning their games against Balochistan U16 Blues, Sindh U16 Blues and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues, respectively.

An all-round performance by Mohammad Usman led Central Punjab U16 Blues to a 92-run win over Balochistan U16 at the Zawari Cricket Academy Ground. Batting first, Central Punjab were bowled out for 221 in the 45th over. Usman top-scored with an unbeaten 52 off 76, hitting four fours. Farhan Yousaf scored 33 and Areeb Arif contributed 30. Balochistan’s Anwar Shah picked two wickets for 39.

In return, Balochistan were dismissed for 129 in the 33rd over on the back of five-for from Usman. The right-arm leg-spinner ended-up with match figures of five for 18 in nine overs. Balochistan’s Abdul Saboor top-scored with 35.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, half-centuries from Adeel Mushtaq and Sameer Ahmed guided Southern Punjab U16 Blues to a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues. Chasing 156 to win, Adeel and Sameer added 110 for the first wicket to help his side achieved the target in the 24th over. Adeel scored 60 off 49 balls, hitting nine fours and two sixes. Sameer returned undefeated on run-a-ball 59, striking nine fours.

At the Divisional Sports Ground, Northern U16 Blues beat Sindh U16 Blues by seven wickets. Batting first, Sindh posted 161 for eight in their 45 overs. Saifullah Khan and Yahya Shah scored 45 runs each. Northern’s Mohammad Nabeel and Mohammad Bilal bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Mohammad Arshad’s unbeaten 53 helped Northern achieved the target in the 32nd over. Hasnain Abbas scored 38, while Mohammad Bilal returned undefeated on 26. Sindh’s Abdul Moiz grabbed two wickets for 54.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab U16 Blues beat Balochistan U16 Blues by 92 runs

Central Punjab U16 Blues 221 all out, 44.3 overs (Mohammad Usman 52 not out, Farhan Yousaf 33, Areeb Arif 30; Anwar Shah 2-39)

Balochistan U16 Blues 129 all out, 33 overs (Abdul Saboor 35, Syed Yasir Shah 30; Mohammad Usman 5-18)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues by nine wickets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 155 all out, 44.1 overs (Mian Yousaf Shah 37; Zain Arshad 3-19, Ghulam Mustafa 2-30)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 156-1, 23.2 overs (Adeel Mushtaq 60, Sameer Ahmed 56 not out)

Northern U16 Blues beat Sindh U16 Blues by seven wickets

Sindh U16 Blues 161-8, 45 overs (Saifullah Khan 45, Yahya Shah 45; Mohammad Nabeel 2-21, Mohammad Bilal 2-28)

Northern U16 Blues 163-3, 31.3 overs (Mohammad Arshad 53 not out, Hasnain Abbas 38; Abdul Moiz 2-54)

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to play Southern Punjab in U13 final

Karachi, 4 February 2022: Three wickets apiece from Akbar Ali and Nafees Akhtar help Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Balochistan U13 by six wickets at the UBL Sports Complex of the National U13 One-Day Tournament (30 overs). This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s fifth consecutive win in the tournament and now will take on Southern Punjab U13 in the final of the tournament at the UBL Sports on Sunday.

Batting first, Balochistan were dismissed for 82 in the 30th over. Akbar and Nafees took three wickets apiece for 13 and 18 runs, respectively. Zain Israr took two for 11.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa achieved the target in the 13th over for the loss of four wickets. Ataullah top-scored with a 21-ball 31, hitting five fours.

At the KCCA Stadium, Sindh beat Central Punjab by one wicket at the back of an unbeaten 88 from captain Mohammad Azan. Chasing 202 to win, Sindh achieved the target in the 29th over which included half-centuries from Azan and Hammad Alam. Azan struck six fours and four sixes in the knock consisted of 69 balls. Wicketkeeper-batter Hammad scored 65 off 51, hitting 10 fours.

Central Punjab’s Taj Mohammad picked four for 30 in five overs.

Earlier, batting first, Central Punjab scored 201 for six in 30 overs. Opening batter Mohammad Ali Sabir top-scored with a 57-ball 59, hitting 10 fours. Daud Tauqeer scored 45 off 46, hitting five fours. Abdul Rafay picked three for 28.

At the NBP Sports Complex, the other finalist Southern Punjab U13 beat Northern U13 by 62 runs. Batting first Southern Punjab scored 186 for four in 30 overs. Babar Arshad top-scored with a 82-ball 62, hitting two fours. Opening batter Mohammad Umar scored 48 off 59, which included five fours.

In return, Northern U13 scored 124 for eight in 30 overs. Captain Malik Mohammad Khizar top-scored with a 46-ball 38, hitting seven fours. Mohammad Yousaf contributed a 31-ball 30, laced with five fours. Southern Punjab’s Abdul Rehman and Babar Arshad bagged two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Sindh U13 beat Central Punjab U13 by one wicket

Central Punjab U13 201-6, 30 overs (Ali Sabir 59, David Tauqir 45; Abdul Rafay Umar 3-28)

Sindh U13 202-9, 29 overs (Mohammad Azan 88 not out, Hammad Alam 65; Taj Mohammad 4-30)

Southern Punjab U13 beat Northern U13 by 62 runs

Southern Punjab 186-4, 30 overs (Mohammad Babar Arshad 62, Mohammad Umar 48)

Northern U13 124-8, 30 overs (Malik Mohammad Khizer 38, Mohammad Yousaf 30; Abdul Rahman 2-14, Mohammad Babar Arshad 2-18)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 beat Balochistan U13 by six wickets

Balochistan U13 82 all out, 29.5 overs (Akbar Ali 3-13, Nafees Akhtar 3-18, Zain Israr 2-11)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U13 85-4, 12.5 overs (Ataullah 31; Mohammad Irfan 2-24)

 

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Multan, 4 February 2022: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites finished on top of the table in Pool A as they defeated Balochistan U16 Whites by 57 runs in the fifth and final round match of the National U16 Cup (45 overs) at the Zawari Cricket Academy on Friday. The win also kept them unbeaten in the tournament.

Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites scored 237 for six in 45 overs. Riazullah Khan top-scored with an unbeaten 100 off 109 balls. His innings included seven fours and one six. Opening batter Roman Alam Khan scored 58 off 79, laced with seven fours.

Balochistan’s Syed Waqas Ahmed bagged two wickets for 40.

In reply, Balochistan U16 Whites were dismissed for 180 in the 44th over. Usman Ghani top-scored with 49, while Muzammil Ali contributed 36 runs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Shoaib was pick of the bowlers with match figures of three for 19. Adil Waheed and Mohammad Haroon grabbed two wickets each.

At the Head Mohammad Wala Stadium, Southern Punjab U16 Whites beat Northern U16 Whites by four wickets. Batting first, Northern were bowled out for 223 in the 45th over. Abdullah top-scored with 52. For Southern Punjab, Abdul Rasool, Ali Hasnain Badshah and Bilal Khan picked two wickets each.

In reply, Abdullah Tauqeer’s 78 and unbeaten 34 from Haseeb Ahmed guided Southern Punjab to victory in the 45th over. Northern’s Mohammad Asmat picked three wickets for 36, while Azan Kabir bagged two wickets for 46.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, an all-round performance from Mohammad Tayyab Arif guided Central Punjab U16 Whites to an eight-wicket win over Sindh U16 Whites. Batting first, Sindh U16 Whites were bowled out for 126 in the 27th over. Shahzaib Ali top-scored with an unbeaten 46. Mohammad Ammar was pick of the bowlers with four for 20. Tayyab and Ali Raza bagged two wickets each.

Central Punjab U16 Whites achieved the target in the 29th over. Tayyab scored 78 off 91 balls, hitting 14 fours.


Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Balochistan U16 Whites by 57 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 237-6, 45 overs (Riazullah Khan 100 not out, Roman Alam Khan 58; Syed Waqas Ahmed 2-40)

Balochistan U16 Whites 180 all out, 43.1 overs (Usman Ghani 49, Muzammil Ali 36; Mohammad Shoaib 3-19, Adil Waheed 2-34, Mohammad Haroon 2-38)

Southern Punjab U16 Whites beat Northern U16 Whites by four wickets

Northern U16 Whites 223 all out, 44.4 overs (Abdullah 52, Shahmeer Nisar 43, Hasnain Nadeem 37; Ali Hasnain Badshah 2-16, Abdul Rasool 2-24, Bilal Khan 2-58)

Southern Punjab U16 Whites 224-6, 44.1 overs (Abdullah Tauqeer 78, Haseeb Ahmed 34 not out; Mohammad Asmat 3-36, Azan Kabir 2-46)

Central Punjab U16 Whites beat Sindh U16 Whites by eight wickets

Sindh U16 Whites 126 all out, 27 overs (Shahzaib Ali 46 not out; Mohammad Ammar 4-20, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 2-14, Ali Raza 2-38)

Central Punjab 128-2, 28.4 overs (Mohammad Tayyab Arif 78)

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Southern Punjab Blues set U16 final date with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites

Lahore, 5 February 2021: Southern Punjab Blues defeated Northern Blues by five wickets to top Group B and qualify for Monday’s final in the National U16 Cup against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites, which had topped Group A on Friday.

Southern Punjab not only needed to beat Northern but also had to improve their net run-rate. And they achieved both with success as they first dismissed Norrhern for 190 and then achieved the target for the loss of five wickets in 43.3 overs.

This meant Southern Punjab finished with a net run-rate of 0.93, while Northern ended with a net run-rate of 0.78.

The stars of Southern Punjab’s win were Mohammad Jansher, who took four for 40, and batters Sameeer Akhtar (45), Zain Arshad (41) and Mohammad Saqib (35 not out). For Northern, Mohammad Bilal was the top scorer with 58, while Syed Ali Mehdi scored 53. With the ball. Mohammad Nabeel took three for 38.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Farhan Yousuf scored 84 not out with 12 fours and a six as Central Punjab Blues achieved the 172-run target in 33.3 overs to defeat Sindh Blues by seven wickets. The result meant Central Punjab finished third with five wins, while Sindh finished with two wins in fourth place.

Sindh Blues’ 171 for seven revolved around Syed Yahya Shah and Sufyan Usmani, who scored 66 and 51, respectively. Mohammad Usman took two for 38.

At the Divisional Sports Ground, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues defeated Balochistan Blues by 108 runs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished fifth, while Balochistan Blues remained winless in the tournament.

Batting first Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were all out for 195 in 45 overs with Shahzaib Khan top-scoring with 59, Usman Khan contributing 29 and Mian Yousuf Shah chipping in 28. Talha Shakir, Bakhtiyar, Syed Yasir Shah and Anees Khan took two wickets each.

In turn, Balochistan Blues were dismissed for 89 in 22.1 overs with Abdul Saboor top-scoring with 46. Ahmed Hussain was the most successful bowler with four for 19, while Mohammad Ubaidullah took three for 11.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab Blues beat Northern Blues by five wickets at MCC Cricket ground

Northern Blues 190 all out, 45 overs (Mohammad Bilal 58, Syed Ali Mehdi 53, Mohammad Jansher 4-30, Inamullah 2-13, Salman Ahmed 2-46)

Southern Punjab Blues 192-5, 43.3 overs (Sameer Akhtar 45, Zain Arshad 41, Mohammad Saqib 35 not out, Sameer Ahmed 22; Mohammad Nabeel 3-38)

Central Punjab Blues beat Sindh Blues by seven wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium

Sindh Blues 171 for seven, 42 overs (Syed Yahya Shah 66, Sufyan Usmani 51, Saifullah Khan 21; Mohammad Usman 2-38)

Central Punjab Blues 173-3, 33.3 overs (Farhan Yousuf 84 not out, Mohammad Areeb 34 not out; Mawaz Zahid 2-33)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues beat Balochistan Blues by 108 runs at Divisional Sports Complex, Multan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues 197 all out, 45 overs (Shahzaib Khan 59, Usman Khan 29, Mian Yousuf Shah 28; Talha Shakir 2-25, Bakhtiyar 2-31, Syed Yasir Shah 2-34, Anees Khan 2-38)

Balochistan Blues 89 all out, 22.1 overs (Abdul Saboor 46; Ahmed Hussain 4-19, Mohammad Ubaidullah 3-11)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Super thrilled to hear about <a href="https://twitter.com/KPCricket19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPCricket19</a> winning the National U13 One Day Tournament. Ahmad Said presented my KP shirt to the Man of the Match, Left Arm Spinner, Nafees Akhtar who scored 54* & also took 2 wickets. Good to see KP’s juniors also filling cabinets like seniors! &#55356;&#57286; <a href="https://t.co/jj9mwnXuuA">pic.twitter.com/jj9mwnXuuA</a></p>— Iftikhar Ahmad (@IftiAhmed221) <a href="https://twitter.com/IftiAhmed221/status/1490295956574724099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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Lahore, 6 February 2022: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa followed in footsteps of their senior men’s teams when they annexed the National U13 Cup title by defeating Southern Punjab by two wickets at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi on Sunday.

Southern Punjab, batting first after winning the toss, scored 147 in 30 overs. In turn, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa slipped to 92 for seven before recovering to overhaul the target in 27.5 overs with two wickets to spare.

Nafees Akhtar scored 44 not out and put on 49 valuable runs with Naveed Arbab (26) to take his side home. Nafees faced 57 balls and hit five fours.

Earlier, Southern Punjab opener Mohammad Umar scored 56 from 76 balls with seven fours to lift his side to 147. For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zulkfal Zain took three wickets for 13 runs, while Naveed and Nafees took two wickets apiece to complete a good day with the bat and the ball.

This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s fourth title in 12 months. Last year, they had won the Pakistan Cup as part of the 2020-21 season and in the 2021-22 season, they have clinched the National T20, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National U19 Cup.

On Monday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will have an opportunity to add another trophy to their cabinet when their Whites will take on Southern Punjab Blues in the National U16 final at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

For the victory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received PKR350,000 while Southern Punjab received PKR250,000. Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Umar (198 runs) was adjudged the best batter, Junaid Khan won the best bowler’s prize for his 13 wickets and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Zinul Abideen was declared the best wicketkeeper. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Akbar Ali was declared the player of the tournament for scoring 208 runs. He also took 11 wickets in the tournament.

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Southern Punjab by two wickets at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab 147 all out, 30 overs (Mohammad Umar 56, Abdul Rehman 21 not out, Zulkfal Zain 3-13, Naveed Arbab 2-23, Nafees Akhtar 2-26)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 149-8, 27.5 overs (Nafees Akhtar 44 not out, Naveed Arbab 26, Mohammad Zaid 20, Abdul Rehman 2-31)

 

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Southern Punjab U16 Blues by 106 runs to clinch the title of National U16 Cup at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. The victory bagged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites PKR350,000 along with the glittering trophy.

This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s fifth title in the 2021-22 cricket season. KP sides won the National T20, National U19 Cup, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National U13 Cup before adding the National U16 trophy.

Batting first, Riazullah Khan scored his fourth half-century of the tournament to help Khyber Pakhtunkhwa post 255 for nine in 45 overs. He also scored a century in the tournament.

Player of the match Riazullah scored 75-ball 78 with 13 fours and one six. He finished the tournament with 419 runs at a staggering average of 83 and was also awarded with best batter of the tournament.

He stroked a crucial 128-run second wicket partnership with Afkar Durrani after Roman Alam Khan, was dismissed for four with only six runs on the board.

Afkar scored 49 and hit four fours and one six from his 79-ball stay at the crease. Captain Mohammad Zubair scored 47-ball 40, hitting four fours.

Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Ansarullah made a quickfire unbeaten contribution of 28 runs from 15 balls and smashed one four and two sixes.

Southern Punjab’s Inamullah and Sameer Akhtar bagged three wickets each. Salman Ahmed grabbed two wickets for 31 in eight overs.

In return, Southern Punjab U16 Blues were dismissed for 149 in the 39th over. Opening batter Adeel Mushtaq top-scored with a 72-ball 50. His innings included five fours and one six. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Haroon picked four wickets for 38 and was named best bowler of the tournament taking 17 wickets.

Huzaifa Khan took two wickets for 18 from six overs.

Central Punjab U16 Whites Tayyab Arif was named Player of the Tournament as the right-handed batter scored 414 runs at an average of 82.80 and took six wickets.

Northern U16 Blues Hassan Ijaz received the best wicketkeeper award as he took 10 catches behind the stumps.

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

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Southern Punjab U16 Blues by 106 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 255-9, 45 overs (Riazullah 78, Afkar Durrani 49; Sameer Akhtar 3-42, Inamullah 3-65, Salman Ahmed 2-31)

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 149 all out, 38.3 overs (Rana Adeel Mushtaq 50; Zain Arshad 37; Mohammad Haroon 4-38; Huzaifa Khan 2-18)

Player of the match – Riazullah Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites)

Player of the tournament – Tayyab Arif (Central Punjab U16 Whites) 414 runs and six wickets

Best Batter of the tournament – Riazullah Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites) 419 runs

Best Bowler of the tournament – Mohammad Haroon (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites) 17 wickets

Best Wicketkeeper of the tournament – Hassan Ijaz (Northern U16 Blues) 10 catches