[VIDEOS] National U16 One-Day Tournament Thread

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Multan, 14 January 2022: The National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) began at three different Multan venues today. On the opening day of the 12-team event, Pool-A matches were staged with Sindh, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites registering one-sided wins.

At the Head Muhammad Wala Stadium, Balochistan U16 Whites were bowled out for 120 in 37.4 overs. Muzamil Ali scored 50, the next best contributor was Siraj Ahmed with 36 runs. Shahzaib Ali, Wajid Ahmed and Sheraz Khan took three wickets each.

Sindh U16 Whites openers Haroon Arshad and Shehzad Khan went past the target without losing a wicket through their unbeaten 122-run partnership in only 14.2 overs. Haroon scored 61 off 43 balls (10 fours, one six) while Shehzad Khan scored 50 off 46 balls (seven fours, one six).

At the Zawari Cricket Ground, Southern Punjab U16 Whites were dismissed for 149 in 37.5 overs. Ali Hasnain Badshah top-scored with 68. Off-spinner Danish Saeed took five wickets for 16 runs in 8.5 overs while Ali Hassan took three.

In reply, Central Punjab U16 Whites were rolled over 68 in 25.2 overs. Faham-ul-Haq scored 18 while Muhammad Tayyab contributed 14. Abdul Rasool took three wickets for seven runs, Bilal Khan took three for 14.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites posted 249 for four in their 45 overs against Northern U16 Whites. Muhammad Shayan top-scored with 77 while Riazullah scored 70 runs. Muhammad Zubair hit an unbeaten 62.

Northern U16 Whites were rolled over for 143 in 40.2 overs in reply as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa record a thumping 106-run win.

Shameer Nisar top-scored with 29, Hasnain Nadim scored 28 runs. Muhammad Haroon took three wickets, Naveed-ul-Hasan and Adil Waheed took two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Sindh U16 Whites beat Balochistan U16 Whites by 10 wickets

Balochistan U16 Whites 120 all out, 37.4 overs (Muzamil Ali 50, Siraj Ahmed 36; Shahzaib Ali 3-14, Wajid Ahmed 3-27, Sheraz Khan 3-37)

Sindh U16 Whites 122 for no loss, 14.2 overs (Haroon Arshad 61, Shehzad Khan 50)

Southern Punjab U16 Whites beat Central Punjab U16 Whites by 81 runs

Southern Punjab U16 Whites 149 all out, 37.5 overs (Ali Hasnan 68; Danish Saeed 5-16, Ali Hassan 3-25)

Central Punjab U16 Whites 68 all out, 25.2 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 18, Muhammad Tayyab 14; Abdul Rasool 3-7, Bilal Khan 3-14)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites beat Northern U16 Whites by 106 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 249 for 4, 45 overs (Muhammad Shayan 77, Riazullah, Muhammad Zubair 62 not out; Irshad Ahmed 1-37)

Northern U16 Whites 143 all out, 40.2 overs (Shameer Nisar 29, Hasnain Nadeem 28 not out; Muhammad Haroon 3-45, Naveed-ul-Hasan 2-24)

 

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Multan, 15 January 2022: The opening round of the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) Pool-B fixtures was played today with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues, Central Punjab U16 Blues and Balochistan U16 Blues emerging victorious.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues batted first and scored 213 for six in a match reduced to 36 overs. Usman Khan top-scored with 69 runs. Opener Shahzeb Khan made a 48-run contribution. Muhammad Nabeel took two wickets.

In reply, Northern U16 Blues were bowled out for 144 in 30.4 overs. Syed Ali Mehdi with 67 was the only batter to shine for the losing side. Zubair Ahmed and Ahmed Hassan took three wickets each.

Over at the Sports Ground, Southern Punjab U16 Blues batted first and scored 213 for nine in their 45 overs. Sameer Akhtar was the best performer with the bat with a 53-run contribution while Haseeb Javed scored 38. Ali Raza took three for 29 while Ali Hamza captured two wickets for 50 runs.

Central Punjab U16 Blues were well served by Faraz Ahmed and Obaid Shahid who added 96 runs for the second-wicket to set-up a comfortable eight-wicket victory. Faraz scored 78 while Obaid remained unbeaten on 61.

Opener Saad Baig’s 75 went in vain as Sindh U16 Blues were beaten by Balochistan U16 Blues by 15 runs at the MCC Ground.

Saad was the only batter to front-up against the Balochistan bowlers as Sindh were bowled out for 181 in their 197-run chase. Spinners Anwar Shah and Inamullah took three wickets each.

Earlier, Balochistan U16 Blues had posted 196 all out in 42 overs. Inamullah who opened the innings top-scored with 41 while his partner Sumair Ahmed scored 39. Hameed Kareem and Abdul Moeez took two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues beat Northern U16 Blues by 69 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues 213 for 6, 36 overs (Usman Khan 69, Shahzeb Khan 48; Muhammad Nabeel 2-42)

Northern U16 Blues 144 all out, 30.4 overs (Syed Ali Mehdi 67; Zubair Ahmed 3-32, Ahmed Hassan 3-39)

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

Southern Punjab U16 Blues 213 for 9, 45 overs (Sameer Akhtar 53, Haseeb Javed 38; Ali Raza 3-29, Ali Hamza 2-50)

Central Punjab U16 Blues 217 for 2, 38.4 overs (Faraz Ahmed 78, Obaid Shahid 61 not out.; Muhammad Jansher 1-43)

Balochistan U16 Blues beat Sindh U16 Blues by 15 runs

Balochistan U16 Blues 196 all out, 42 overs (Inamullah 41, Sumair Ahmed 39; Hameed Kareem 2-37, Abdul Moeez 2-47)

Sindh U16 Blues 181 all out, 40.4 overs (Saad Baig 75; Anwar Shah 3-23, Inamullah 3-30)

 

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Northern U16 Blues' fall of wickets in their defeat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Blues.

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Wow this is a great initiative by PCB. Over the past 2 decades tape ball cricket has pretty much destroyed techniques of many young cricketers at school and university level. With such an initiative PCB can encourage young players to play cricket using proper cricket and can help in defining and teaching the correct techniques into youngsters which would stay with them for long term and in return would help our cricket massively going forward.

 

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The National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) Pool A matches were shortened due to heavy fog in Multan on Sunday as Southern Punjab, Northern and Sindh Whites defeated Balochistan, Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites.

At the Zawari Cricket Ground, Abdul Rasool’s five-wicket haul helped Southern Punjab defeat Balochistan by a comfortable 86-run margin. Batting first, Southern Punjab U16 Whites posted 142 for nine in 25 overs. Rana Haseeb top-scored with 69. Mohammad Shahid and Umair Ahmed took three wickets apiece.

In reply, left-arm-spinner Rasool took five wickets for 11 runs to spearhead Balochistan batting line-up’s capitulation for 56 in 21.3 overs. Bilal Khan took two wickets.

At the Head Muhammad Wala Ground, Northern defeated Central Punjab by four wickets. Batting first, Central Punjab posted 123 for six in 27 overs. Openers Mohammad Tayyab and Faham-ul-Haq contributed 44 and 28 respectively. Azan Kabir took three wickets.

Northern went past the target in the 24th over for the loss of six wickets. Abdullah top-scored with 43, Ali Hasan took three wickets.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were rolled over for 102 in 23 overs. Mohammad Shayan top-scored with 40. Shahzaib Ali and Wajid Ahmed took three wickets each.

In reply, Sindh chased down the target in 23.1 overs. Abdul Rehman scored 28, Mohammad Haroon and Adil Waheed took two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab U16 Whites beat Balochistan U16 Whites by 86 runs

Southern Punjab U16 Whites 142 for 9, 25 overs (Rana Haseeb 69, Fahad Kashif 30; Muhammad Shahid 3-16, Umair Ahmed 3-24)

Balochistan U16 Whites 56 all out, 21.3 overs (Usman Ghani 20; Abdul Rasool 5-11, Bilal Khan 2-15)

Northern U16 Whites beat Central Punjab U16 Whites by four wickets

Central Punjab U16 Whites 123 for 6, 27 overs (Muhammad Tayyab 44, Faham-ul-Haq 28; Azan Kabir 3-16)

Northern U16 Whites 125 for 6, 23.5 overs (Abdullah 43, Arslan Ali 23; Ali Hasan 3-23, Danish Saeed 2-19)

Sindh U16 Whites beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites by four wickets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites 102 all out, 23 overs (Mohammad Shayan 40, Mohammad Zubair 25; Wajid Ahmed 3-13, Shahzaib Ali 3-22)

Sindh U16 Whites 106 for 6, 23.1 overs (Abdul Rehman 28; Muhammad Haroon 2-17, Adil Waheed 2-24)