[VIDEOS] National U19 Championship 2022

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Lahore, 24 July 2022:

Twelve sides of six Cricket Associations will be again in action when they lock horns in the National U19 Championship (three-day event) in Karachi from 25 July to 23 August. The 12 sides have earlier featured in the National U19 Cup (one-day tournament) that was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites beating Central Punjab Blues by five wickets in the final on 8 July.

Six Blues squads have been placed in Pool A, while six Whites squads are in Pool B. The matches are scheduled to take place at UBL Sports Complex, Rashid Latif Academy, NBP Sports Complex, TMC Ground, KCA Stadium and Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground. The final of the tournament will be played between the top team from each group from 20 to 23 August at the UBL Sports Complex.

The PCB also confirms the 12 squads for the tournament. Performances of players in the recently concluded Cricket Associations Divisional U19 Tournament were also taken into consideration. The performers from last year’s National U19 tournaments who are still eligible to feature in the age-group event were also considered for the forthcoming tournament.

Squads:

Balochistan U19 Blues: Ikramullah Tareen (Captain) (Quetta), Sajjad Ali (Loralai), Adnan Iqbal (Khuzdar), Arbaz Khan (Lasbela), Basit Ali (Naseerabad), Ejaz Ahmed (Killa Abdullah), Ghazi Khan (Loralai), Israrullah (Naseerabad), Muhammad Qasim (Quetta), Muhammad Uzair (Naseerabad), Muhammad Yousaf (Loralai), Shahid Ali (Sibi), Sham Raiz Khan (Pishin), Yasir Khan (Quetta) and Zohaib Khan Shanzaib (Loralai)

Reserve players: Abu Bakar (Lasbela), Arslan Khan (Lasbela), Gohar Khan (Lasbela), Obaidullah (Quetta) and Sayed Yasir Shah (Pishin)

Coaching staff: Raj Hans (head coach), Aslam Sheikh (assistant coach)

Balochistan U19 Whites: Mohammad Siddique (Captain) (Chaman), Abdul Haseeb (Gwadar), Abdul Saboor (Pishin), Akhtar Altaf (Turbat), Dunya Khan (Loralai), Ehsanullah (Loralai), Hikmatullah (Loralai), Huzaifa Gul (Quetta), Jahangir Khan (Loralai), Mohsin Ali (Lasbela), Mohammad Aqdas (Quetta), Qurban Ali (Pishin), Siraj Mehboob (Panjgur), Syed Hanzala (Chaman) and Tanveer Khan (Loralai)

Reserve players: Imran Zahid (Turbat), Inamullah (Quetta), Majid Ali (Sibi), Perviz Ahmad (Sibi) and Usman Ghani (Quetta)

Coaching staff: Habib Baloch (head coach), Mazher Dinari (assistant coach)

Central Punjab U19 Blues: Obaid Shahid (Captain) (Lahore), Afzal Manzoor (Nankanasahib), Ali Raza (Sheikhupura), Ali Asfand (Faisalabad), Arham Nawab (Faisalabad), Ayub Khan (Mandibahauddin), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Farhan Yousuf (Lahore), Hammad Liaqat (Lahore), Mohammad Maaz (Faisalabad), Mohammad Maooz (Lahore), Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad), Muhammad Waqas (Faisalabad), Tayyab Arif (Sialkot), and Zoraiz Wafa Gill (Mandibahauddin)

Reserves: Ameer Hassan (Sialkot), Moosa Azeem (Sialkot), Saria Khan (Mianwali), Shaban Saeed (Jaranwala) and Zain- ul-Abideen (Gujranwala)

Coaching staff: Muhammad Ashraf (head coach), Aamir Sajjad (assistant coach)

Central Punjab U19 Whites: Hafiz Usman Nadeem (Captain) (Lahore), Abdul Rehman (Faisalabad), Ahmad Bilal (Faisalabad), Akash Hayat (Faisalabad), Ali Razzaq (Lahore), Ali Zoraiz Asif (Lahore), Faraz Ahmad (Sheikhupura), Hassan Ali (Faisalabad), Kaif Ali (Gujranwala), Mohammad Ibtisam Rehman (Sargodha), Moiz Rana (Lahore), Samama Riaz (Faisalabad), Syed Hassan Gillani (Sialkot), Usman Shahid (Lahore) and Waqas Abbas (Faisalabad)

Reserve players: Abu Marsad (Lahore), Ali Dilshad (Lahore), Muneeb Wasif (Lahore), Usama Zahid (Lahore) and Zeeshan Sikandar (Mandibahuddin)

Coaching staff: Mansoor Amjad (head coach), Ashraf Ali (assistant coach)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues: Muhammed Zulkifl (Captain) (Charsada), Abu Bakkar (Lower Dir), Afaq Khan (Mardan), Haseeb Khan (Peshawar), Hilal Ahmed (Swat), Ihtisham-ul-Haq (Lower Dir), Jamshed Ali (Peshawar), Khubaib Khalil (Kohat), Maaz Habib Khan (Mardan), Muhammed Farooq (Mohmand), Muhammed Shoaib (Peshawar), Muhammed Shoaib (D.I Khan), Muhammed Zubair (Peshawar), Muhammed Zubair (Khyber), and Wazdan Khan (Kohat)

Reserve players: Ansarullah (Peshawar), Haris Khan (Peshawar), Ismail Khan (D.I Khan), Riazullah (Khyber) and Ubaidullah (Khyber)

Coaching staff: Riffatullah Mohmand (head coach), Muhammad Siddique (assistant coach)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites: Abbas Ali (Captain) (Peshawar), Afkar Durrani (Dir Lower), Ahmad Hussain (Peshawar), Aimal Khan (Mohmand), Ayaz Khan (Mardan), Jawad Ali (Charsada), Mohammad Irfan (Peshawar), Mohammad Salman (Khyber), Mohammad Tahir (Peshawar), Shahzaib Khan (Mansehra), Sherdil Khan (Swat), Shuja Zaheer (Abbottabad), Tahir Ali (Swabi), Yasir Ahmed (Swabi) and Zubair Shinwari (Khyber)

Reserve players: Arafat Khan (Peshawar), Adnan Ahmed (Bajour), Muhammed Riazullah (Lower Dir), Uzairullah (Peshawar) and Salar Ahmed (Haripur)

Coaching Staff: Aftab Khan (head coach), Sajid Shah (assistant coach)

Northern U19 Blues: Shamyl Hussain (Captain) (Islamabad), Abdullah Amin (Jhelum), Abidullah (Islamabad), Affan Ishaq (Rawalpindi), Ali Abbas (Muzaffarabad), Amir Hasan (Rawalpindi), Aseer Mughal (Rawalpindi), Faraz Khan (Attock), Mohammad Aftab (Islamabad), Mohammad Asim Shahzad (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Awais (Attock), Saad Masood (Rawalpindi), Saqibullah (Islamabad), Shahmeer Nisar Khan (Islamabad) and Umar Habib (Attock)

Reserve players: Abu Hurraira (Attock), Ismail Khan (Chakwal), Jouhar Ali (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Ibrahim (Jhelum) and Saad Bin Tariq (Bagh-Hattian)

Coaching staff: Kamran Khan (head coach), Raheel Majeed (assistant coach)

Northern U19 Whites: Shahmeer Ali (Captain) (Rawalpindi), Abdul Basit (Rawalpindi), Abuzar (Rawalpindi), Arsalan Ali (Islamabad), Dawood Nazar (Attock), Husnain Nadeem (Mirpur), Mohammad Ali Taj (Islamabad), Mohammad Ammar Khan (Muzaffarabad), Mohammad Arshad (Bagh), Mohammad Nabeel (Rawalpindi), Raja Hamza Waheed (Islamabad), Salman Khan (Islamabad), Shahbaz Khan Hurraira (Jhelum), Sudais Ulfat (Islamabad) and Usman Khan (Rawalpindi)

Reserves: Aman Aftab (Bagh), Awais Amin (Islamabad), Azan Kabir (Kotli), Mohammad Qaiser (Islamabad) and Syed Ali Mehdi (Rawalpindi)

Coaching staff: Samiullah Khan Niazi (head coach), Hafiz Majid (assistant coach)

Sindh U19 Blues: Wahaj Riaz (Captain) (Karachi), Afnan Khan (Karachi), Aftab (Karachi), Ali Hasan (Karachi), Arbaz Khan (Karachi), Habibullah (Karachi), Hameed Karim (Karachi), Haroon Arshad (Karachi), Khuwaja Muhammad Hafeez (Karachi), Maaz Khurram (Karachi), Mirza Saad Baig (Karachi), Muhammad Hanif (Karachi), Naveed Ahmed (Karachi), Rehan Shah (Karachi) and Shahbaz Aziz (Jacobabad)

Reserve players: Abdullah Alam (Karachi), Daud Abbas (Shaheed Benazirabad), Faroz Ali (Larkana), Haseeb-ur-Rahman (Hyderabad) and Ubaid Raza (Khairpur)

Coaching staff: Muhammad Masroor (head coach), Tahir Mehmood (assistant coach)

Sindh U19 Whites: Muhammad Hassan Iqbal (Captain) (Khi Zone-III), Abdul Moeez (Khi Zone-VII), Ali Ishaq (Khi Zone-VI), Daniyal Ahmed (Khi Zone-V), Ghulam Ashraf (Khi Zone-VI), Hamza Qureshi (Khi Zone-VI), Mansoor Ali Khoso (Khairpur), Muhammad Fahad Amin (Khi Zone-III), Muhammad Saad Asif (Khi Zone-VII), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Rumail Ahmed (Khi Zone-III), Saqlain Nawaz Rajput (Khairpur), Shahwaiz Yasir (Khi Zone-II), Syed Tayyab Hussain (Khi Zone-II) and Syed Yahya Shah (Hyderabad)

Reserves: Abdul Rehman Niazi (Khi Zone-II), Awais Raheem Shah (Khi Zone-VI), Mohammad Umar Khan Sherani (Mirpurkhas), Muhammad Hannan (Sukkur) and Ziaullah (Khi Zone-II)

Coaching staff: Ghulam Ali (head coach), Zafar Iqbal (assistant coach)

Southern Punjab U19 Blues: Mohammad Danish (Captain) (Muzaffargarh), Adnan Shahid (D.G Khan), Arbab Shabir (Khanewal), Bilal Ahmad (Sahiwal), Hamza Nadir (Sahiwal), Haseeb Javaid (Multan), Huzaifa Ayub (Khanewal), Kashif Farid (Rajanpur), Mohammad Abdullah (Rajanpur), Mohammad Luqman (Lodhran), Mohammad Shan (Sahiwal), Mohammad Zahid (Multan), Moheer Saeed (Vehari), Sharjeel Hassan (Lodhran) and Zubair Jabbar (Khanewal)

Reserves: Adnan Ali (Pakpattan), Ali Haider (Vehari), Ali Shabir (Rahim Yar Khan), Amin Talib (Vehari) and Haseeb Gull (Bahawalpur)

Coaching staff: Iqbal Imam (head coach), Saleem Elahi (assistant coach)

Southern Punjab U19 Whites: Uzair Mumtaz (Captain) (Multan), Abu Bakar (Muzaffargarh), Aqib Asghar (Vehari), Arafat Minhas (Multan), Hamza Nawaz (Bahawalnagar), Harib Moeen (Bahawalnagar), Haseeb Nazim (Multan), Hasnain Majid (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Ammar (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Ismail (Sahiwal), Mozam Alvi (Bahawalpur), Shehraz Khan (Lodhran), Taha Masood (Rahim Yar Khan), Taha Shabir (Sahiwal) and Talha Mushtaq (Rahim Yar Khan)

Reserves: Alam Zaib Khan (Multan), Farhan Iqbal (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Jansher (Sahiwal), Maseem Raza (Multan) and Usman Iqbal (Okara)

Coaching staff: Shahid Anwar (head coach), Aizaz Cheema (assistant coach)

 

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Schedule changed due to rains in Karachi

 

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The U19 Championship has begun today.

 

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Karachi, 30 July 2022: Half-centuries by Ali Razzaq, Ali Zoraiz and Moiz Rana helped Central Punjab U19 Whites to a respectable score against Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex on the opening day of the National U19 Championship on Saturday. The other two matches of Pool B and one match of Pool A was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.

In the Pool B match, after being put into bat by Northern Whites, Central Punjab Whites managed to score 312 for the loss of eight wickets from 83 overs. Opening pair of Ali Zoraiz and Moiz provided a solid 127-run stand for the first wicket. Ali scored 65 off 118 balls, hitting eight boundaries. Moiz chipped in with a 115-ball 61, which included nine fours.

Ali Razzaq coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 98-ball 67. The right-handed batter struck nine fours during his 180 minutes stay at the crease.

For Northern U19 Whites, Abdul Basit with his right-arm leg-spin bagged four wickets for 100 from 23 overs. He was supported by Abuzar and Mohammad Nabeel, both picking two wickets apiece.

In return, Northern U19 Whites were five for no loss from three overs when stumps were drawn.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground in Karachi, Northern U19 Blues captain Shamyl Hussain scored an unbeaten half-century as his side scored 77 for two from 27 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues. Due to rain, no further play was held after lunch break.

Opting to bat first, left-handed Shamyl and Ali Abbas provided a 58-run start to the Northern innings. After the departure of Ali (17, 55b, two fours), Saad Masood was next to go just on the verge of lunch with 76 runs on the board. Shamyl remained unbeaten on 56 off 85 balls, which included seven fours and one six.

At the TMC Ground in Karachi, only 25 overs of play occurred as no play took place in the first two sessions due to rain and wet outfield. After being put into bat by Southern Punjab U19 Blues, Balochistan U19 Blues opening pair provided an unbroken 78-run partnership for the first wicket. Basit Ali scored 40 off 70 balls, hitting three fours, while Ikramullah struck five boundaries during his 80-ball 38-run knock.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 77-2, 27 overs (Shamyl Hussain 56 not out)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the TMC Ground, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 78-0, 25 overs (Basit Ali 40 not out, Ikramullah 38 not out)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the KCA Ground, Karachi

First day’s play abandoned due to rain

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 312-8, 83 overs (Ali Razzaq 67, Ali Zoraiz Asif 65, Moiz Rana 61; Abdul Basit 4-100, Mohammad Nabeel 2-55, Abuzar 2-66)

Northern U19 Whites 5-0, three overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Academy Ground, Karachi

First day’s play abandoned due to rain

Balochistan U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

First day’s play abandoned due to rain

 

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Karachi, 31 July 2022: Bowlers dominate the day two proceedings of the first round matches of the National U19 Championship here in Karachi on Sunday. Balochistan Whites’ Jahangir Khan bagged five wickets to dismiss Southern Punjab Whites for 224 at the UBL Sports Complex, while a collective effort from Central Punjab U19 Whites bowlers had Northern U19 Whites following-on in a Pool B fixture.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Central Punjab U19 Blues spin twins Arham Nawab and Ali Asfand dismissed Northern U19 Blues for 212 in 77.5 overs. Resuming their innings on the overnight score of 77 for two from 25 overs, Northern Blues managed to bat only 52.5 overs more before getting themselves bowled out. Northern’s captain Shamyl Hussain could add only five runs to his overnight score and was dismissed for 61 off 109 balls, hitting seven fours and one six. Central Punjab Blues’ right-arm off-spinner Arham bagged four wickets for 76, while left-arm spinner Ali ended up taking three wickets for 56 from 22 overs. Ayub Khan took two wickets for 28 from nine overs.

In return, Central Punjab Blues were in a spot of bother when at stumps they were 98 for five in 37 overs. Abidullah and Amir Hasan grabbed two wickets apiece for Northern U19 Blues.

At the KCA Stadium, after first day’s play was a no show due to rain, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues won the toss and opted to bat first on day two against Sindh U19 Blues. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues were 91 for two in 23.4 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening batter Afaq Khan top-scored with 56 off 61 balls, striking five fours and one six.

In the third fixture of Pool A, only 6.1 overs of play could take place at the TMC Ground in Karachi between Balochistan U19 Blues and Southern Punjab U19 Blues. Balochistan U19 Blues added 17 runs to their overnight score and were 95 for one in 31.1 overs. They lost opening batter Ikramullah for 49 who faced 102 balls and struck six boundaries.

Pool B fixtures:

At the NBP Sports Complex, Northern U19 Whites were asked to follow-on after they were dismissed for 117 against Central Punjab U19 Whites score of 312 for eight. Resuming their innings on the overnight score of five for no loss in three overs, the pair of Hassan Ali and Hassan Gillani shared seven wickets between them to bundled out Northern Whites inside 53 overs. The right-arm off-spinner Hassan Ali bagged four wickets for 20 from 10 overs, while left-arm orthodox Hassan Gillani picked three wickets for 30 runs. Samama Riaz chipped in with two wickets for 24 from nine overs.

After following-on, Northern U19 Whites were 90 for three in 38 overs when stumps were called. Mohammad Ali Taj top-scored with 49 off 101 balls, hitting six fours.

At the UBL Sports Complex, after the first day’s play was washed out, Balochistan U19 Whites captain won the toss and elected to field first against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Balochistan Whites’ Jahangir Khan made full use of his captain’s call and took five wickets for 76 from 29 overs to dismiss Southern Punjab Whites for 224. The right-arm off-spinner Jahangir was equally supported by Hikmatullah and Qurban Ali – both bagging two wickets apiece.

At stumps, Balochistan U19 Whites were 1 for one in five overs.

At the Rashid Latif Academy Ground, after no play occurred on the opening day, only 5.1 overs were bowled on day two between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites and Sindh U19 Whites after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites won the toss and elected to bat first.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 212 all out, 77.5 overs (Shamyl Hussain 61; Arham Nawab 4-76, Ali Asfand 3-56, Ayub Khan 2-28)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 98-5, 37 overs (Farhan Yousaf 22; Amir Hasan 2-34, Abidullah 2-36)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the KCA Stadium, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 91-2, 23.4 overs (Afaq Khan 56, Mohammad Farooq 29)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the TMC Ground, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 95-1, 31.1 overs (Ikramullah 49, Basit Ali 42 not out)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 312-8, 83 overs (Ali Razzaq 67, Ali Zoraiz 65, Moiz Rana 61; Abdul Basit 4-100, Mohammad Nabeel 2-55, Abuzar 2-66)

Northern U19 Whites 117 all out, 52.4 overs (Mohammad Ammar 41, Dawood Nazar 32; Hassan Ali 4-20, Hassan Gillani 3-30, Samama Riaz 2-24) and 90-3, 58 overs (follow-on) (Ali Taj 49)

Balochistan U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 224 all out, 72.3 overs (Haseeb Nazim 57, Hamza Nawaz 34, Harib Moeen 34; Jahangir Khan 5-76, Qurban Ali 2-23, Hikmatullah 2-66)

Balochistan U19 Whites 1-1, five overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Academy, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 8-0, 5.1 overs

 

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Karachi, 1 August 2022: An all-round performance from Ali Razzaq guided Central Punjab U19 Whites to a 10-wicket win over Northern U19 Whites in the first round match of the National U19 Championship on Monday. In a Pool B encounter at the NBP Sports Complex, after being asked to follow-on, Northern U19 Whites were bowled out for 220 in the 94.4 overs.

On day three, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 90 for three, Mohammad Arshad batting at number eight scored 43 off 75 balls and knitted 53 runs for the seventh wicket with Dawood Nazar (34, 57b, four fours) to end up taking 25-run lead. Central Punjab Whites’ Ali Razzaq bagged three wickets for 27 from 7.2 overs. The all-rounder had also contributed 67 with the bat in the first innings. Ali was well supported by Mohammad Ibtisam who also took three wickets in the second innings.

In return, Central Punjab U19 Whites chased down the target in the fifth over without losing any wicket.

At other venues in Karachi, the day’s play was disrupted due to rain and two matches of the Pool A and one match of Pool B ended in no result.

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC, match was drawn between Central Punjab U19 Blues and Northern U19 Blues after only 29 overs of action took place on day three. Meanwhile, at the UBL Sports Complex, only three overs of action took place on day two between Balochistan U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites before rain interrupted the day’s proceedings.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Match drawn between Central Punjab U19 Blues and Northern U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 212 all out, 77.5 overs (Shamyl Hussain 61; Arham Nawab 4-76, Ali Asfand 3-56, Ayub Khan 2-28)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 148-6, 66 overs (Afzal Manzoor 38, Ali Asfand 32 not out, Farhan Yousaf 22; Amir Hasan 2-44, Abidullah 2-47)


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the KCA Stadium, Karachi

No Result

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 91-2, 23.4 overs (Afaq Khan 56, Mohammad Farooq 29)


Balochistan U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the TMC Ground, Karachi

No Result

Balochistan U19 Blues 95-1, 31.1 overs (Ikramullah 49, Basit Ali 42 not out)


Scores in brief – Pool B:

Central Punjab U19 Whites beat Northern U19 Whites by 10 wickets at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 312-8, 83 overs (Ali Razzaq 67, Ali Zoraiz 65, Moiz Rana 61; Abdul Basit 4-100, Mohammad Nabeel 2-55, Abuzar 2-66) and 27-0, 4.2 overs (Moiz Rana 17 not out)

Northern U19 Whites 117 all out, 52.4 overs (Mohammad Ammar 41, Dawood Nazar 32; Hassan Ali 4-20, Hassan Gillani 3-30, Samama Riaz 2-24) and 220 all out, 94.4 overs (follow-on) (Ali Taj 49, Mohammad Arshad 43, Dawood Nazar 34; Ali Razzaq 3-27, Ibtisam Rehman 3-48)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Academy, Karachi

No Result

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 8-0, 5.1 overs

Balochistan U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 224 all out, 72.3 overs (Haseeb Nazim 57, Hamza Nawaz 34, Harib Moeen 34; Jahangir Khan 5-76, Qurban Ali 2-23, Hikmatullah 2-66)

Balochistan U19 Whites 11-3, eight overs (Mohammad Ismail 2-10)

 

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Southern Punjab U19 Whites’ Aqib Asghar and Mohammad Ismail shared seven wickets between them as match against Balochistan U19 Whites of the opening round of the National U19 Championship ended in a draw at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.

Resuming their first innings on 11 for three, Balochistan U19 Whites managed to score 104 for nine in their 83 overs. Abdul Saboor coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 61-ball 25, hitting four fours.

Left-arm spinner Aqib bagged four wickets for 12 runs from 21 overs. He was equally supported by right-arm fast Ismail who took three wickets for 30 runs from 18 overs and Abubakar who ended up taking two wickets.

With 120 first innings lead, Southern Punjab U19 Whites were 42 for no loss from six overs in their second innings when stumps were drawn.

The second round of the National U19 Championship will begin from 4 August.

Scores in brief:

Match drawn between Balochistan U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 224 all out, 72.2 overs (Haseeb Nazim 57, Hamza Nawaz 34, Harib Moeen 34; Jahangir Khan 5-76, Qurban Ali 2-23, Hikmatullah 2-66) and 42-0, six overs

Balochistan U19 Whites 104-9, 83 overs (Abdul Saboor 25; Aqib Asghar 4-12, Mohammad Ismail 3-30, Abubakar 2-7)

 

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Karachi, 4 August 2022: Central Punjab U19 Blues Azan Awais scores an unbeaten century against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues on day one of the second round match of the Pool A of National U19 Championship on Thursday. In Pool B match, Northern U19 Whites’ Mohammad Nabeel bagged five wickets to dismiss Balochistan U19 Whites for 77 at the KCA Stadium.

Pool A fixtures:

At the NBP Sports Complex, opting to bat first, Central Punjab Blues scored 284 for eight in 83 overs on the back of an unbeaten 128 by Azan Awais. The left-handed opening batter Azan struck 12 boundaries off 217 balls faced. Mohammad Waqas batting at number four scored 45.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues, Khubaib Khalil and Mohammad Zubair bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues were 22 for one in 4.5 overs when stumps were drawn.

At the UBL Sports Complex, after being put into bat, Northern U19 Blues were bowled out for 253 from 77.3 overs. Balochistan U19 Blues’ Adnan Iqbal and Arbaz Khan grabbed four wickets apiece. For the batting side, captain Shamyl Hussain top-scored with 39, while Mohammad Aftab and Affan Ishaq scored 35 and 33 runs, respectively.

At stumps, Balochistan U19 Blues were 35 for no loss in 10 overs.

In the third fixture of Pool A, 16 wickets fell at the Rashid Latif Cricket Ground between Sindh U19 Blues and Southern Punjab U19 Blues. After opting to bat first, Sindh U19 Blues declared their first innings on 149 for nine in 41 overs. Haroon Arshad top-scored with 44 off 55 balls, smashing three fours and one six.

For Southern Punjab U19 Blues, Bilal Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with figures of three for 47 from 16 overs. Huzaifa Ayub took two wickets for 22 runs from six overs.

In reply, at stumps, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were 122 for seven in 53 overs. Mohammad Zahid coming to bat at number eight top-scored with an unbeaten 43 off 76 balls, which included four fours.

For Sindh U19 Blues, Afnan Khan and Naveed Ahmed Khan bagged three wickets each.

Pool B fixtures:

At the KCCA Ground, Northern U19 Whites right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Nabeel picked five wickets for 15 runs to bowl out Balochistan U19 Whites for 77 in 47 over after opting to bat first. Balochistan Whites’ Abdul Saboor (29) and Mohammad Siddique (27) managed to enter into double figures.

Northern Whites’ Nabeel was equally supported by Abdul Basit 14-4-33-3 and Mohammad Arshad 08-3-12-2.

In response, Northern U19 Whites were 94 for three in 49 overs when stumps were called. Mohammad Ammar was unbeaten on 32, while Shahmeer Ali returned undefeated on 24.

At the HPC National Stadium Ground, Karachi, half-centuries by Haseeb Nazim (66, 115b, eight fours), Husnain Majid (60, 108b, eight fours) and Mohammad Uzair Mumtaz (56, 96b, nine fours) helped Southern Punjab U19 Whites post 331 for nine in 83 overs.

For Sindh U19 Whites, Abdul Moeez and Mohammad Fahad Amin bagged three wickets each, while Saqlain Nawaz took two wickets for 50.

At stumps, Sindh U19 Whites were 16 for one in five overs.

In the third fixture of the pool, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites scored 254 for eight against Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground. Opting to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites Ahmed Hussain top-scored with 72 off 164 balls, which included seven fours. He was supported by Zubair Shinwari who scored 66 off 146 balls, hitting six fours. The pair added 114 runs for the sixth wicket.

For Central Punjab U19 Whites, Hassan Ali bagged four wickets, while Syed Hassan Gillani took two wickets for 59.

In reply, Central Punjab U19 Whites were nine for no loss in five overs when stumps were drawn.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Blues 284-8, 83 overs (Azan Awais 128 not out, Mohammad Waqas 45, Obaid Shahid 35; Khubaib Khalil 2-41, Mohammad Zubair 2-99)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 22-1, 4.5 overs

Balochistan U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 253 all out, 77.3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 39, Mohammad Aftab 35, Affan Ishaq 33; Arbaz Khan 4-53, Adnan Iqbal 4-62)

Balochistan U19 Blues 35-0, 10 overs (Basit Ali 17 not out, Ikramullah 12 not out)

Sindh U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the Rashid Latif Academy Ground, Karachi

Sindh U19 Blues 149-9 (decl), 41 overs (Haroon Arshad 44, Wahaj Riaz 32, Mohammad Hanif 30; Bilal Ahmad 3-47, Huzaifa Ayub 2-22)

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 122-7, 53 overs (Mohammad Zahid 43; Afnan Khan 3-21, Naveed Ahmed 3-40)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Balochistan U19 Whites v Northern U19 Whites at the KCA Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Whites 77 all out, 47 overs (Abdul Saboor 29; Mohammad Nabeel 5-15, Abdul Basit 3-33, Mohammad Arshad 2-12)

Northern U19 Whites 94-3, 49 overs (Mohammad Ammar 32 not out; Mohsin Ali 3-29)

Sindh U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 331-9, 83 overs (Haseeb Nazim 66, Hasnain Majid 60, Uzair Mumtaz 56, Aqib Asghar 51 not out; Fawad Amin 3-58, Abdul Moeez 3-103, Saqlain Nawaz 2-50)

Sindh U19 Whites 16-1, 5 overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 254-8, 83 overs (Ahmed Hussain 72, Zubair Shinwari 66, Shuja Zaheer 37; Hassan Ali 4-72, Syed Hassan Gillani 2-59)

Central Punjab U19 Whites 9-0, 5 overs

 

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Arbaz Khan took 4-53 for Balochistan U19 Blues against Northern U19 Blues at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

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Adnan Iqbal picked up four wickets for 62 runs to restrict Northern U19 Blues to 253 in their first innings.

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Adnan Iqbal picked up four wickets for 62 runs to restrict Northern U19 Blues to 253 in their first innings.

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Odd action!

 

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A saw a spinner Jehangir yesterday and he looked quite decent for a young spinner. It will be interesting to see if he can develop

 

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Watching some of the action, the standard is appealingly low.

 

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Karachi, 5 August 2022: Mohammad Nabeel’s five-wicket haul followed up by four-for in the second innings helped Northern U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by an innings and 41 runs on day two of the second round match of the National U19 Championship in Karachi on Friday.

Southern Punjab U19 Blues also won their encounter against Sindh U19 Blues by six wickets in a Pool A match at the Rashid Latif Academy Ground.

Pool A fixtures:

Resuming their first innings on the score of 122 for seven from 53 overs, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were bowled out for 142 in 66 overs. Mohammad Zahid coming to bat at number eight top-scored with a 105-ball 60, hitting five fours and one six.

For Sindh U19 Blues, Naveed Ahmed Khan bagged four wickets for 46, while Afnan Khan took three for 23 from 13 overs.

In return, Sindh U19 Blues were bundled out for 108 in the 38th over with 115 runs lead. Mohammad Zahid was the most successful bowler for Southern Punjab Blues as he took three for 27 from 11.2 overs. He was equally supported by Bilal Ahmed and Mohammad Shan – both picking two wickets each.

Southern Punjab U19 Blues achieved the target for the loss of four wickets in 37.1 overs. Hamza Nadir top-scored with a 84-ball 41, striking five fours.

For Sindh, right-arm Naveed was again the most successful bowler with three for 48 from 17.1 overs. He ended up taking seven wickets in the match.

In the second fixture of the group, Northern U19 Blues were leading by 80 runs with eight second innings wickets in hand against Balochistan U19 Blues when stumps were drawn. For Northern, first innings top-scorer and captain Shamyl Hussain was unbeaten on 26.

Earlier, resuming their first innings on 35 for no loss, Balochistan U19 Blues were dismissed for 242 in the 70th over. Opening pair of Basit Ali (64, 110b, 10 fours, two sixes) and Ikramullah Khan (60, 114b, 11 fours) knitted a 112-run partnership for the first wicket. No other batter managed to contribute significantly in Balochistan innings.

For Northern U19 Blues, right-arm fast Abidullah bagged five wickets for 85, while Aamir Hasan took three for 52.

At the NBP Sports Complex, Central Punjab U19 Blues were leading by 56 runs with nine second innings wickets in hand against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 22 for one, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 258 in the 78th over in reply to Central Punjab’s 284 for eight in first innings.

Mohammad Zulkifal smashed a 173-ball 105, which included 11 fours. He was supported by Khubaib Khalil who scored 34 runs while batting at number seven. For Central Punjab Blues, right-arm off-spinner Arham Nawab took four for 66 from 24 overs. He was supported by Ali Asfand and Mohammad Zeeshan – both bagging two wickets apiece.

At stumps, Central Punjab Blues were 30 for one in 15 overs.

Pool B fixtures:

At the KCA Stadium, right-arm fast Mohammad Nabeel’s nine wickets in the match guided Northern U19 Whites to an innings and 41-run win over Balochistan U19 Whites.

Resuming their first innings on 94 for three, Northern were bowled out for 161 in the 74.4 overs. Mohammad Ammar top-scored with 43 runs. Balochistan’s Mohsin Ali and Qurban Ali took four wickets apiece, while Jahangir Khan took two wickets.

In reply, trailing by 84 runs, Balochistan U19 Whites were dismissed for 43 in the 39th over to hand Northern U19 an innings win. Only Tanveer Khan managed to enter into the double figures and top-scored with 20.

Nabeel ended up with figures of 13.3-6-15-4. He was supported by Abdul Basit who bagged four for 17. Nabeel’s match figures was nine for 30 in 27.3 overs.

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Southern Punjab U19 Whites were leading by 202 runs with nine second innings wickets in hand against Sindh U19 Whites. Mohammad Uzair Mumtaz was unbeaten on 37, while Hamza Nawaz returned undefeated on 29.

Earlier, resuming their first innings on 16 for one, Sindh U19 Whites were bowled out for 199 in the 75th over. Opening batter Hamza Qureshi top-scored with 58 off 95 balls, hitting eight boundaries.

For Southern Punjab U19 Whites, Taha Masood grabbed four wickets for 42. Arafat Ahmed and Mohammad Uzair took two wickets each.

At the TMC Ground, Central Punjab U19 Whites were bundled out for 154 in 70.3 overs in reply to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 254 for eight in the first innings. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 60 for three in 25 overs when stumps were drawn on the second day with an overall lead of 160 runs.

Earlier in the day, Central Punjab Blues’ Moiz Rana top-scored with 53 off 157 balls, which included five fours and one six. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues spin twins Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Tahir bagged five wickets each.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Southern Punjab U19 Blues beat Sindh U19 Blues by six wickets at the Rashid Latif Academy Ground

Sindh U19 Blues 149-9 (decl), 41 overs (Haroon Arshad 44, Wahaj Riaz 32, Mohammad Hanif 30; Bilal Ahmad 3-47, Huzaifa Ayub 2-22) and 108 all out, 37.2 overs (Aftab 23; Mohammad Zahid 3-27, Bilal Ahmad 2-21, Mohammad Shan 2-32)

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 142 all out, 66 overs (Mohammad Zahid 60; Naveed Ahmed 4-46, Afnan Khan 3-23) and 118-4, 37.1 overs (Hamza Nadir 41 not out, Mohammad Danish 41, Moheer Saeed 31; Naveed Ahmed 3-48)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex

Northern U19 Blues 253 all out, 77.3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 39, Mohammad Aftab 35, Affan Ishaq 33; Arbaz Khan 4-53, Adnan Iqbal 4-62) and 69-2, 22 overs (Shamyl Hussain 26 not out)

Balochistan U19 Blues 242 all out, 69.2 overs (Basit Ali 64, Ikramullah 60; Abidullah 5-85, Amir Hasan 3-52, Mohammad Awais 2-36)

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at NBP Sports Complex

Central Punjab U19 Blues 284-8, 83 overs (Azan Awais 128, Mohammad Waqas 45, Obaid Shahid 35; Khubaib Khalil 2-41, Mohammad Zubair 2-99) and 30-1, 15 overs (Azan Awais 18 not out)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 258 all out, 78 overs (Mohammad Zulkifal 105; Arham Nawab 4-66, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-46, Ali Asfand 2-71)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Northern U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by an innings and 41 runs at the KCA Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Whites 77 all out, 47 overs (Abdul Saboor 29; Mohammad Nabeel 5-15, Abdul Basit 3-33, Mohammad Arshad 2-12) and 43 all out, 38.3 overs (Tanveer Khan 20; Mohammad Nabeel 4-15, Abdul Basit 4-17)

Northern U19 Whites 161 all out, 74.4 overs (Mohammad Ammar 43; Qurban Ali 4-28, Mohsin Ali 4-53, Jahangir Khan 2-55)

Sindh U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 331-9, 83 overs (Haseeb Nazim 66, Hasnain Majid 60, Uzair Mumtaz 56, Aqib Asghar 51 not out; Fawad Amin 3-58, Abdul Moeez 3-103, Saqlain Nawaz 2-50) and Southern Punjab 70-1, 18 overs (Uzair Mumtaz 37 not out, Hamza Nawaz 29 not out)

Sindh U19 Whites 199 all out, 74.5 overs (Hamza Qureshi 58, Noman Ali 41; Taha Masood 4-42, Uzair Mumtaz 2-17, Arfat Minhas 2-30)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 254-8, 83 overs (Ahmed Hussain 72, Zubair Shinwari 66, Shuja Zaheer 37; Hassan Ali 4-72, Syed Hassan Gillani 2-59) and 60-3, 25 overs (Abbas Ali 16 not out; Usman Shahid 2-11)

Central Punjab U19 Whites 154 all out, 70.3 overs (Moiz Rana 53; Mohammad Irfan 5-38, Mohammad Tahir 5-49)

 

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Karachi 6 August 2022: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites’ Mohammad Irfan took nine wickets in a drawn game against Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground on Saturday.

The other three matches of the second round of the National U19 Championship which went into the third day also ended in draw. On Friday, in Pool A, Southern Punjab U19 Blues defeated Sindh U19 Blues by six wickets. In Pool B, Northern U19 Whites defeated Balochistan U19 Whites by an innings and 41 runs.

Pool A fixtures:

At the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan U19 Blues and Northern U19 Blues played out a drawn game. On day three, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 69 for two, Northern Blues declared their innings on 224 for eight with a lead of 235. Opening batter and captain Shamyl Hussain top-scored with 92. He struck 10 fours and two sixes off 179 balls faced.

For Balochistan Blues, Sajjad Ali took four wickets for 68.

In reply, Balochistan scored four for no loss from one over when stumps were drawn.

In another drawn match of the group, chasing 214 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues managed to score 82 for five in 18 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues, when stumps were drawn. Central Punjab Blues’ right-arm fast Ali Raza bagged three wickets for 28.

Earlier, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 30 for one, Central Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 187 in 84.4 overs. Opening batter Azan Awais top-scored with 48. He also scored 128 runs in the first innings.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues, Mohammad Shoaib was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 27.

Pool B fixtures:

At the HPC Ground, in a thrilling contest between Sindh U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites, the match ended in a draw. Chasing 310 to win, Sindh U19 Whites were 264 for nine in 74 overs when stumps were drawn. Syed Tayyab Hussain batting at number six came to rescue Sindh Whites with a knock of an unbeaten 47 from 95 balls, which included four boundaries. Captain Mohammad Shahwaiz Yasir and Noman Ali scored half-centuries.

For Southern Punjab U19 Whites, Aqib Asghar, Harib Moeen, Mohammad Ismail and Mohammad Uzair Mumtaz bagged two wickets each.

Earlier, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 70 for one, Southern Punjab U19 Whites declared their innings on 177 for four in 35.4 overs. Opening batter Hamza Nawaz top-scored with 78 off 105, and struck eight fours and two sixes. Captain Uzair scored a 85-ball 73, which included 11 fours.

Sindh’s Abdul Moeez took three wickets for 42 from 5.4 overs.

At the TMC Ground, chasing 200 to win, Central Punjab U19 Whites were struggling at 83 for six when match ended in a draw against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites. Resuming their second innings at the overnight score 60 for three, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added 39 before declaring their innings on 99 for five in 31 overs.

In reply, Central Punjab managed to score 83 for six from 45 overs with Mohammad Ibtisam-ul-Rehman top-scoring with an unbeaten 39 off 93 balls, hitting five fours. Left-arm orthodox Mohammad Irfan took four wickets for 28 from 22 overs. He ended up with match figures of nine for 66 from 50.3 overs.

The third round of the National U19 Championship will be played from 10 August.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Match drawn between Balochistan U19 Blues and Northern U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex

Northern U19 Blues 253 all out, 77.3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 39, Mohammad Aftab 35, Affan Ishaq 33; Arbaz Khan 4-53, Adnan Iqbal 4-62) and 224-8 (decl), 68 overs (Shamyl Hussain 92, Affan Ishaq 35; Sajjad Ali 4-68, Zohaib Khan Shanzaib 2-54)

Balochistan U19 Blues 242 all out, 69.2 overs (Basit Ali 64, Ikramullah 60; Abidullah 5-85, Amir Hasan 3-52, Mohammad Awais 2-36) and 4-0, one over

Match drawn between Central Punjab U19 Blues and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at NBP Sports Complex

Central Punjab U19 Blues 284-8, 83 overs (Azan Awais 128, Mohammad Waqas 45, Obaid Shahid 35; Khubaib Khalil 2-41, Mohammad Zubair 2-99) and 187 all out, 84.4 overs (Azan Awais 48, Mohammad Waqas 36, Farhan Yousaf 32; Mohammad Shoaib 3-27, Ihtisham-ul-Haq 2-24, Mohammad Zubair 2-50)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 258 all out, 78 overs (Mohammad Zulkifal 105; Arham Nawab 4-66, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-46, Ali Asfand 2-71) and 82-5, 18 overs (Mohammad Farooq 34 not out; Ali Raza 3-28)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Match drawn between Sindh U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the HPC Ground

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 331-9, 83 overs (Haseeb Nazim 66, Hasnain Majid 60, Uzair Mumtaz 56, Aqib Asghar 51 not out; Fawad Amin 3-58, Abdul Moeez 3-103, Saqlain Nawaz 2-50) and Southern Punjab 177-4 (decl), 35.4 overs (Hamza Nawaz 78, Uzair Mumtaz 73; Abdul Moeez 3-42)

Sindh U19 Whites 199 all out, 74.5 overs (Hamza Qureshi 58, Noman Ali 41; Taha Masood 4-42, Uzair Mumtaz 2-17, Arfat Minhas 2-30) and 264-9, 74 overs (Mohammad Hassan Iqbal 57, Noman Ali 52, Syed Tayyab Hussain 47 not out, Mansoor Ali Khoso 43; Uzair Mumtaz 2-6, Mohammad Ismail 2-35, Aqib Asghar 2-39, Harib Moeen 2-47)

Match drawn between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites and Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 254-8, 83 overs (Ahmed Hussain 72, Zubair Shinwari 66, Shuja Zaheer 37; Hassan Ali 4-72, Syed Hassan Gillani 2-59) and 99-5 (decl), 31 overs (Abbas Ali 28; Usman Shahid 2-11)

Central Punjab U19 Whites 154 all out, 70.3 overs (Moiz Rana 53; Mohammad Irfan 5-38, Mohammad Tahir 5-49) and 83-6, 45 overs (Mohammad Ibtisam-ul-Rehman 39 not out; Mohammad Irfan 4-28)

 

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Karachi, 10 August 2022: Three half-centuries were scored on the first day of the third round matches of the National U19 Championship in Karachi on Wednesday. Due to rain, the afternoon session was interrupted at all six venues of the city.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, after opting to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues scored 92 for two in 25 overs against Northern U19 Blues when rain disrupted the play and no play took place later in the day. Opening batter Mohammad Farooq top-scored with a 76-ball 54, hitting 11 fours.

At the TMC Ground, in 31.2 overs play, Balochistan U19 Blues after being put into bat were 97 for four against Sindh U19 Blues. Opening batter Basit Ali scored 60 off 84 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes.

For Sindh U19 Blues, left-arm orthodox Ziaullah bagged three wickets for 15.

In the third fixture of the group, after opting to bat first, Southern Punjab U19 Blues scored 91 for two in 29 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues at the KCCA Ground. The right-handed opening batter Sharjeel Hassan returned undefeated on 33 off 75 balls faced. His innings included five boundaries during 116-minute stay at the crease.

Pool B fixtures:

At the UBL Sports Complex, Sindh U19 Whites after being put into bat by Balochistan U19 Whites scored 120 for three from 30 overs when stumps were drawn early due to rain. Opening batter Ali Ishaq top-scored with a 55-ball 57, which included 11 fours. The left-handed batter knitted a 90-run opening wicket partnership with Hamza Qureshi (33 off 69, six fours).

For Balochistan U19 Whites, right-arm off-spinner Mohsin Ali grabbed all three wickets to fall for 20 runs.

At the NBP Sports Complex, only 28.2 overs of play were made possible between Northern U19 Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites. Northern Whites after being asked to bat scored 53 for three. For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites, Mohammad Irfan took two wickets for six runs from nine overs.

In the third fixture of the group, Central Punjab U19 Whites after opting to bat first against Southern Punjab U19 Whites scored 68 for three in 28 overs at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy. Usman Nadeem coming to bat at number three top-scored with an unbeaten 26 off 69 balls and struck two boundaries.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Northern U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 92-2, 25 overs (Mohammad Farooq 54, Maaz Habib Khan 27 not out)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the TMC Ground

Balochistan U19 Blues 97-4, 31.2 overs (Basit Ali 60; Ziaullah 3-15)

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the KCCA Ground

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 91-2, 29 overs (Sharjeel Hassan 33 not out)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Balochistan U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex

Sindh U19 Whites 120-3, 30 overs (Ali Ishaq 57, Hamza Qureshi 33, Noman Ali 28 not out; Mohsin Ali 3-20)

Northern U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at the NBP Sports C0mplex

Northern U19 Whites 53-3, 28.2 overs (Mohammad Irfan 2-6)

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy

Central Punjab U19 Whites 68-3, 28 overs (Usman Nadeem 26)

 

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Karachi, 11 August 2022: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues Haseeb Khan and Central Punjab U19 Whites Usman Nadeem scored centuries while Haseeb-ur-Rehman representing Sindh U19 Whites and SindhU19 Blues’ Ziaullah bagged seven and five wickets, respectively on day two of the round three matches of the National U19 Championship on Thursday.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground in Karachi, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 92 for two, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues managed to score 308 for six in 83 overs. Haseeb Khan coming to bat at number four scored an unbeaten 105 off 174 balls, which included eight boundaries.

For Northern U19 Blues, Amir Hasan and Abidullah bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Northern U19 Blues got off to a confident start and they were 90 f0r no loss in 24.1 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening pair consisting of Shamyl Hussain and Saad Masood returned undefeated on 44 and 43 runs, respectively.

At the TMC Ground, Sindh U19 Blues left-arm orthodox Ziaullah bagged five wickets for 47 to bowl out Balochistan U19 Blues for 173 in the 53rd over. He was supported by another left-arm orthodox Afnan Khan who took four wickets for 22 runs in nine overs.

Earlier, Balochistan U19 Blues resumed their first innings at the overnight score of 97 for four.

At stumps, Sindh U19 Blues were 96 for one in 23 overs.

At the KCCA Ground, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 196 in 78 over after resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 91 for two. Sharjeel Hassan top-scored with a 171-ball 60, hitting six fours and one six. Mohammad Danish scored 53 off 90 balls, which included seven boundaries.

For Central Punjab U19 Blues, right-arm off-spinner Arham Nawab took three wickets for 72. He was supported by Hamd Liaqat and Mohammad Tayab Arif – both bagging two wickets each.

At stumps, Central Punjab U19 Blues were 38 for two from 16 overs.

Pool B fixtures:

At the UBL Sports Complex, eight wickets in a day from Sindh U19 Whites Haseeb-ur-Rehman put his side in a commanding position over Balochistan U19 Whites. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 120 for three, Sindh U19 Whites declared their innings on 267 for eight in 61.1 overs.

Ghulam Ashraf coming to bat at number six missed out on scoring a century and was bowled by Jahangir Khan for 99. The right-handed batter innings included 11 fours and three sixes. For Balochistan U19 Whites, Mohsin Ali was pick of the bowlers with four for 102 runs. Hikmatullah and Jahangir bagged two wickets apiece.

In reply, Balochistan U19 Whites were bowled out for 109 in 42.3 overs. Off-spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman took seven wickets for 43 in 18 overs. After being asked to follow-on, Balochistan U19 Whites were 27 for one in six overs when stumps were drawn. The only wicket to fell in the second innings also went to Haseeb-ur-Rehman who has far bagged eight wickets in the match.

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, Central Punjab U19 Whites resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 68 for three scored 281 for six in 83 overs against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Usman Nadeem top-scored with a 233-ball 114. The right-handed batter innings included 11 fours and one six. Mohammad Ibtisam-ul-Rehman and Ali Dilshad scored half-centuries.

For Southern Punjab U19 Whites, Mohammad Ismail took two wickets for 54.

In return, Southern Punjab U19 Whites were 36 for one in 15.1 overs when stumps were drawn.

In the third fixture of the group, Northern U19 Whites were 167 for eight in 79 overs when stumps were drawn against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites. At the NBP Sports Complex, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 53 for three, Mohammad Ammar top-scored with a 94-ball 44, striking seven fours.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites, Ayaz Khan grabbed three wickets for 33 in 18 overs. Mohammad Irfan took two wickets.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Northern U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 308-6, 83 overs (Haseeb Khan 105 not out, Mohammad Farooq 54, Abubakar Khan 42; Amir Hasan 2-42, Abidullah 2-70)

Northern U19 Blues 90-0, 24.1 overs (Shamyl Hussain 44 not out, Saad Masood 43 not out)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the TMC Ground

Balochistan U19 Blues 173 all out, 52.5 overs (Basit Ali 60, Ejaz Ahmed 34; Ziaullah 5-47, Afnan Khan 4-22)

Sindh U19 Blues 96-1, 23 overs (Habibullah 39 not out, Afnan Khan 36 not out)

Central Punjab U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the KCCA Ground

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 196 all out, 78 overs (Sharjeel Hassan 60, Mohammad Danish 53; Arham Nawab 3-72, Hamd Liaqat 2-16, Tayyab Arif 2-21)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 38-2, 16 overs



Scores in brief – Pool B:

Balochistan U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex

Sindh U19 Whites 267-8 (decl), 61.1 overs (Ghulam Ashraf 99, Ali Ishaq 57, Noman Ali 43, Hamza Qureshi 33; Mohsin Ali 4-102, Hikmatullah 2-41, Jahangir Khan 2-68)

Balochistan U19 Whites 109 all out, 42.3 overs (Mohammad Siddique 26; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 7-43) and 27-1, 6 overs (Haseeb-ur-Rehman 1-20)

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy

Central Punjab U19 Whites 281-3, 83 overs (Usman Nadeem 114, Ibtisam Rehman 53, Ali Dilshad 50; Mohammad Ismail 2-54)

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 36-1, 15.1 overs (Mohammad Ammar 15 not out, Uzair Mumtaz 14 not out)

Northern U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at the NBP Sports C0mplex

Northern U19 Whites 167-8, 79 overs (Mohammad Ammar 44; Ayaz Khan 3-33, Mohammad Irfan 2-27)

 

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Karachi, 12 August 2022: Sindh U19 Whites right-arm off-spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman took 16 wickets in the match to hand his team a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Balochistan U19 Whites in the third round match of the National U19 Championship on Friday.

At the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 27 for one, Balochistan U19 Whites were bowled out for 166 in the 61st over. Opening batter Mohammad Aqdas top-scored with 71 off 159, hitting 10 fours.

For Sindh U19 Whites, playing his first match of the tournament, the right-arm off-spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman took nine wickets for 79 runs from 25.5 overs. In the first innings the spinner had taken seven wickets. He ended up with match figures of 43.2-8-122-16.

Sindh U19 Whites chase down the nine-run target in the fourth over without losing any wicket.

Pool A fixtures:

At the TMC Ground, right-handed Habibullah’s 168 and five-wicket haul in each innings by left-arm spinner Ziaullah guided Sindh U19 Blues to an innings and 115-run win over Balochistan U19 Blues. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 96 for one, Sindh U19 Blues declared their innings on 325 for six in 59 overs. Habibullah’s 168-run knock included 13 fours and 10 sixes which came off 172 balls.

Trailing by 152 runs, Balochistan U19 Blues were bundled out for 37 in the 34th over. Left-arm spinner Ziaullah bagged five wickets for 11 runs and ended up with match figures of 10 for 58.

At the HPC Ground, Northern U19 Blues played out a drawn game against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues. Resuming their first innings at 90 for no loss, Northern U19 Blues scored 311 for seven in 83 overs. Aseer Mughal (74, 105b, seven fours, one six), Saad Masood (70, 135b six fours) and Shamyl Hussain (55, 98b, six fours) all scored half-centuries for the batting side.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues, Hilal Ahmed and Mohammad Shoaib bagged three wickets apiece.

At the close of play, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues were 94 for no loss in 15 overs. Mohammad Farooq returned undefeated on 58 from 52 balls, smashing six fours and three sixes.

In another drawn game, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were 129 for seven in their second innings against Central Punjab U19 Blues at the KCCA Ground when stumps were called. Sharjeel Hasan top-scored with a 98-ball 62, hitting three fours and one six.

Central Punjab Blues’ Ali Asfand, Ali Raza and Arham Nawab bagged two wickets each.

Earlier, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 38 for two in 16 overs, Central Punjab were bowled out for 108 in the 48th over. Southern Punjab’s Bilal Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with five for 40. Mohammad Shan bagged four wickets for 34 from 12.4 overs.

Pool B fixtures:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, Central Punjab U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 36 for one, Southern Punjab U19 Whites scored 316 for seven in 83 overs. Haseeb Nazim and Uzair Mumtaz scored half-centuries.

For Central Punjab U19 Whites, Hasan Ali Jnr bagged four wickets for 115, while Mohammad Ibtisam took two for 49.

In reply, Central Punjab U19 Whites were 41 for one in six overs when stumps were drawn.

At the NBP Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites and Northern U19 Whites played out a drawn game. Resuming their first innings at the score of 167 for eight in 79 overs, Northern U19 Whites managed to score 183 for nine in 83 overs.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites declared their first innings on 185 for nine in 57.4 overs. Shahzaib Khan top-scored with an unbeaten 75 off 173 balls, hitting nine fours.

For Northern Whites, Abdul Basit and Mohammad Nabeel grabbed three wickets apiece.

In return, Northern U19 Whites were 12 for no loss in three overs when stumps were drawn.

At the end of third round, Sindh U19 Blues lead the Pool A with 11 points. In Pool B, Northern U19 Whites lead the table with 13 points. The fourth round will begin from 15 August.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Sindh U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by an innings and 115 runs at the TMC Ground

Balochistan U19 Blues 173 all out, 52.5 overs (Basit Ali 60, Ejaz Ahmed 34; Ziaullah 5-47, Afnan Khan 4-22) and 37 all out, 34 overs (Ziaullah 5-11, Naveed Ahmed 2-8, Afnan Khan 2-13)

Sindh U19 Blues 325-6(decl), 59 overs (Habibullah 168, Wahaj Riaz 44, Afnan Khan 40; Zohaib Khan 2-106)

Match drawn between Northern U19 Blues and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 308-6, 83 overs (Haseeb Khan 105 not out, Mohammad Farooq 54, Abubakar Khan 42; Amir Hasan 2-42, Abidullah 2-70) and 94-0, 15 overs (Mohammad Farooq 58 not out)

Northern U19 Blues 311-7, 83 overs (Aseer Mughal 74, Saad Masood 70, Shamyl Hussain 55; Hilal Ahmed 3-66, Mohammad Shoaib 3-81)

Match drawn between Central Punjab U19 Blues and Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the KCCA Ground

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 196 all out, 78 overs (Sharjeel Hassan 60, Mohammad Danish 53; Arham Nawab 3-72, Hamd Liaqat 2-16, Tayyab Arif 2-21) and 129-7, 41 overs (Sharjeel Hasan 62; Ali Asfand 2-30, Ali Raza 2-35, Arham Nawab 2-40)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 108 all out, 47.5 overs (Bilal Ahmed 5-40, Mohammad Shan 4-34)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Sindh U19 Whites beat Balochistan U19 Whites by 10 wickets at the UBL Sports Complex

Sindh U19 Whites 267-8 (decl), 61.1 overs (Ghulam Ashraf 99, Ali Ishaq 57, Noman Ali 43, Hamza Qureshi 33; Mohsin Ali 4-102, Hikmatullah 2-41, Jahangir Khan 2-68) and 9-0, 3.5 overs

Balochistan U19 Whites 109 all out, 42.3 overs (Mohammad Siddique 26; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 7-43) and 166 all out, 60.3 overs (Mohammad Aqdas 71; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 9-79)

Match drawn between Central Punjab U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy

Central Punjab U19 Whites 281-3, 83 overs (Usman Nadeem 114, Ibtisam Rehman 53, Ali Dilshad 50; Mohammad Ismail 2-54) and 41-1, six overs (Moeez Rana 25 not out)

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 316-7, 83 overs (Haseeb Nazim 90, Uzair Mumtaz 62 Mohammad Ammar 42; Hasan Ali Jnr 4-115, Mohammad Ibtisam 2-49)

Match drawn between Northern U19 Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at the NBP Sports C0mplex

Northern U19 Whites 183-9, 83 overs (Mohammad Ammar 44; Ayaz Khan 3-33, Mohammad Irfan 3-31) and 12-0, three overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 185-9, 57.4 (Shahzaib Khan 75 not out; Abdul Basit 3-41, Mohammad Nabeel 3-44, Usman Khan 2-66)

 

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Karachi, 15 August 2022: Sindh U19 Whites’ Saqlain Nawaz took six wickets to bowl out Central Punjab U19 Whites for 140 on day one of the fourth round match of the National U19 Championship at the HPC Ground on Monday.

In a Pool B fixture, after being put into bat, Central Punjab U19 Whites were bowled out for 140 in the 44th over. Muneeb Wasif coming to bat at number eight top-scored with 29.

For Sindh U19 Whites, right-arm fast Saqlain bagged six wickets for 43 from 14 overs. He was supported by Haseeb-ur-Rehman who took three wickets for 36. The off-spinner Haseeb ended up taking 16 wickets in the previous match and helped his side to a 10-wicket win over Balochistan U19 Whites.

In reply, Sindh U19 Whites were 94 for seven in 31 overs, when stumps were drawn. The right-arm fast Muneeb was the pick of the bowlers for Central Punjab U19 Whites, taking three wickets for 29.

Pool A fixture:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, 13 wickets fell on the opening day as Balochistan U19 Blues after being put into bat by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues were dismissed for 95 in the 43rd over. Opening batter Basit Ali top-scored with 42 off 88 balls, hitting two fours and one six.

Left-arm spinner Mohammad Zubair bagged four wickets for 36, while Mohammad Shoaib grabbed two wickets.

At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues were 58 for three in 10 overs. Mohammad Farooq returned undefeated on 43, facing 40 balls which included seven fours and one six.

All three wickets went to right-arm fast Adnan Iqbal for 19 runs.

At the NBP Sports Complex, after being asked to bat, Northern U19 Blues were 54 for three in 18.2 overs when rain interrupted the play. Faraz Khan batting at number three scored 21 off 28 balls, hitting three fours.

Pool B fixture:

At the KCCA Ground, only 11 overs of play could take place between Balochistan U19 Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites. Before rain interruption, batting first, Balochistan U19 Whites have scored 18 for the loss of three wickets. All three wickets went to right-arm off-spinner Mohammad Tahir who bowled two overs without giving a single run.

Due to rain, the first day’s play between Sindh U19 Blues and Central Punjab U19 Blues and Pool B fixture between Northern U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Balochistan U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 95 all out, 42.2 overs (Basit Ali 42; Mohammad Zubair Snr 4-36, Mohammad Shoaib Jnr 2-24)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 58-3, 10 overs (Mohammad Farooq 43 not out; Adnan Iqbal 3-19)

Northern U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 54-3, 18.2 overs (Faraz Khan 21)

Sindh U19 Blues v Central U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

No play due rain

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the HPC Ground, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 140 all out, 43.2 overs (Muneeb Wasif 29; Saqlain Nawaz 6-43, Haseeb-ur-Rehman 2-36)

Sindh U19 Whites 94-7, 31 overs (Ghulam Ashraf 29; Muneeb Wasif 3-29, Hasan Ali Jnr 2-8, Mohammad Ibtisam 2-26)

Balochistan U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Whites 18-3, 11 overs (Mohammad Tahir 0-3)

Northern U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

No play due to rain

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Karachi, 16 August 2022: Mohammad Farooq representing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues scored an unbeaten century against Balochistan U19 Blues on day two of the fourth round match of the National U19 Championship on Tuesday.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 58 for three in 10 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues scored 170 for four in 36 overs. The right-handed batter Mohammad Farooq resuming his innings on 43, returned undefeated on a 110-ball 111, hitting 16 fours and one six. He added an unbroken 83-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Haseeb Khan (28, 69b).

For Balochistan U19 Blues, Adnan Iqbal bagged four wickets for 46.

At the NBP Sports Complex, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 54 for three, Northern U19 Blues scored 120 for six in 43.4 overs when rain interrupted the game. Mohammad Aftab top-scored with an unbeaten 38 off 79 balls, hitting two fours.

Southern Punjab U19 Blues’ Bilal Ahmed and Kashif Fareed bagged two wickets apiece.

At the UBL Sports Complex, after being put into bat, Sindh U19 Blues scored 125 for two in 30 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues. Afnan Khan returned undefeated on 39 off 50 balls, which included two fours and as many sixes.

Pool B fixtures:

At the HPC Ground, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 94 for seven, Sindh U19 Whites declared their innings on 144 for nine in 60.1 overs against Central Punjab U19 Whites. Syed Tayyab Hussain coming to bat at number seven scored an unbeaten 52. His innings included one four off 138 balls faced.

For Central Punjab U19 Whites, Hassan Ali Jnr and Muneeb Wasif grabbed three wickets each.

The day’s play of the remaining two fixtures of the group was abandoned due to rain.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Balochistan U19 Blues v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 95 all out, 42.2 overs (Basit Ali 42; Mohammad Zubair Snr 4-36, Mohammad Shoaib Jnr 2-24)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 170-4, 36 overs (Mohammad Farooq 111 not out, Haseeb Khan 28 not out; Adnan Iqbal 4-46)

Northern U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Northern U19 Blues 180-6, 43.4 overs (Mohammad Aftab 38 not out, Shahmir Nisar Khan 37; Bilal Ahmed 2-36, Kashif Fareed 2-36)

Sindh U19 Blues v Central U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh U19 Blues 125-2, 30 overs (Afnan Khan 39 not out, Saad Baig 35, Habibullah 32)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Central Punjab U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the HPC Ground, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 140 all out, 43.2 overs (Muneeb Wasif 29; Saqlain Nawaz 6-43, Haseeb-ur-Rehman 2-36)

Sindh U19 Whites 144-9 (decl), 60.1 overs (Syed Tayyab Hussain 52 not out; Hasan Ali Jnr 3-19, Muneeb Wasif 3-35, Mohammad Ibtisam 2-38)

Balochistan U19 Whites v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Whites 18-3, 11 overs (Mohammad Tahir 0-3)

Northern U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

No play due to rain

 

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Karachi, 17 August 2022: Saqlain Nawaz took ten wickets as Sindh U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Central Punjab U19 Whites at the end of fourth round match of the National U19 Championship in Karachi on Wednesday. In the Pool B match being staged at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Central Punjab U19 Whites managed to score 110 for eight in 34.1 overs in their second innings when stumps were drawn.

Muneeb Wasif coming to bat at number eight scored an unbeaten 55 off 70 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes. Sindh U19 Whites’ right-arm fast bowler Saqlain bagged four wickets for 29 in 13.1 overs. He ended up taking 10 wickets for 72 runs in the match. Daniyal Ahmed grabbed three wickets for 18 runs in the second innings.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, Balochistan U19 Blues trailing by 75 runs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues managed to score 72 for two in 21.1 overs in their second innings when play was stopped due to rain. No play occurred in the remaining day while Balochistan U19 Blues opening batter Basit Ali returned undefeated on 50. His innings included three fours and as many sixes.

At the NBP Sports Complex, in another drawn fixture, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 120 for six in 43.4 overs, Northern U19 Blues were dismissed for 182 in 55.5 overs. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Aftab top-scored with a 123-ball 96, hitting nine fours and two sixes.

Southern Punjab U19 Blues’ Bilal Ahmed was the most successful bowler with four wickets for 56. Kashif Fareed and Mohammad Shan bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were 20 for 2 in six overs when stumps were drawn.

At the UBL Sports Complex, resuming their first innings at the score of 125 for two in 30 overs, Sindh U19 Blues declared their innings on 235 for seven in 65 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues.

For Central Punjab Blues, Ali Asfand bagged four wickets for 58.

In return, Central Punjab U19 Blues were 105 for three in 39.1 overs when the match ended in a draw. Farhan Yousuf top-scored with an unbeaten 53 off 93 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes.

Pool B fixtures:

No play occurred on the third day in the Pool B fixture between Balochistan U19 Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites being played at the KCCA Stadium. The match ended in no result. Meanwhile, the match between Northern U19 Whites and Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.

At the end of fourth round, Sindh U19 Blues are at the top of the Pool A with 12 points. In Pool B, Sindh U19 Whites occupies the top spot with 13 points. The fifth and final round will be played from 20 August.

 

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Karachi, 20 August 2022: Sindh U19 Whites’ Haseeb-ur-Rehman purple patch with the ball continues as the right-arm spinner bagged seven wickets against Northern U19 Whites on day one of the fifth and final round fixture of the National U19 Championship on Saturday.

Sindh U19 Whites who is currently at the top of the Pool B with 13 points from four matches, opted to field first against Northern U19 Whites at the KCCA Ground. Northern U19 Whites were 96 for nine in 44.5 overs when stumps were drawn. Haseeb-ur-Rehman was the most successful bowler with figures of 18.5-3-43-7. He also occupies the top spot in the bowling chart with 27 wickets from just three outings which includes the ongoing match.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, opting to bat first, Sindh U19 Blues – the table topper was bowled out for 343 in the 78th over. Captain Aftab coming to bat at number 10 top-scored with 76 from 60 balls, which included eight fours and five sixes. Ziaullah scored a 52-ball 61, hitting eight fours and two sixes. The pair knitted 51 runs for the ninth wicket.

For Northern U19 Blues, Abidullah grabbed four wickets for 92 in 19 overs. Abdullah Amin took three wickets for 60 from 22 overs.

In return, Northern U19 Blues were eight for no loss in two overs when stumps were drawn.

At the NBP Sports Complex, after being put into bat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues were dismissed for 330 in 71st over against Southern Punjab U19 Blues. The left-handed batter Afaq Khan top-scored with 84 off 73 balls, which included seven fours and three sixes. Opening batter Mohammad Farooq scored a 111-ball 76, smashing five fours and three sixes. Farooq added 121-run partnership for the second wicket with Afaq. Jamshed Ali batting at number four scored third half-century of the innings with 62 off 71, laced with five fours and three sixes.

For Southern Punjab U19 Blues, Bilal Ahmed was the most successful bowler with three for 95. Kashif Fareed, Mohammad Shan and Zubair Jabbar bagged two wickets apiece.

In reply, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were 39 for four in 12 overs when first day’s play proceeding ended.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues’ Wazdan Khan took three wickets for 29.

At the UBL Sports Complex, three wickets apiece from Central Punjab U19 Blues’ Ali Asfand and Mohammad Tayab Arif bowled out Balochistan U19 Blues for 138 in the 69th over. Yasir Khan top-scored with 45.

At stumps, Central Punjab U19 Blues were 81 for two in 24 overs. Opening batter Azan Awais returned undefeated on 50 0ff 69 balls, which included five boundaries.

Pool B fixtures:

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, after being asked to bat, Southern Punjab U19 Whites were bowled out for 256 in the 74th over. Mohammad Uzair Mumtaz coming to bat at number three struck 106 off 168 balls. The right-handed batter innings included 11 fours. Arafat Ahmed Minhas scored 64 off 89 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites, Jawad Ali and Mohammad Irfan bagged four wickets each.

At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites were 45 for one in 13.1 overs.

At the TMC Ground, the first day’s play between Balochistan U19 Whites and Central Punjab U19 Whites was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Sindh U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, Karachi

Sindh U19 Blues 343 all out, 77.2 overs (Aftab 76, Ziaullah 61, Mirza Saad Baig 49, Habibullah 43; Abidullah 4-92, Abdullah Amin 3-60)

Northern U19 Blues 8-0, two overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 330 all out, 70.2 overs (Afaq Khan 84, Mohammad Farooq 76; Bilal Ahmed 3-95, Kashif Fareed 2-39, Mohammad Shan 2-65, Zubair Jabbar 2-69)

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 39-4, 12 overs (Wazdan Khan 3-29)

Balochistan U19 Blues v Central Punjab U19 Blues at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 138 all out, 68.2 overs (Yasir Khan 45; Ali Asfand 3-36, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 3-41, Mohammad Maooz 2-23)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 81-2, 24 overs (Azan Awais 50 not out)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Northern U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the KCA Stadium, Karachi

Northern U19 Whites 96-9, 44.5 overs (Shahmeer Ali 29; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 7-43, Syed Tayyab Hussain 2-20)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 256 all out, 73.1 overs (Uzair Mumtaz 106, Arafat Ahmed Minhas 64; Jawad Ali 4-60, Mohammad Irfan 4-43)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 45-1, 13.1 overs (Shuja Zaheer 20 not out)

Balochistan U19 Whites v Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

No play due to rain

 

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Karachi, 21 August 2022: Central Punjab U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by six wickets to record their first win in the National U19 Championship on Sunday.

Pool A fixtures:

At the UBL Sports Complex, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 81 for two in 24 overs, Central Punjab U19 Blues were bowled out for 186 in the 63rd over. Opening batter Azan Awais top-scored with a 169-ball 87, hitting seven boundaries.

For Balochistan U19 Blues, Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Qasim bagged four wickets apiece.

In return, starting their second innings with a deficit of 48 runs, Balochistan U19 Blues were bundled out for 118 in the 43rd over. Zohaib Khan Shanzaib top-scored with 34 off 55 balls, which included three fours.

For Central Punjab U19 Blues, Mohammad Tayyab Arif took four wickets for 17 and ended up taking seven wickets in the match. Left-arm spinner Ali Asfand bagged three wickets for 45 runs and ended up with six wickets in the match.

In reply, Central Punjab U19 Blues achieved the target in the 19th over for the loss of four wickets. Wicketkeeper-batter Afzal Manzoor top-scored with run-a-ball 38, hitting two fours and as many sixes.

At the NBP Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues are on the verge of their first win in the tournament after Southern Punjab U19 Blues in chase of 400 were 110 for eight in 35 overs when stumps were drawn. Wazdan Khan who took four wickets in the first innings, bagged three wickets in the second innings for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 39 for four, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 85 in the 32nd over. Mohammad Zubair Snr and Wazdan Khan grabbed four wickets each.

With 245 first innings lead, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa declared their second innings on 158 for four in 28 overs. Mohammad Zulkifal scored 57.

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, table topper Sindh U19 Blues were 159 for four in their second innings with an overall lead of 304 against Northern U19 Blues when stumps were drawn. Sindh’s Afnan Khan top-scored with an unbeaten 56 off 57 balls, smashing two fours and as many sixes. Habibullah scored 51 off 66 balls, which included six fours and one six.

Earlier, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of eight for no loss, Northern U19 Blues were bundled out for 198 in the 67th over. Affan Ishaq scored a 111-ball 61, hitting two fours and three sixes.

For Sindh U19 Blues, Naveed Ahmed Khan took five wickets for 56. Afnan Khan bagged three wickets, while Ziaullah took two wickets.

Pool B fixtures:

At the KCCA Stadium, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 96 for nine, Northern U19 Whites were dismissed for 96 in the 47th over against Sindh U19 Whites. Haseeb-ur-Rehman took the last wicket to fall and ended up with figures of 19.3-3-43-8.

In return, Sindh U19 Whites were bowled out for 102 in the 41st over with opening batter Hamza Qureshi top-scoring with a 94-ball 30, hitting two fours.

For Northern U19 Whites, Abuzar Hashim bagged four wickets. Abdul Basit and Mohammad Nabeel took three wickets apiece.

At stumps, Northern U19 Whites in their second innings were 104 for five in 43 overs. Captain Shahmeer Ali scored 29 runs.

For Sindh U19 Whites, spinner Haseeb was once again amongst the wickets taking three for 44 from 12 overs. He has so far taken 11 wickets in the match.

At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 45 for one in 13.1 overs, managed to score 278 for seven in 83 overs against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Ahmed Hussain top-scored with an unbeaten knock of 115 off 207 balls, which included 10 fours and two sixes.

For Southern Punjab U19 Whites, Mohammad Aqib Asghar and Mohammad Ismail bagged three wickets apiece.

In return, at the close of play, Southern Punjab U19 Whites in their second innings were 66 for two in 19 overs leading by 44 runs.

At the TMC Ground, after the first day’s play was abandoned due to rain, Balochistan U19 Whites won the toss and put Central Punjab U19 Whites into bat. Central Punjab U19 Whites declared their first innings on 222 for eight in 50 overs at the back of Hafiz Usman Nadeem’s unbeaten century. Usman scored 111 off 130 balls, smashing seven fours and one six.

For Balochistan U19 Whites, Ahsanullah and Mohsin Ali bagged three wickets apiece.

At stumps, Balochistan U19 Whites were 32 for two in 12 overs.

Scores in brief – Pool A:

Central Punjab U19 Blues beat Balochistan U19 Blues by six wickets at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan U19 Blues 138 all out, 68.2 overs (Yasir Khan 45; Ali Asfand 3-36, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 3-41, Mohammad Maooz 2-23) and 118 all out, 42.5 overs (Zohaib Khan Shanzaib 34; Mohammad Tayyab Arif 4-17, Ali Asfand 3-45, Ayub Khan 3-25)

Central Punjab U19 Blues 186 all out, 62.5 overs (Azan Awais 87; Mohammad Qasim 4-33, Ejaz Ahmed 4-47) and 71-4, 18.3 overs (Afzal Manzoor 38; Ijaz Ahmed 3-28)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 330 all out, 70.2 overs (Afaq Khan 84, Mohammad Farooq 76; Bilal Ahmed 3-95, Kashif Fareed 2-39, Mohammad Shan 2-65, Zubair Jabbar 2-69) and 158-4 (decl), 28 overs (Mohammad Zulkifal 57, Afaq Khan 45)

Southern Punjab U19 Blues 85 all out, 31.4 overs (Mohammad Danish 26; Mohammad Zubair Snr 4-6, Wazdan Khan 4-52) and 110-8, 35 overs (Moheer Saeed 34; Wazdan Khan 3-19, Ihtisham-ul-Haq 2-33, Mohammad Shoaib Khan 2-12)

Sindh U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy Ground, Karachi

Sindh U19 Blues 343 all out, 77.2 overs (Aftab 76, Ziaullah 61, Mirza Saad Baig 49, Habibullah 43; Abidullah 4-92, Abdullah Amin 3-60) and 159-4, 35 overs (Afnan Khan 56 not out, Habibullah 51; Faraz Khan 2-44, Mohammad Umar Habib 2-36)

Northern U19 Blues 198 all out, 66.1 overs (Affan Ishaq 61; Naveed Ahmed Khan 5-56, Afnan Khan 3-42, Ziaullah 2-46)

Scores in brief – Pool B:

Northern U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi

Northern U19 Whites 96 all out, 46.3 overs (Shahmeer Ali 29; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 8-43, Syed Tayyab Hussain 2-20) and 104-5, 43 overs (Shahmeer Ali 29; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 3-44)

Sindh U19 Whites 102 all out, 40.5 overs (Hamza Qureshi 30; Abuzar 4-15, Abdul Basit 3-60, Mohammad Nabeel 3-14)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi

Southern Punjab U19 Whites 256 all out, 73.1 overs (Uzair Mumtaz 106, Arafat Ahmed Minhas 64; Jawad Ali 4-60, Mohammad Irfan 4-43) and 66-2, 19 overs (Mohammad Ammar 36 not out)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 278-7, 83 overs (Ahmad Hussain 115 not out, Sherdil Khan 47, Zubair Shinwari 36; Mohammad Aqib Asghar 3-81, Mohammad Ismail 3-49)

Balochistan U19 Whites v Central Punjab U19 Whites at the TMC Ground, Karachi

Central Punjab U19 Whites 222-8(decl), 50 overs (Hafiz Usman Nadeem 111 not out, Ali Dilshad 41; Ahsanullah 3-25, Mohsin Ali 3-79)

Balochistan U19 Whites 32-2, 12 overs

 

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Karachi, 22 August 2022: It will be all Sindh in the final after Sindh U19 Blues and Sindh U19 Whites finished on the top of their groups at the end of fifth round matches at the National U19 Championship on Monday.

Pool A fixtures:

At the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, Sindh U19 Blues beat Northern U19 Blues by 199 runs. In chase of 345 to win, Northern U19 Blues were dismissed for 145 in the 57.3 overs. For Sindh U19 Blues, Aftab Ibrahim bagged four wickets for 33.

In the second fixture of the group, at the NBP Sports Complex, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues defeated Southern Punjab U19 Blues by 283 runs. Chasing 404 to win, Southern Punjab U19 Blues were dismissed for 120 in the 41st over. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues’ Wazdan Khan bagged four wickets in each innings and ended up with figures of eight for 76 in the match.

Pool B fixtures:

At the KCCA Stadium, Sindh U19 Whites in a close encounter defeated Northern U19 Whites by one wicket. Chasing 131 to run, Sindh U19 Whites captain Hassan Iqbal top-scored with 42 off 114 balls, hitting two fours and helped achieved the target in the 59th over. For Northern U19 Whites, Abdul Basit took three wickets for 71.

Earlier, Sindh U19 Whites right-arm spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman bagged four wickets for 56 in the second innings to dismiss Northern U19 Whites for 136. Haseeb ended up taking 12 wickets in the match and is currently at the top of the table for bowlers with 32 wickets from three matches.

At the TMC Ground in Karachi, Balochistan U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Central Punjab U19 Whites. Balochistan U19 Whites were 119 for nine in 52 overs when stumps were drawn. Balochistan U19 Whites in their first innings declared their first innings on 222 for eight in 50 overs.

In another group match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites played out a drawn game against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. At the Hanif Mohammad HPC, Arafat Minhas struck an unbeaten 118 off 212 balls to help Southern Punjab U19 Whites declare their second innings at 269 for six in 87 overs. Chasing 248 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites were 156 for three in 19 overs when stumps were drawn.

At the end of fifth round, Sindh U19 Blues topped Pool A with 21 points. In Pool B, Sindh U19 Whites clinched the top spot with 13 points. The final of the tournament will be played between Sindh U19 Blues and Sindh U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex from 25 to 28 August.

 

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All set for all-Sindh National U19 Championship final

Lahore, 24 August 2022:

This year’s best two teams of teenage cricketers will be in action at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi from 25 August as Sindh Blues face Sindh Whites in the final of the National U19 Championship 2022-23.

Along with the bragging rights of being the red-ball champions, the final provides both sides a shot at the winning prize money of PKR1.5million. The team that ends up second will bag PKR750,000. The player of the final and the best performers of the tournament (player of the tournament, best batter, best bowler and best fielder) will win PKR25,000 and PKR50,000 each.

The tournament, one of the several Pakistan Cricket Board’s initiatives to unearth the #PakistanFutureStars, began on 30 July with 12 teams divided into two groups. In a bid to increase the talent pool at the age-group level, each of the six Cricket Associations fielded two teams under the names of Blues and Whites. The Blues formed Group A and the Whites featured in Group B.

With two wins in five matches, Sindh Blues, with most wins in their pool, topped the chart. Sindh Whites, also with two wins and the most in their set, topped Pool B.

The final will be a four-day affair. In case the match ends in a draw, the team with the first innings lead will be declared winners. If the weather or ground conditions do not allow a single ball to be bowled, then both teams will be declared joint winners.

Sindh Blues’ Habibullah has had a terrific run with the bat scoring 294 at an average of 73.50 . The right-handed batter has smashed a century and a half-century and his side will be relying heavily on him to continue his impressive batting display in the last four days of this year’s National U19 Championship.

Sindh Whites’ Haseeb-ur-Rehman has had a phenomenal run with the ball, taking 32 wickets in just three matches. The right-arm off-break has recorded three five-fors and his best bowling figures have been an exceptional nine for 79. The second best wicket-taker of the tournament, Abdul Basit of Northern Whites, has 20 wickets in four matches, which underscores Haseeb’s utility for his side.

Haseeb’s teammate, Ghulam Ashraf will be aiming to end the tournament with the most dismissals to his name. He currently has 11 dismissals (eight catches and three stumpings) in five matches and follows Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites’ Zubair Shinwari, who leads the chart with 12 dismissals (10 catches and two stumpings).

Squads


Sindh U19 Blues: Wahaj Riaz (Captain) (Karachi), Afnan Khan (Karachi), Aftab (Karachi), Ali Hasan (Karachi), Arbaz Khan (Karachi), Habibullah (Karachi), Hameed Karim (Karachi), Haroon Arshad (Karachi), Khuwaja Muhammad Hafeez (Karachi), Maaz Khurram (Karachi), Mirza Saad Baig (Karachi), Muhammad Hanif (Karachi), Naveed Ahmed (Karachi), Rehan Shah (Karachi) and Shahbaz Aziz (Jacobabad)

Reserve players: Abdullah Alam (Karachi), Daud Abbas (Shaheed Benazirabad), Faroz Ali (Larkana), Haseeb-ur-Rahman (Hyderabad) and Ubaid Raza (Khairpur)

Coaching staff: Muhammad Masroor (head coach), Tahir Mehmood (assistant coach

Sindh U19 Whites: Muhammad Hassan Iqbal (Captain) (Khi Zone-III), Abdul Moeez (Khi Zone-VII), Ali Ishaq (Khi Zone-VI), Daniyal Ahmed (Khi Zone-V), Ghulam Ashraf (Khi Zone-VI), Hamza Qureshi (Khi Zone-VI), Mansoor Ali Khoso (Khairpur), Muhammad Fahad Amin (Khi Zone-III), Muhammad Saad Asif (Khi Zone-VII), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Rumail Ahmed (Khi Zone-III), Saqlain Nawaz Rajput (Khairpur), Shahwaiz Yasir (Khi Zone-II), Syed Tayyab Hussain (Khi Zone-II) and Syed Yahya Shah (Hyderabad)

Reserves: Abdul Rehman Niazi (Khi Zone-II), Awais Raheem Shah (Khi Zone-VI), Mohammad Umar Khan Sherani (Mirpurkhas), Muhammad Hannan (Sukkur) and Ziaullah (Khi Zone-II)

Coaching staff: Ghulam Ali (head coach), Zafar Iqbal (assistant coach)

 

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U19 Championship: Sindh Blues close in on victory as Sindh Whites lose five in 506-run chase

Karachi, 27 August 2022: Sindh Blues moved one step closer to victory in the National U19 Championship final against Sindh Whites after a dominant display on the third day at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.

Sindh Whites finished the day’s play struggling at 164-5 in pursuit of the improbable 506-run target with Shahwaiz Yasir and Syed Tayyab Hussain unbeaten on 50 and 22 respectively. The duo came to the crease when their team had lost half of their side on 107 runs as they stitched an unbroken 57-run stand to take them to stumps.

Sindh Whites still seem to be staring at an imminent defeat following the failure of their top-order to build significant partnerships. Opening batter Ali Ishaq was dismissed for 20 in the fifth over of the innings by Aftab Ibrahim before Afnan Khan got the better of his batting partner Hamza Qureshi for 11.

Noman Ali perished soon for the paltry score of five while Yahya Shah spent 54 balls in the middle for his 35 as he out stumped off the bowling of Ziaullah. Afnan then returned to pick up his second wicket of the innings by getting rid of Sindh Whites skipper Hassan Iqbal (15).

Earlier in the day, Wahaj Riaz starred with a stellar century to go with his 72 in the first innings to help Sindh Blues set a mammoth target.

Wahaj made 116 with 10 fours and a solitary six and forged a 107-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Arbaz Khan, who scored 57 with seven boundaries and one six.

After Arbaz fell off Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Wahaj batted well with the tail to take Sindh Blues’ score from 170-4 to 275-8. He then became the ninth batter to be out whereas the final pair added only three runs to the total and Sindh Blues were all out for 278, stretching their lead to 505 runs.

Sindh Whites spinner Haseeb was once again among the wickets as he returned figures of 4-107, fortifying his position as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. Left-arm spinner Tayyab chipped in with three wickets for 69 runs.

The buoyant Sindh Blues will resume their victory push on Sunday in hopes of sealing the contest quickly while Sindh Whites require a massive 342 runs for a miraculous win on the final day.

Scores in brief:

Sindh Blues 363-9d, 81.2 overs (Habibullah 130, Wahaj Riaz 72, Saad Baig 36, Aftab Ibrahim 29, Haroon Arshad 24, Afnan Khan 22, Ali Hasan 21; Syed Tayyab Hussain 5-85, Daniyal Ahmed 2-40, Haseeb-ur-Rehman 2-147) and 278 all out, 70 overs (Wahaj Riaz 116, Arbaz Khan 57, Saad Baig 29, Habibullah 24; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 4-107, Syed Tayyab Hussain 3-69, Fahad Amin 2-48)

Sindh Whites 136 all out, 60.1 overs (Ali Ishaq 26, Daniyal Ahmed 26, Noman Ali 23; Afnan Khan 3-21, Naveed Ahmed Khan 3-22, Aftab Ibrahim 2-45) and 164-5, 52 overs (Shahwaiz Yasir 50 not out, Syed Yahya Shah 35, Syed Tayyab Hussain 22 not out; Afnan Khan 2-23)

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Sindh Blues are the winners of the National U19 Championship. They thrashed Sindh Whites by a mammoth 288 runs in the final, played at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi, and now have the bragging rights of being the red-ball U19 champions for the 2022-23 season and have also pocketed PKR1.5million.

Blues completed the win on the fourth and final day of the match as they dismissed Whites’ last five batters in just 53 runs. Whites were bowled out the latter for mere 217 in their pursuit of 506.

Shahwaiz Yasir, who was unbeaten on 50, could add only one run to his score, before Naveed Ahmed Khan sent him back to the pavilion. Naveed was one of the two bowlers – the other being Afnan Khan – in the innings to pick three wickets. Aftab Ibrahim and Ziaullah dismissed two batters each.

Syed Tayyab Hussain, not out on 22 when the play resumed on Sunday, was the only Whites player to show resistance with a half-century before he was stumped off Ziaullah. Tayyab hit five fours in his 151-ball 53.

That Blues were able to set such a huge total for Whites was because of brilliant bowling performances from their bowlers and captain Wahaj Riaz’s sound batsmanship. Wahaj made 72 and 116 in the match and his second innings century rescued Blues from a batting collapse.

Wahaj was declared player of the final.

His teammate Afnan Khan, with 228 runs and 22 wickets, was named player of the tournament, while the award was best batter also went to Blues as Habibullah, the centurion in the final of the first innings, was awarded the trophy for scoring 448 runs.

Sindh Whites’ Haseeb-Ur-Rehman (38 wickets) and Ghulam Ashraf bagged best bowler and best wicketkeeper trophy.

Scores in brief:

Sindh Blues 363-9d, 81.2 overs (Habibullah 130, Wahaj Riaz 72, Saad Baig 36, Aftab Ibrahim 29, Haroon Arshad 24, Afnan Khan 22, Ali Hasan 21; Syed Tayyab Hussain 5-85, Daniyal Ahmed 2-40, Haseeb-ur-Rehman 2-147) and 278 all out, 70 overs (Wahaj Riaz 116, Arbaz Khan 57, Saad Baig 29, Habibullah 24; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 4-107, Syed Tayyab Hussain 3-69, Fahad Amin 2-48)

Sindh Whites 136 all out, 60.1 overs (Ali Ishaq 26, Daniyal Ahmed 26, Noman Ali 23; Afnan Khan 3-21, Naveed Ahmed Khan 3-22, Aftab Ibrahim 2-45) and 217 all out, 78.5 overs (Syed Tayyab Hussain 53, Shahwaiz Yasir 51, Yahya Shah 35, Ali Ishaq 20; Afnan Khan 3-43, Naveed Ahmed Khan 3-50, Ziaullah 2-38, Aftab Ibrahim 2-49)

Player of the final – Wahaj Riaz (Sindh Blues)