Sports: Cricket: Lahore thrashes Karachi PCB Stars U-16 One Day Tourney

Karachi:Lahore recorded a convincing five-wicket win against their Karachi counterparts in Pepsi-PCB Stars U-16 One Day Tournament at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

Karachi batted first in the Super Six round match and put on board 188 runs before losing all of its wickets in 42.2 overs. Kashif Ali batted well for the side scoring 56 runs off 72 balls. Zain Anwar contributed 29 runs while Ghazi Ghori added 26 runs Munib Wasif picked four wickets for 30 runs.

In rely, Lahore reached victory total in 43.2 overs with five wickets in hand. Shawish Irfan batted well for the side scoring 56 off 71 balls. Hafiz Usman (31not out) and Ibrar Afzaal (29 runs) also batted well for the side. Hasan Khalid and Aliyan Mehmood picked two wickets each.

Meanwhile, at Faraz Sports Ground in Sialkot, Faisalabad U-16 trounced Hyderabad U-16 by nine wickets – thanks to Mohammad Waqas for his unbeaten 99-run knock . Aakash Hussain contributed 49 runs for the winning team.