KARACHI:Southern Punjab’s Tahir Hussain and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Zeeshan Ahmed took five wickets each in the third round matches of the National U19 Three-Day on Saturday.
Resuming their first innings on 78 for two in 18 overs at Country Club in Muridke, Sindh were bowled out for 207 in 49.3 overs. Adeel Meo top-scored with a 52-ball 53, hitting seven fours and a six. Saim Ayub was other notable run-getter with 45 off 81 balls, laced with nine fours.
For Southern Punjab, left-arm pacer Tahir took five wickets for 85 in 21 overs, while Faisal Akram took four for 77.
In reply, Southern Punjab were 67 for one in 17 overs when stumps were drawn on day two. Uzair Mumtaz (30) and Mohammad Shehzad (13) will resume their batting tomorrow.
After being put into bat, Central Punjab managed to score 160 for five in 51 overs, as the opening day was called off early due to bad light at Shalimar Ground in Islamabad.
Shawaiz Irfan top-scored with a 116-ball 66, which included nine fours and a six. He knitted a 92-run partnership for the opening wicket with Sameer Saqib (33 off 95 balls, six fours). Mohammad Huraira was other notable scorer with an unbeaten 40 off 49 balls, hitting seven boundaries.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, left-arm spinner Zeeshan grabbed all five wickets to fall for 49 runs.
At Ayub Park Ground in Rawalpindi, only 21 overs could take place on the opening day of the match due to rain. After being asked to bat first, Northern scored 100 for the loss of three wickets in 21 overs. Abdul Faseeh returned undefeated on 40 off 53 balls, hitting eight fours.
For Balochistan, Hikmat Ullah took two wickets for 34.