PCB-Pepsi National U16 three-day tournament Hasnain and Shamyl shine in Northern win
Abdullah Asjad
iSLAMABAD, 4 December 2019:Northern U16 v Balochistan U16, Shalimar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Shamyl Hussain’s century and left-arm spinner Mohammad Hasnain’s nine wickets in the match helped Northern U16 beat Balochistan U16 by an innings and 44 runs on day-two of the PCB-Pepsi National U16 three-day match at the Shalimar Cricket Ground, Islamabad on Wednesday.
Resuming their first innings on 114 for three, Northern were bowled out for 262 in 85.3 overs courtesy 110 runs from opening batsman Shamyl Hussain.
In reply, Balochistan U16 were bowled out for 89 runs in 34.1 overs in their second innings handing Northern U16 an innings and 44 runs win.
For Northern, Mohammad Hasnain took four second innings wickets and ended up with match figures of nine for 70 runs.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Sindh U16, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
At Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, at the close of second day’s play, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa require another 87 runs to win the match against Sindh U16.
Resuming their first innings on 103 for two in 28 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 179 in response to Sindh’s 163 first innings score.
Aaliyan Mehmood took seven wickets for 68 runs for Sindh.
In reply, Sindh in their second innings were bundled out for 120 in 42.2 overs.
For Sindh Saad Baig top-scored with 61, while for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mohammad Umar grabbed five wickets.
Chasing 105 to win the match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 18 for one in five overs when stumps were drawn.
Scores in brief:
Northern U16 v Balochistan U16, Shalimar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Balochistan 129 all out, 47 overs (Khalid Khan 35; Mohammad Hasnain 5-35) and 89 all out, 34.1 overs (Ikram Ullah 24; Mohammad Hasnain 4-35, Atif Khan 3-7)
Northern 262 all out, 85.3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 110, Aseer Mughal 45; Faiz Ullah 4-87, Arbaz Khan 3-48)
Result: Northern U16 win by an innings and 44 runs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 v Sindh U16, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Sindh 163 all out, 67.1 overs (Syed Taha Shah 36; Mohammad Irfan 6-32) and120 all out,42.2 overs (Saad Baig 61; Mohammad Umar 5-27)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 179 all out, 57.3 overs (Abbas Ali 66; Aaliyan Mehmood 7-68) and 18-1, 5 overs
