Lahore (Sports Reporter): Eight matches were played on the opening day of the National U19 Cup (One-Day), with Faisalabad, Sialkot Whites, Bahawalpur, Lahore Blues, Multan, FATA, Karachi Blues and Peshawar Blues registering wins in their respective first-round fixtures.
At the Saeed Ajmal Academy in Faisalabad, Faisalabad defeated Abbottabad by six wickets. Abbottabad were bowled out for 125 in 33.1 overs, with Adil Waheed remaining unbeaten on 37. Shahzaib Zafar returned three for 29. Faisalabad achieved the target in 29.1 overs, reaching 129 for four with Hamza Liaqat scoring 29.
Sialkot Whites beat AJK by 66 runs at the HPC Faisalabad Cricket Ground. Sialkot Whites posted 241 for nine in their 50 overs, with Mohammad Fahad, Ghulam Haider and Mohammad Abdul Qadeer scoring half-centuries. Zahid Munawar bagged six for 14 as AJK were dismissed for 175 in 49.1 overs.
In Group B, Bahawalpur beat Islamabad by four wickets after chasing 167 in 36.3 overs, with Mohammad Rehan scoring 50. Lahore Blues beat Karachi Whites by 24 runs at the Ashfaq Cricket Ground in Charsadda. Hammad Asif’s 73 and Muhammad Hamza Bajwa’s 62 helped Lahore Blues post 293 for eight before Karachi Whites were bowled out for 269.
In Group C fixture, Multan registered an eight-wicket win over Larkana after Mohammad Haseeb Zia took six for 23. FATA beat Lahore Whites by five wickets, with Shahid Khan taking five wickets for 23 runs.
In Group D, Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by four wickets, while Peshawar Blues recorded the biggest win of the round, beating Sialkot Blues by 180 runs. Haroon Rasheed scored 76 for Peshawar Blues, while Muhammad Awais took six for 21.
The second round of the National U19 Cup will be played on Saturday, 26 September.
Scores in brief:
Group A
Faisalabad beat Abbottabad by six wickets at Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad
Abbottabad 125 all out, 33.1 overs (Adil Waheed 37 not out; Shahzaib Zafar 3-29)
Faisalabad 129-4, 29.1 overs (Hamza Liaqat 29; Zeeshan Ahmad 2-41)
Sialkot Whites beat AJK by 66 runs at HPC Faisalabad Cricket Ground, Faisalabad
Sialkot Whites 241-9, 50 overs (Mohammad Fahad 58, Ghulam Haider 50, Muhammad Abdul Qadeer 50; Abu Bakar Minhas 3-39, Mohammad Zeeshan Daud 3-39)
AJK 175 all out, 49.1 overs (Uzair Rauf 40; Zahid Munawar 6-14)
Group B
Bahawalpur beat Islamabad by four wickets at Mir Awais Cricket Ground, Peshawar
Islamabad 166 all out, 41.2 overs (Mohammad Bilal 33; Tayyab Mukhtiar 4-18, Azad Khan 3-21)
Bahawalpur 167-6, 36.3 overs (Muhammad Rehan 50; Adil Khan 2-31, Jawad Ullah 2-33)
Lahore Blues beat Karachi Whites by 24 runs at Ashfaq Cricket Ground, Charsadda
Lahore Blues 293-8, 50 overs (Hammad Asif 73, Muhammad Hamza Bajwa 62; Akhtar Ali 2-29)
Karachi Whites 269 all out, 48.4 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 62, Muhammad Akber 53; Naqeebullah 3-40)
Group C
Multan beat Larkana by eight wickets at Faraz Cricket Ground, Sialkot
Larkana 108 all out, 29.1 overs (Moharam Ali 25; Mohammad Haseeb Zia 6-23, Ghulam Abbas 4-20)
Multan 109-2, 17 overs (Muzamil Yasin 54)
FATA beat Lahore Whites by five wickets at SOS Cricket Ground, Sialkot
Lahore Whites 131 all out, 37.2 overs (Phool Ali 38; Shahid Khan 5-23)
FATA 134-5, 25.1 overs (Muhammad Abbas Afridi 42; Taj Muhammad 3-29)
Group D
Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by four wickets at Azhar Ali Academy Ground, Lahore
DM Jamali 84 all out, 27.2 overs (Ahmed Ali 23; Asad Umar 5-15)
Karachi Blues 88-6, 18.4 overs (Huzaifa Ahsan 23; Farhanullah 3-30)
Peshawar Blues beat Sialkot Blues by 180 runs at Railways Cricket Ground, Lahore
Peshawar 266-8, 50 overs (Haroon Rasheed 76; Ahmed Bashir 3-34)
Sialkot Blues 86 all out, 25.2 overs (Farman Ali 35; Mohammad Awais 6-21)
