Mirza Saad's century helps Sindh defeat Southern Punjab in U16 one-day tournament
Mirza Saad Baig scored a century to help Sindh U16 defeat Southern Punjab while Central Punjab U16 defeated Balochistan U16 in the other game of PCB-Pepsi U16 one day tournament being played in Faisalabad.
Southern Punjab U16 v Sindh U16, Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
Mirza Saad Baig scored 100 off 125 balls with the help of eight fours and one six, to guide his Sindh U16 side to a 76-run win against Southern Punjab.
Batting first, Sindh backed by Mirza Saad’s ton scored 194 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 45 overs.
Mohammad Abubakar took five wickets for Southern Punjab.
Southern Punjab, in reply, were bowled out for 118 in 36.2 overs offering little resistance against a good bowling attack.
Alamzaib Khan top-scored with 31 runs while Umar Ijaz took three while Wahaj Riaz and Aaliyan Mehmood took two wickets each for Sindh in their one-sided win.
Central Punjab U16 v Balochistan U16, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad
At Saeed Ajmal Academy Ground in Faisalabad, Central Punjab beat Balochistan by six wickets in a match reduced to 38 overs.
Batting first, Balochistan were rolled over for 108 runs in 35.4 overs. Ikramullah managed to top score for his side with 21 runs while Khalid Khan made 20.
Ali Asfand took four wickets for Central Punjab while Arham Nawab took three for 30.
Central Punjab overhauled the target in 25 overs for the loss of four wickets. Azan Awais top-scored with an unbeaten 41 while Afzaal Manzoor finished with 30 not out. Both the batsmen shared an unbroken 51-run partnership for the fifth wicket to see their side home.
Faizullah took three wickets to restore some pride for his side.
Scores in brief:
Southern Punjab U16 v Sindh U16, Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
Sindh U16 194 for 7, 45 overs (Mirza Saad Baig 100; Muhammad Abubakar 5-24)
Southern Punjab 118 all out, 36.2 overs (Alamzaib Khan 31, Umar Ijaz 3-24; Wahaj Riaz 2-24)
Central Punjab U16 v Balochistan U16, Saeed Ajmal Academy Ground, Faisalabad
Balochistan U16 108 all out, 35.4 overs (Ikramullah 21, Khalid Khan 20; Ali Asfand 4-10, Arham Nawab 3-30)
Central Punjab U16 109 for 4 , 25 overs (Azan Awais 41 not out, Afzaal Manzoor 30 not out; Faizullah 3-19)
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