KP trounce S Punjab in U-16 Cricket

LAHORE: A century opening stand between M Farooq and Arafat Afsar helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) trounce Southern Punjab by 10 wickets in PCB-Pepsi U-16s one-day tournament at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Wednesday. Chasing a 106-run target, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U-16 achieved victory in the ninth over. M Farooq scored an unbeaten 71 off 33 balls and struck 11 fours and two sixes, while Arafat Asfar scored a 20-ball 28 with two fours and two sixes.Earlier, after electing to bat first, Southern Punjab U-16 were dismissed for 105 in 38.1 overs. Adnan Shahid top-scored with 62 off 102 balls and hit six boundaries. For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U-16, M Irfan finished with figures of three for 18 in nine overs.Scores in brief: Southern Punjab U-16s 105 all out in 38.1 overs (Adnan Shahid 62; M Irfan 3-18) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U-16s 106-0 in 8.4 overs (M Farooq 71*,Arafat Afsar 28 not out) In another match Sindh beat Northern by one wicket at the Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad. After being put to bat first, Northern managed to score 106 for nine in 32 overs after the match was reduced to 32 overs due to wet outfield. Raja Hamza Waheed top-scored with a 57-ball 33, hitting four fours. For Sindh, Aaliyan Mehmood took four wickets for 26 runs in seven overs.In return, Sindh chased down the target in the 22nd over with nine wickets down. Opening batsman Mirza Saad Baig top-scored with a quick-fire 44 off 34 balls, hitting eight fours. For Northern, M Ibrahim was the pick of the bowlers with four for 26.Scores in brief: Northern U-16s 106-9 in 32 overs (Raja Hamza Waheed 33; Aaliyan Mehmood 4-26)Sindh U-16 110-9 in 21.2 overs (Mirza Saad Baig 44; M Ibrahim 4-26).

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