Saad steers Sindh to victory in U-16 Cricket

LAHORE: Mirza Saad Baig scored 100 off 125 balls to guide Sindh to a 76-run win against Southern Punjab in the National U-16 Cricket Championship.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 were bowled out for 118 in 36.2 overs in reply, Alamzaib Khan top-scored with 31 runs. Umar Ijaz took three while Wahaj Riaz and Aaliyan Mehmood took two wickets each for Sindh in their one-sided win.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 top-scored with 21 runs while Khalid Khan made 20. Ali Asfand took four wickets; 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, Afzaal Manzoor made 30 not out, both sharedan unbroken 51-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Faizullah took three wickets.

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