Hammad stars in Central Zone victory

ISLAMABAD: Hammad Saddique smashed 114 as Central Zone beat North Zone by four wickets in the Islamabad Inter-District Under-19 Cricket Tournament match here at the Diamond Club Ground Friday.

North Zone while batting first hit up 224 before being all out. Central chased down the target in 43 overs losing six wickets in the process. Hammad struck 16 boundaries in his 98-ball knock.

Earlier, Ahsan Asghar (3-35) and Sardar Khan (2-23) bowled well to restrict Central Zone with Asad Ali Abbasi (37) and Hasan Abid Kiyani (34) being the only notable run-getters.

Scores in brief: Central beat North Zone by four wickets: North Zone 224 in 47.5 overs (Asad Ali Abbasi 37, Hasan Abid Kiani 34, Ahsan Asghar 3-35, Sardar Khan 2-23). Central Zone 225-6 in 42.5 overs (Hammad Saddique 114, Haroon Wahid 39 not out; Bilal Ahmad 3-39).

East Zone beat Gilgit-Baltistan by 55 runs: East Zone 208 in 47.5 overs (Muntazir Ali Shah 62; Sajid Raza 4-25, Zahoor Ali Khan 3-36). Gilgit-Baltistan 153 all out in 39.4 overs (Kashif Ali 44; Mukarram Ali 4-31, Uzair Waheed 3-40, Harris Hasan 2-15).