(Sports Reporter)
Karachi : Regional Cricket Association Zone Vl beat Regional Cricket Association Zone V by an innings and 73 runs to win the title of PCB Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament Karachi Region.At KCCA Stadium, Zone V won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring only 95 runs in 26 overs in the first innings. Ibadur Rahman and Wasim Ahmed scored 19 runs each. off-spinner Saifullah and left-arm leg-spinner Tariq Khan bowled devastatingly, taking 4-4 ??wickets for 19 and 24 runs respectively, while Raza-ul-Hasan took 2 wickets.
In reply, Zone Vl was bowled out by making 255 runs in 72.2 overs in the first inning .Skipper Akbarul Rehman scored 67 runs, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay 36, Habibullah 24, Syed Haider Abbas 46 and Abdul Rehman 33. In the second innings, Zone V was once again bowled out by the destructive bowling of the bowlers of zone six after making 87 runs in 31 overs. Hasan Khan scored 23 runs and Moazzam Malik 25 . Medium fast bowler Ali Umar took 3 for 13, Tariq Khan took 4 for 42.
Tariq Khan and Saifullah took 45 and 33 wickets respectively in the tournament and played a key role in the success of Zone Vl.
President RCAK Zone Vl Zia Ahmed Siddiqui congratulated the players and announced cash awards for the team’s great success.