Lahore, 1 October 2025: The fifth round of the National Men’s U19 One-Day Cup saw Abbottabad, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Peshawar emerge victorious in Group A, while Group B triumphant teams included Rawalpindi, FATA, Lahore Whites and Karachi Whites as the action unfolded in Sheikhupura, Muridke Peshawar and Charsadda.
Apart from Ahmad Hussain’s ton, Multan’s Sameer Minhas, Sialkot’s Ghulam Haider, Abbottabad’s Mohammad Shayan, Karachi Whites’ Abdul Sami and Lahore Whites’ Farhan yousuf struck centuries in the round.
Group A
Peshawar’s Ahmad Hussain struck a match-winning unbeaten century (120 not out, 103b, 15x4s) as they chased the 261-run target with six balls to spare and three wickets in hand against Multan at the Rana Naveed Cricket Academy Ground in Sheikhupura.
Ahmad walked in to bat at 44-3 before Peshawar slid to 147-7. From then on, the no.5 batter stitched a 114-run stand with Haroon Khan (32 not out, 38b, 3x4s, 1x6) to steer his team to victory.
Earlier, Multan posted 260-5 in their 50 overs on the back of Sameer Minhas’ (107, 119b, 14x4s) second consecutive century, while Ali Husnain Badshah (74, 83b, 7x4s, 2x6s) scored a half-century. The duo took their team from 75-2 to 214-3.
At the Lahore Country Club Ground #1 Muridke, Abbottabad’s Muhammad Shayan struck unbeaten 144 off 130 balls hitting 12 fours and one six against Karachi Blues to take his team to 266-6 in 50 overs with the next best score being 32 by Mamoon ul Rasheed.
In turn, Karachi Blues fell 123 runs short as they were bowled out for 143 in 39.2 overs with Abbottabad’s left-arm pacer Jalal taking 4-16 in 6.2 overs.
At the Lahore Country Club Ground 2 in Muridke, Faisalabad beat Larkana by four wickets as they chased the 136-run target in 37.1 overs as Muhammad Usman (35 not out, 66b, 2x4s) and Tawasal Abbas (32 not out, 44b, 1x4, 1x6) lifted the team from 85-6.
Earlier, Faisalabad’s left-arm wrist-spinner Momin Qamar picked up 4-20 in 4.4 overs to skittle Larkana for 135 in 35.4 overs as they slid from 91-2 to lose eight wickets for 44 runs.
Sialkot rode on no.4 batter Ghulam Haider’s century (124, 113b, 12x4s, 3x6s) to post 306-8 in 50 overs at the Sheikhupura Cricket Stadium. In turn, Quetta fell 111 runs short as they were dismissed for 195 in 47.2 overs with Sialkot’s leg-spinner Muhammad Tayyab accounting for 4-22 in 8.2 overs.
Group B
Lahore Whites registered a thumping 195-run win over Dera Murad Jamali at the Mir Awais Cricket Ground in Peshawar with the help of Farhan Yousuf’s 118-ball 134 inclusive of eight fours and six sixes.
Batting first, Whites slipped to 41-4 before Farhan and Naveed Ayub (77, 93b, 7x4s, 2x6s) stitched a 177-run stand to help their team post 291-9 in 50 overs. In turn, Whites’ pacers Abbas Khan (4-34), Hasnain Abbas Dar (3-13) and Muhammad Ayyas (3-46) combined to dismiss DM Jamali for 96 in 21 overs.
FATA bagged a six-wicket win over Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) at the Hayatabad Sports Complex in Peshawar as they chased the 159-run target in 31.4 overs as Haris Shah chipped in with a 72-ball 50 hitting five fours.
AJK folded for a mere 158 in 45.4 overs as FATA’s Naveed Khan picked up 3-35 in 10 overs, while Taimur Ali dismissed two batters for 29 runs in 9.4 overs.
Hyderabad were bundled out for 104 in 33.3 overs at the Shama Cricket Ground in Peshawar chasing 271-run target against Karachi Whites. For the Whites, right-arm leg-spinner Saad Sakhawat picked up 4-10 in six overs.
Earlier, Karachi Whites’ no.3 batter Abdul Sami scored a century hitting a run-a-ball 115 with the help of 17 fours and two sixes to lift his team to 270. He shared a 133-run third-wicket with Huzaifa Ahsan (53, 69b, 6x4s).
Rawalpindi got the better of Islamabad by 48 runs at the Ishfaq Cricket Ground in Charsadda as they successfully defended the 237-run total. Islamabad slipped from 110-4 to 189 all out as they lost six wickets for 79 runs with no.3 batter Awais Ahmed top-scoring with 75 off 87 balls hitting five fours and three sixes. Rawalpindi’s pacers Husnain Ali and Malik Muhammad Haider picked up three wickets each.
Earlier, Rawalpindi were helped to a fighting total by half-centuries from Muhammad Ziyan (57, 49b, 11x4s) and Abdul Qadir (55, 44b, 6x4s, 3x6s). Islamabad’s Awais Ameen returned figures of 10-1-29-4.
The sixth round will take place on Friday, 3 October at the same venues.
Scores in brief:
Group A
Abbottabad beat Karachi Blues by 123 runs at Lahore Country Club Ground #1 Muridke
Abbottabad 266-6, 50 overs (Muhammad Shayan 144 not out, Mamoon ul Rasheed 32, Jawad Khan 23, Luqman Khan 22; Mohammad Zaid 2-45, Abdul Rauf 2-54)
Karachi Blues 143 all out, 39.2 overs (Musa Azad 22, Ali Sher 21, Sahil Nisar 20; Jalal 4-16, Muhammad Salman 3-43, Umer Zeb 2-30)
Sialkot beat Quetta by 111 runs at Sheikhupura Cricket Stadium
Sialkot 306-8, 50 overs (Ghulam Haider 124, Hayam Khan 36, Muhammad Musa 30 not out, Abdullah 30, Ubaid-ur-Rehman 26; Najeeb Ur Rehman 2-101)
Quetta 195 all out, 47.2 overs (Safi Ullah 36, Muhammad Umar 34, Ubaid Khan 28, Muhammad Rashid 23; Muhammad Tayyab 4-22, Abdul Subhan 3-51)
Faisalabad beat Larkana by four wickets at Lahore Country Club Ground #2 Muridke
Larkana 135 all out, 35.4 overs (Ghulam Rasool 36, Sami-ur-Rehman 34; Momin Qamar 4-20, Danial Ali Khan 2-25)
Faisalabad 139-6, 37.1 overs (Syed Ali Hassan 41, Muhammad Usman 35 not out, Tawasal Abbas 32 not out; Faisal Rehman 4-27)
Peshawar beat Multan by three wickets at Rana Naveed Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Multan 260-6, 50 overs (Sameer Minhas 107, Ali Husnain Badshah 74, Sohaib Akram 22; Muhammad Zubair 2-44)
Peshawar 261-7, 49 overs (Ahmad Hussain 120 not out, Muhammad Ayaz 35, Haroon Khan 32 not out, Zain Ullah 21; Muhammad Sheraz 3-41, Sohaib Akram 2-59)
Group B
Rawalpindi beat Islamabad by 48 runs at Ishfaq Cricket Ground Charsadda
Rawalpindi 237 all out, 39.5 overs (Muhammad Ziyan 57, Abdul Qadir 55, Ali Mehdi 46; Awais Ameen 4-29, Muneeb 2-46)
Islamabad 189 all out, 46.3 overs (Awais Ahmed 75, Abdul Zar Ahmed 33, Ahmed Yar Butt 23; Husnain Ali 3-16, Malik Muhammad Haider 3-47, Muhammad Hassan 2-36)
FATA beat AJK by six wickets at Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar
AJK 158 all out, 45.4 overs (Ahmed Raza 46, Bilal Waheed 42, Zain Jameel 25; Naveed Khan 3-35, Taimur Ali 2-29)
FATA 159-4, 31.4 overs (Haris Shah 50, Usman Khan 45, Muhammad Talha 36 not out)
Lahore Whites beat Dera Murad Jamali by 195 runs at Mir Awais Cricket Ground, Peshawar
Lahore Whites 291-9, 50 overs (Farhan Yousuf 134, Naveed Ayub 77; Farhan Ullah 3-41, Abdul Ghaffar 2-54, Muhammad Hassan 2-55)
DM Jamali 96 all out, 21 overs (Khalid Shah 19; Abbas Khan 4-34, Hasnain Abbas Dar 3-13, Muhammad Ayyas 3-46)
Karachi Whites beat Hyderabad by 166 runs at Shama Cricket Ground, Peshawar
Karachi Whites 270 all out, 50 overs (Abdul Sami 115, Huzaifa Ahsan 53, Hammad Alam 32; Salman Khan 3-63, Abdul Ahad 2-31, Muhammad Nameer 2-47)
Hyderabad 104 all out, 33.3 overs (Muhammad Rohan Khan 43, Yahya Shah 20; Saad Sakhawat 4-10, Arman Hussain 2-21)
