Lahore, 23 September 2025: The second round of the National U19 Cup took place on Tuesday, with Lahore U19 Blues’ Ali Hassan Baloch scoring 159 in his side’s 133-run win over Larkana U19 in a Group A fixture.
Group A
At the Sheikhupura Stadium, Karachi Region Blues U19 defeated Quetta Region U19 by three wickets. Chasing 180, Musa Azad’s 73 guided Karachi Blues to 184 for seven in 37.1 overs after Quetta had earlier posted 179 for eight in their 50 overs.
At the Country Club in Muridke, Lahore Region Blues U19 outclassed Larkana Region U19 by 133 runs. Ali Hassan Baloch starred with a 159-run knock as Lahore Blues were dismissed for 284 in 48.3 overs.
In reply, Larkana folded for 151 with Ibtisam Azhar taking four wickets.
In another Group A match, Abbottabad Region U19 registered a 155-run win over Faisalabad Region U19 at the Rana Naveed Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura. Batting first, Abbottabad compiled 302 for eight with half-centuries by Hussain Kausar and Mamoon ul Rasheed.
In turn, Faisalabad were dismissed for 147 with Mohammad Salman returning figures of seven for 39.
At Lahore Country Club in Muridke, Sialkot Region U19 chased down Multan Region U19’s 115 in 33.3 overs to secure a six-wicket win. Mohammad Tayyab remained unbeaten on 55 while Abdul Subhan took four wickets earlier in the innings.
Group B
FATA Region U19 overcame Karachi Region Whites U19 by seven wickets at the Ashfaq Ahmed Cricket Ground in Charsadda. Usman Khan made 96 as FATA chased down 264 with 6.5 overs to spare after FATA’s Mohammad Tahir grabbed five for 32.
Rawalpindi Region U19 cruised to a seven-wicket win over Dera Murad Jamali Region U19 in a Group B fixture at the Shama Cricket Ground in Peshawar. Rawalpindi chased down 96 inside nine overs after bowling DMJ out for 93. Rawalpindi’s Mohammad Hassan was the pick of the bowlers with figures of four for 35.
At Hayatabad Sports Complex, Islamabad Region U19 beat AJK Region U19 by five wickets. Mohammad Abdullah Malik scored an unbeaten 83 to help Islamabad reach 147 for five after their bowlers had dismissed AJK for 143.
At the Mirwaiz Cricket Ground in Peshawar, Lahore Whites U19 overcame Bahawalpur by 88 runs. Hamza Zahoor scored 119 runs for the winning team as Lahore scored 286 for eight in their 50 overs. In reply, Bahawalpur managed to score 198 for seven in 50 overs.
Scores in brief:
Group A
Quetta Region U19 vs Karachi Region Blues U19 at Sheikhupura Stadium
Karachi Region Blues U19 won by three wickets
Quetta Region U19 179-8, 50 overs (Mohammad Umar 34, Mehraj UD Din 32, Ubaid Khan 30; Mohammad Zunair Ali 2-25, Mohammad Ahmed Aleem 2-28, Haziq Qureshi 2-38)
Karachi Region Blues U19 184-7, 37.1 overs (Musa Azad 73
Larkana Region U19 vs Lahore Region Blues U19 at Country Club, Muridke
Lahore Region U19 Blues won by 133 runs
Lahore Region U19 Blues 284 all out, 48.3 overs (Ali Hassan Baloch 159; Shahid Ali 2-15, Zameer Hussain 2-43, AsadUllah 2-46, Ihsan Ali 2-80)
Larkana Region 151 all out, 37.1 overs (Ghulam Rasool 47, Ghulam Mujtaba 33; Ibtisam Azhar 4-51, Ali Hassan 2-2)
Faisalabad Region U19 vs Abbottabad Region U19 at Rana Naveed Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Abbottabad U19 won by 155 runs
Abbottabad 302-8, 50 overs (Hussain Kausar 57, Mamoon ul Rasheed 50; Husnain Javed 3-58, Ihsan Ullah 2-57)
Faisalabad 147 all out, 34.1 overs (Ali Haider 37; Mohammad Salman 7-39)
Sialkot Region U19 vs Multan Region U19 at Lahore Country Club
Sialkot U19 won by six wickets
Multan U19 115 all out, 33 overs (Sohaib Akram 38; Abdul Subhan 4-39, Mohammad Tayyab 2-16, Mohammad Musa 2-19, Abdul Basit 2-21)
Sialkot U19 116-4, 33.3 overs (Mohammad Tayyab 55 not out)
Group B
FATA Region U19 vs Karachi Region Whites U19 at Ashfaq Ahmed Cricket Ground, Charsadda
FATA U19 won by seven wickets
Karachi Whites U19 263-8, 50 overs (Huzaifa Ahsan 86, Mohammad Azan 77, Sajid Ahmed 42; Mohammad Tahir 5-32, Taimoor Ali 2-37)
FATA U19 264-3, 43.1 overs (Usman Khan 96, Mohammad Abbas Afridi 59 not out; Niqab Shafiq 2-35)
Dera Murad Jamali Region U19 vs Rawalpindi Region U19 at Shama Cricket Ground, Peshawar
Rawalpindi Region U19 won by seven wickets
DMJ U19 93 all out, 28.1 overs (Qudrat Ullah 30; Mohammad Hassan 4-35, Malik Mohammad Haider 3-10, Hamza Hussain 2-31)
Rawalpindi U19 96-3, 8.1 overs (Mohammad Arshad 40, Usman Maroof 34)
Lahore Region Whites U19 vs Bahawalpur Region U19 at Mirwaiz Cricket Ground, Peshawar
Lahore Region Whites U19 won by 88 runs
Lahore Whites U19 286-8, 50 overs (Hamza Zahoor 119, Farhan Yousuf 82; Haseeb Ahmed 4-57)
Bahawalpur U19 198-7, 50 overs (Haseeb Ahmed 102 not out; Saad Nadeem 2-52)
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Region U19 vs Islamabad Region U19 at Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar
Islamabad Region U19 beat AJK U19 by five wickets
AJK U19 143 all out, 41.1 overs (Bilal Waheed 37; Mohammad Faisal Afridi 3-20, Muneeb 3-27)
Islamabad Region U19 147-5, 29.5 overs (Mohammad Abdullah Malik 83 not out; Sufiyan Hussain 2-31)
