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MULTAN: An unbeaten century by Faham-ul-Haq helped Central Punjab Whites beat Northern Whites by 49 runs in the National U-16 Championships in Multan.
Faham, the son of former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, struck 102 off 144 balls as CP piled up 246 for four in the stipulated 45 overs at the Head Mohammadwala Ground, Multan.
In reply, Northern Whites were bundled out for 197 in 44 overs with Hasnain (88) and Shamir Nisar (32) being the top scorers. Ali Hassan (4-22), Ali Hassan Baloch (3-28) were the main wicket-takers.
Three Pool A matches in the National U16 One-Day Tournament (45 overs) were played on Saturday at three Multan venues with Southern Punjab U16 Whites, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U16 Whites and Central Punjab U16 Whites winning their games against Balochistan U16 Whites, Sindh U16 Whites and Northern U16 Whites.
At Zwari ground, Multan, Southern Punjab batted first and scored 220 for three in 45 overs. Ali Hasnain Badshah top-scored with 95, his opening partner Muhammad Farhan contributed 83.
Balochistan were bowled out for 134 in 35.3 overs in reply to hand over their opponent an 86-run win. Siraj Ahmed top-scored with 35, Mohammad Noman Asif took four wickets for 19 runs.
Over at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa batted first and scored 247 all out in their allotted 45 overs. Muhammad Zubair with 87 runs was the top-scorer. Akfar Durrani contributed 76. Owais Rahim took three wickets.
In reply, Sindh were restricted to 165 for nine as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded a comprehensive 82-run win. Abdur Rehman scored 40 runs. Mohammad Haroon took four wickets, Huzaifa Khan earned figures of three for 30 in nine overs.
