Karachi Whites in tri-series final

Karachi Whites cruised into the final of the National One-day Junior (Under-19) Cricket triangular series with an easy 73-run victory over Fata at Gaddafi Stadium here Saturday.

Fata were bundled out for 140 in 41.1 overs after being set a target of 214.

Karachi Whites face unbeaten Lahore Blues in Monday's final at the same venue.

Pacer Tabish did most of the damage by grabbing four for 39. Off-spinner Aftab Ahmed conceded just 18 runs in his 10-over stint that fetched him two wickets.

Fata never really posed a challenge to last season's runners-up once their top-order batting was uprooted with half the side going into the pavilion with only 58 runs on the board.

Hussain Akbar, batting at No 10, top-scored with 28 although extras totalled 36 with Karachi bowlers generous in giving away as many as 32 runs in wides.

Earlier, wicket-keeper Naeem Ahmed Khan stole the batting honours for Karachi Whites. He remained undefeated with a 67-ball 62, which included seven boundaries.

Skipper Khalid Latif, who lost the toss, hit five fours and one six in making 45 off 78 deliveries.

Scoreboard

KARACHI WHITES:

Khalid Latif c sub (Majeed) b Yasir 45

Mubashir Ahmed c Naveed b Mumtaz 28

Shiraz Ishaq c and b Mumtaz 17

Faraz Patel b Hussain Akbar 19

Khurram Manzoor b Hussain Akbar 0

Faraz Ahmed Khan c Naveed b Samar 3

Naeem Ahmed Khan not out 62

Aftab Ahmed b Seemab 13

Tabish Khan not out 3

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-22) 23

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 213

FALL OF WKTS: 1-49, 2-81, 3-125, 4-127, 5-128, 6-145, 7-206.

DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Ali Zafar, Sami Faridi.

BOWLING: Hussain Akbar 10-0-49-2; Mumtaz Afridi 10-3-25-2; Seemab Hussain 6-0-45-1; Hilal Afridi 10-1-43-0; Yasir Shah 10-0-32-1; Samar Gul 4-0-18-1.

FATA:

Johar Hussain c F. Patel b Tabish 3

Altaf Ali c Aftab b Khurram 5

Samar Gul lbw b Tabish 8

Mumtaz Afridi c F. Ahmed b Tabish 2

Naveed Ahmed lbw b Tabish 16

Seemab Hussain c Shiraz b Aftab 17

Hilal Afridi b Aftab 5

Mukhtar Bahadur c Khalid b F. Ahmed 6

Yasir Shah c F. Patel b Ali Zafar 2

Hussain Akbar c Naeem b Sami 28

Asif Khan not out 12

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-32, NB-1) 36

TOTAL (all out, 41.1 overs) 140

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-14, 3-26, 4-42, 5-56, 6-73, 7-86, 8-90, 9-113.

BOWLING: Tabish Khan 10-2-39-4; Khurram Manzoor 7-0-26-1; Aftab Ahmed 10-3-18-2; Mohammad Ali Zafar 7-1-29-1; Faraz Ahmed Khan 5-0-20-1; Sami Faridi 2.1-0-0-1.

UMPIRES: Siddique Khan and Aleem Dar.

MATCH REFEREE: Azhar Khan.

FINAL: Lahore Blues v Karachi Whites, Monday.