Islamabad, Multan, Rawalpindi and Sialkot eased to victory in the U-19 National Women Cricket Championship at Country Club Muridke on Sunday. Islamabad beat Hyderabad by 72 runs, Multan defeated Abbottabad, Rawalpindi thrashed Peshawar and Sialkot edged aside Quetta.
Scores: Islamabad Region U-19 – 139-2 in 20 overs: (Fazila Akhlaq 36*, 15 balls, 4x4s, 1×6, Fiza Abid 29 (Retired Hurt) 51 balls, 2x4s, Huma Shafiq 23, 21 balls, 4x4s, Nazish Akram 20, 26 balls, 2x4s, Anxal Ali 2-27) v Hyderabad Region U-19 – 67-4 in 20 overs: (Anxel Ali 29, 52 balls, 2x4s) Player of the Match: Fazila Akhlaq (Islamabad Region) Result: Islamabad Region won by 72 runs. Toss: Islamabad Region U-19; Umpires: Shakeela Rafiq & Humaira Farrah; Match Referee: Allah Ditto; Official Scorer: Sajjad-ul-Hasan. Abbottabad Region U-19 – 81-7 in 20 overs: (Ayesha Zaman 21, 54 balls, 2x4s, Kalsoom Hanif 2-9, HIda Hussain 2-7, Hina Ansad 2-15) v Multan Region U-19 – 84-3 in 14.4 overs: (Areeb Shamim 39, 43 balls, 2x4s, Najma Zafar 23 balls, 3x4s), Player of the Match: Areeb Shamim (Multan Region), Result: Multan Region U-19 won by 7 wickets, Toss: Abbottabad Region U-19; Umpires: kosar Shah & Afia Amin; Match Referee: Allah Ditto; Official Scorer: Sajjad-ul-Hasan. Peshawar Region U-19 – 90-7 in 20 overs: (Arifa Hasan 44*, 68 balls, 4x4s) v Rawalpindi Region U-19 – 91-5 in 18.1 overs: (Aliya Riaz 25, 23 balls, 3x4s, Sadia Khaliq 23, 30 balls, 2x4s, Zara Iqbal 18, 32 balls, 3x4s, Nosheen Shah 3-15). Player of the Match: Sadia Khaliq (Rawalpindi Region), Result: Rawalpindi Region U-19 won by 5 wickets, Toss: Peshawar Region U-19; Umpires: Rana Sohail Manzoor & Aamir Sharif; Match Referee: Ghulam Mustafa; Official Scorer: Sajjad-ul-Hasan. Sialkot Region U-19–130-5 in 20 overs: (Rabia Liaqai 53, 63 balls, 5x4s, Soha Fatima 20, 20 balls, and 3x4s) v Quetta Region U-19 – 53 in 18.2 overs: (Saima Maqsood 2-5, Afreen Shahzadi 2-10), Player of the Match: Rabia Liaqat (Sialkot Region), Result: Sialkot Region U-19, Toss: Sialkot Region U-19 won by 77 runs; Umpires: Riffat Mustafa & Samera Aftab; Match Referee: Shahid Butt; Official Scorer: Sajjad-ul-Hasan.