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Karachi Blues' fine start to their National Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Championship match against Islamabad was spoilt by heavy afternoon rain as they were stopped in their tracks at 146 for one on the first day of this three-day game.

After winning the toss at the picturesque Shalimar Ground, Karachi Blues were helped by responsible batting from Nasir Aziz and Naveed Khan, both of whom struck half centuries.

When play was called off, 25 minutes before lunch, Nasir was 63 not out with Naveed batting on 58. Khurram Manzoor, was the only victim of the day, falling to pacer Saif-ur-Rehman for 21.

Elsewhere, Faraz Patel stroked 16 boundaries in making 116 off 163 deliveries as Karachi Whites piled up 313 against defending champions Peshawar at National Stadium.

Peshawar, in reply were 78 for two with skipper Abdul Nasir batting on 40.

Summarized scores:

*At Shalimar Ground, Islamabad: KARACHI BLUES 146-1 in 24.3 overs (Nasir Aziz 63 not out, Naveed Khan 58 not out) v ISLAMABAD.

*At National Stadium, Karachi: KARACHI WHITES 313 in 79.2 overs (Faraz Patel 116, Mubashir Ahmed 90; Sajid Saeed 3-89);

PESHAWAR 78-2 in 16 overs (Abdul Nasir 40 not out).

*At Lahore Country Club, Muridke: LAHORE BLUES 208 in 71.5 overs (Mohammad Saeed 63, Azhar Ali 46, Adnan Butt 43; Riaz Afridi 3-70);

FATA 52-2 in 15.4 overs.

*At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Rawalpindi: RAWALPINDI 241 in 75.1 overs (Usama Shabbir 68; Arun Lal 4-44, Abdul Hameed 3-54);

QUETTA 44-1 in 17 overs.

*At Bahawalpur Stadium: BAHAWALPUR 213 in 79.1 overs (Asif Iqbal 72; Asim Naseer 7-61);

LAHORE WHITES 32-2 in 11 overs.

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: Multan's paceman Kamran Hadi captured six for 23 as Kasur were bundled out for 99 in their first innings on the opening day of the three-day National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship at Multan Stadium Wednesday.

Multan replied with 170 for six in 54 overs by stumps.

Elsewhere, Okara's slow left-armer Zulfiqar Babar claimed seven for 69 as Faisalabad scored 252 in their first innings at Bohranwali Ground in Faisalabad.

Okara, however, were in deep trouble at 43 for four at close of play.

Leg-spinner Adeel Malik (six for 53) and Faisal Khan (97) put home side Sialkot in a commanding position against Mianwali at Saga Ground.

Summarized scores:

*At Multan Stadium, Multan: KASUR 99 in 57 overs (Kamran Hadi 6-23);

MULTAN 170-6 in 54 overs (Yasir Arafat 50, Mohammad Siddique 46).

*At Shola Ground, Quetta: TURBAT 160 in 43.3 overs (Khalil Ahmed 4-64, Ghulam Sarwar 3-18);

GHAGHAI 161-6 in 54 overs (Nadir Khan 59 not out, Ghulam Sarwar 43; Javed Raza 3-42).

*At Saga Ground, Sialkot: MIANWALI 192 in 56.3 overs (Mohammad Bilal 60, Shahid Hameed 41; Adeel Malik 6-53, Mansoor Amjad 3-64);

SIALKOT 193-5 in 44.3 overs (Faisal Khan 97, Shahid Yousuf 50)

*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: BANNU 208 in 57.1 overs (Raheem Baz 50; Mir Usman 5-105, Abdul Shakoor 4-38);

AZAD JAMMU KASHMIR 114-4 in 35.4 overs (Afaq Raheem 68 not out).

*At Nawabshah Stadium, Nawabshah: SUKKUR 355 in 78.2 overs (Asghar Ali 120, Yasir Ali 101; Abdullah 4-60);

BADIN 45-2 in 19 overs.

*At D.I. Khan Stadium, D.I. Khan: DERA ISMAIL KHAN 88 in 45.1 overs (Irfan Khan 53 not out; Abdul Wajid 3-4, Ihsan Elahi 3-29);

MARDAN 90-8 in 40 overs (Kashif Sattar 3-29).

*At Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad: FAISALABAD 252 in 76 overs (Ghulam Dastagir 59, Naved Haider 44, Qaiser Majeed 40; Zulfiqar Babar 7-69);

OKARA 43-4 in 19 overs (Mudassar Hussain 3-13).

*At Mahmood Stadium, Rahimyar Khan: SARGODHA 236 in 79.1 overs (Usman Arshad 73; Kashif Rasool 3-71);

RAHIMYAR KHAN 49-1 in 15 overs.

*At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala: ATTOCK 114 in 43.4 overs (Ali Imran 5-40, Saeed Ehsan 4-40);

GUJRANWALA 156-4 in 49 overs (Aamir Gulzar 41, Imran Ali 41).

*At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: MIRPURKHAS 95 in 43.5 overs (Shoaib Leghari 5-11);

HYDERABAD 91-7 in 55 overs (Syed Rehan 3-23, Nabi Mohammad 3-39).

*At Police Ground, Larkana: KARACHI GREENS 215 in 74.3 overs (Hassan Saud 65, Fahad Iqbal 41; Kashif Ali 3-32);

LARKANA 29-1 in 13 overs.

© Dawn