Rawalpindi U17 on the back of seven wickets in the match from Mohammad Alyan beat Abbottabad U17 by 125 runs in the final of the National U17 Cup at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
Rawalpindi, who had conceded a 97-run first-innings lead against Abbottabad staged a remarkable comeback to win the competition as well as the prize money of PKR 1 million.
Chasing 229 to win, Abbottabad were dismissed for 103 in 39.5 overs and had to settle for the runners-up prize money of PKR 0.5 million.
Right-arm leg-spinner Alyan, who had taken three wickets in the first innings, managed to claim four wickets in the second innings while conceding 17 runs. He returned match figures of seven for 42 and was declared player of the match.
He was well supported by fellow leg-spinner Azan Ahmed, who took three wickets in the second innings.
Earlier, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 307 for eight, Rawalpindi were bundled out for 325 in 81.1 overs on the third and final day of the event.
Sudais Ahmed and Mohammad Saim bagged three wickets each for Abbottabad.
Abbottabad’s Mohammad Saim for his all-round performance in the tournament, which included 46 wickets and 136 runs was named Player of the Tournament and Best Bowler of the Tournament.
Rawalpindi’s Mohammad Yousuf was declared Best Batter of the Tournament after scoring 652 runs in eight outings, which included two centuries.
Scores in brief:
Rawalpindi U17 beat Abbottabad U17 by 125 runs at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Rawalpindi U17 133 all out, 42 overs (Mohammad Asad Abdullah 22, Malik Khizar 22; Ammar Khan 4-38, Mohammad Saim 3-39, Nafees Akhtar 2-14) and 325 all out, 81.1 overs (Suleman Khan 65, Sher Wali Khan 60, Azan Ahmed 47; Sudais Ahmad 3-46, Mohammad Saim 3-67)
Abbottabad U17 230 all out, 61.2 overs (Mohammad Abuzar 61, Hammad Khan 57; Mohammad Alyan 3-25, Amir Khan 2-26, Suleman Khan 2-30) and 103 all out, 39.5 overs (Arsalan Hassan 32; Mohammad Alyan 4-17, Azan Ahmed 3-28)
Player of the match – Mohammad Alyan (Rawalpindi U17)
Player of the tournament – Mohammad Saim (Abbottabad U17) (46 wickets, 136 runs)
Best batter of the tournament – Mohammad Yousuf (Rawalpindi U17) (652 runs, eight matches, 2x100s)
Best bowler of the tournament – Mohammad Saim (Abbottabad U17) (46 wickets, eight matches)
Best wicket-keeper of the tournament – Malik Khizar (Rawalpindi U17)
