Karachi: Zone-VII Whites secured their second consecutive win in the Woodward Trophy U-17 Inter Zonal Cricket Tournament, defeating Zone-V Green by a massive 196-run margin at Young Fighter Ground.
Ali Sher’s standout performance, scoring 89 runs with five boundaries and a six, earned him the Medicam Man of the Match award.
Supported by Jawwad Zamir’s 65, Zone-VII Whites posted a formidable total of 282/7 in their 40 overs. Other notable contributions came from Ibrahim Khan (41) and Hassan Khan (33). Syed Azlan Shah was the pick of the bowlers for Zone-V Green, taking 2/39.
In reply, Zone-V Green struggled and were bowled out for 86 in 35.1 overs, with Usyed top-scoring with 22. Abdul Ghani’s left-arm spin proved lethal, claiming 3/24, while Zaid Abdullah and Muhammad Zaidi chipped in with two wickets each.
After the match, Ali Sher received the Man of the Match award from former first-class cricketer Faraz Patel.