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KARACHI, May 13 (APP): The PCB Under-19 Inter-District One Day Cricket Tournament (Karachi Region) is set to resume on Thursday, May 15, at various grounds across the city.
Organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board, the tournament brings together seven zonal teams selected after trials held under the supervision of the regional head coach in consultation with zonal coaches and zone presidents.
The squads for each zone have been finalized. Zone-I includes Monis Nadeem, Aleem Mohsin, M. Afnan Abbasi, S.M. Ali Jaffri, Paras Hamdan Shaikh, Murtaza Rasheed, Muhammad Ashbal Niazi, Syed Hussain Haider, M. Farman, Hazik Ahmed, M. Hamza Malik, Abdul Rafay, Sahil Nisar, Areeb Buksh, and M. Fasih Khan, with Owais Ahmed Rehmani as coach.
Zone-II comprises Abdullah Waheed, Haris Naved, Alwaz Ahmed, Hashir Nawaz, Umer Aamir, Tashfeen Ahmed Abbasi, Zain Ali Jaffri, M. Noman, M. Bilal Uddin, M. Ahmed Aleem, S.M. Mohtasham, M. Ibad Mirza, Abdul Rauf, Ali Shaban, and M. Usman Ahmed, coached by Naeem Tayyab.
Representing Zone-III are M. Zunair Ali, Parshant Ravi, Aman Ahmed, M. Noor ul Irfan, Zohan Razi, Jawad Ahmed, Abdullah Bilal, Ali M. Mitha, Anas Balouch, Talah Khanji, Asad Ullah, Hassan Khan, Abdul Hadi, Arman Hussain, and Hassan Yaqoob, with Irfan Uddin as coach.
Zone-IV’s team includes Mosa Azad, Aun Abbas, Daniyal Khan, Ahmar Riaz Gaziani, Areeb Aftab, Amanullah, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Qazi Syed Saad Uddin, Bilal Khan, Farzam Ghani, Huzaifa Bin Sajid, Saad Buksh, Arshad Khan, Shahkeel, and Sheraz Ali, led by coach Wajid Ali.
Zone-V is represented by Sufyan Usmani, Hassan Jaffri, Yawar Hussain, Ahmed Ali, Majid Ali, Hassan Sarfraz, Rayan Chohan, Noman Haider, Muhammad Shahzaib, Hazik Qureshi, Tariq Ali, Rizwan Ullah, Ali Hussain, Hafiz Musfir, and Muhammad Sajeel, with Faraz Ahmed Khan as coach.
Zone-VI’s lineup features Huzaifa Ehsan, Malik E. Ashter, Abdul Sami, Hamza Qureshi, Hassan Ali, Hammad Alam, M. Azan, Turrab Khan, Sajjad Ahmed, Saad Sakhawat, Abdul Hayee, Sufyan Khan, Zaryab Shah, Asad Umer, and Rayyan Afridi, coached by Saeed Bin Nasir.
Zone-VII includes Talha Irfan, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Sohail, Zohaib Khan, Jalal, Ali Sher, Syed Shayyan Faheem, Muhammad Azan Ali, Roail Nisar, Ayyan Saleem, Rehan Khan, M. Soban Sadiq, Hafiz M. Ahmed, Abdul Ghani Abro, and M. Zaid Hasan, with Mohtisham Ali as coach.
According to the schedule, the opening matches on May 15 will feature Zone-I vs Zone-V at Agha Khan Gymkhana Ground, Zone-II vs Zone-VII at Gulberg Gymkhana Ground, and Zone-III vs Zone-VI at KCCA Stadium. On May 19, Zone-V will face Zone-IV at Gulberg Gymkhana Ground, Zone-II will meet Zone-VI at KCCA Stadium, and Zone-III will take on Zone-VII at Agha Khan Gymkhana Ground. Matches on May 21 include Zone-I vs Zone-IV at Agha Khan Gymkhana Ground, Zone-II vs Zone-III at Gulberg Gymkhana Ground, and Zone-VI vs Zone-VII at KCCA Stadium. On May 23, Zone-I will play Zone-VI at Young Fighter Ground, Zone-II will meet Zone-V at Landhi Gymkhana Ground, and Zone-IV will face Zone-VII at KCCA Stadium. Fixtures on May 26 include Zone-III vs Zone-V at Agha Khan Gymkhana Ground, Zone-I vs Zone-VII at Gulberg Gymkhana Ground, and Zone-IV vs Zone-VI at KCCA Stadium. The final round of matches on May 28 will see Zone-I play Zone-II at Agha Khan Gymkhana Ground, Zone-III meet Zone-IV at Landhi Gymkhana Ground, and Zone-V face Zone-VI at KCCA Stadium.
The tournament provides a platform for emerging cricket talent in Karachi to compete and showcase their skills in a structured environment under the PCB’s development framework.