Saim Ayub's all-round performance inspires Sindh U19 to five-wicket win.

LAHORE -- In the thirdround of the National U19 One-Day Tournament, a three-wicket haul and 41 runs from Sindh's captain Saim Ayub guided his side to a five-wicket win over Southern Punjab, while Northern and Central Punjab also registered victories over Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, respectively. At Country Club in Muridke, after being put to bat, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 107 in 37.1 overs. Aun Shehzad (46) and Mehboob Ahmad (23) were the only batsmen to enter into double figures for Southern Punjab. For Sindh, Adeel who took six for 20 against Balochistan in the first match and scored 54 off 71 balls against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the second match, ended up taking three wickets for 22 runs in today's game. Saim and Zeeshan Zameer took three wickets apiece for 11 and 23 runs, respectively. In reply, Sindh chased down the target in 15 overs for the loss of five wickets. Saim's 30-ball 41 included eight fours and a six. Kashif Ali scored a quickfire unbeaten 28 from 11 balls,

laced with three fours and two sixes. Saim, for his all-round performance, was...