Cricket: Rawalpindi clinch U23 title

Rawalpindi beat Karachi by a mammoth 255 runs to clinch the under-23 Inter-Region Three-Day Cricket Tournament, according to information provided by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Resuming their second-innings on 305 for seven, Rawalpindi were bowled out for 317. Facing a 407-run target, Karachi could only manage 152 as Zainul Abdin bagged four wickets and Tayyab Riaz also claimed three scalps for the victors. Shoaib Ahmed Minhas was declared man of the match for an all-round contribution.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28^th, 2012.