LAHORE: In another low-scoring President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold match, PHA Rawalpindi defeated JDW by 133 runs inside two days at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar on Wednesday.

A total of 163 overs were sufficient to produce a result. PHA Rawalpindi scored 167 and 201 in a combined 97.1 overs across both innings, while JDW replied with 73 and 162.

The match belonged to two teenagers. PHA Rawalpindi’s 19-year-odl Mohammad Tahir and JDW’s 19-year-old left-arm spinner Momin Qamar each claimed ten-wicket match hauls — though it was Tahir who ultimately held the upper hand.

Momin was the busier of the two, returning figures of 17.2-0-57-8 in PHA Rawalpindi’s first innings and 15-1-63-3 in the second, to finish with match figures of 32.2-1-120-11.

Impressive as those figures were, Tahir was more devastating in the conditions. He took 13-5-27-5 as JDW were skittled for 73 in their first innings, before returning 11-1-29-6 in the second to finish with match figures of 24-6-56-11 — a remarkable display from a teenager on his home ground.

In bowler-friendly conditions, JDW’s Pakistan under-19 captain Farhan Yousaf stood head and shoulders above all batters. He scored 34 in the first innings and followed up with a fighting 83 in the second — a performance that will have done his prospects no harm despite his side’s defeat. Sameer Minhas, by contrast, had a match to forget, registering a pair.

This was JDW’s third defeat in five matches. Their sixth and final league match is against Railways at the National Cricket Ground in Islamabad from 13 to 15 June.

SCORES IN BRIEF (5th round):

PHA Rawalpindi beat JDW by 133 runs, Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

PHA RAWALPINDI 167 all-out, 51.2 overs (Azaz Khan 46, Husain Khan 36, Mohammad Usman 33; Momin Qamar 8-57, Mehboob Ahmed 2-40) and 201 all-out, 45.5 overs (Muhammad Ammar 53, Mohammad Tahir 29, Fawad Arshad 23; Mohammad Junaid 4-73, Momin Qamar 3-63, Rizwanullah 2-20)

JDW 73 all-out, 27.2 overs (Farhan Yousaf 34; Mohammad Tahir 5-27, Fawad Arshad 3-6) and 162 all-out, 38.3 overs (Farhan Yousaf 83, Rizwanullah 28; Mohammad Tahir 6-29, Zeeshan Tahir 3-34)

PREVIOUS RESULTS AND UPCOMING MATCHES:

1st round (12-14 May) — Eshaal Associates (341-6 & 168-4) drew with JDW (277), Railways Cricket Stadium, Haripur

2nd round (16-18 May) — JDW (179 & 174) lost to MIT Solutions (242 & 114-2) by eight wickets, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

3rd round (20-22 May) — Ahmed Glass (290 & 289-6d) drew with JDW (199 & 216-3), Railways Cricket Stadium, Haripur

4th round (5-7 June) – JDW (116 & 190) lost to Kingsmen Academy (196 & 114-2) by eight wickets, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

6th round (13-15 June) — JDW v Railways, National Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Semi-finals (18-20 June) — Venues TBC

Final (22-25 June) — Venue TBC