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RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: Raja Mohammad Kashif Khan made a dream first-class debut for Islamabad Wednesday with five catches behind the stumps as Rawalpindi crumbled to 176 all out on day dne of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match at the KRL Stadium.
After what was a poor batting display, the Rawalpindi bowlers struck back with two quick wickets to leave Islamabad at a shaky 21 for two by the close.
Rawalpindi who were asked to bat first were a disappointment except for Babar Naeem who held the fort almost single-handedly and scored 72, a 173 ball innings that had 10 boundaries.
The men who ran through the Rawalpindi batting were Saad Janjua with four for 47 and Azhar Mahmood, who had figures of three for 56.
But it was the wicktkeeping deeds of the talented Kashif that earned much of the spotlight, his five victims being Asif Mahmood, Shahid Javed, Naseer Ahmad, Pervaiz Aziz and Yasir Arafat.
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings):
Mohammad Naveed lbw b Azhar 9
Babar Naeem b Saad 72
Asif Mahmood c Kashif b Saad 5
Shahid Javed c Kashif b Saad 0
Naseer Ahmad c Kashif b Azhar 12
Pervaiz Aziz c Kashif b Ali Naqvi 1
Yasir Arafat c Kashif b Azhar 3
Naeem Akhtar run out 16
Nadeem Abbasi c Ali Naqvi b Saad 10
Mohammad Zahid b Iftikhar 11
Azhar Bhatti not out 15
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-6, W-2, NB-9) 22
TOTAL (all out, 54 overs) 176
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-2, 2-31, 3-33, 4-98, 5-106, 6-115, 7-125, 8- 143, 9-147
BOWLING: Azhar Mahmood 20-2-56-3; Rao Iftikhar 11-1-39-1; Saad Janjua 16-3-47-4; Ali Naqvi 17-1-23-1.
ISLAMABAD (1st Innings):
Ali Naqvi not out 10
Raheel Majeed b Naeem Akhtar 0
Bilal Asad c Nadeem Abbasi b Zahid 5
Saeed Ajmal not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-5, NB-1) 6
TOTAL (for two wkts, 8 overs) 21
FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-19.
BOWLING (to-date): Mohammad Zahid 4-2-5-1; Naeem Akhtar 3-1-10-1; Yasir Arafat 1-0-1-0.
UMPIRES: Iftikhar Malik and Rasheed Bhatti.
MATCH REFEREE: Khateeb Rizwan.
