KARACHI, Jan 3: The Rest of Balochistan (RoB) and Rest of Sindh (RoS) Quaid-i-Azam Trophy fixture was delicately poised after stumps on the second day at the National Stadium Thursday.

RoB, resuming this morning at 241 for six, were skittled out for 270 in the first session of play. By close, RoS had reached 226 for five and needing another 44 to take the first innings lead.

RoS’s paceman Kashif Pervez added two more scalps to his overnight’s three to finish with five for 39.

RoS’s skipper Hanif-ur-Rehman led the foundation of a strong reply when he stroked a fine 77 off 81 balls with the aid of 14 boundaries.

Scoreboard

REST OF BALOCHISTAN (1st innings) (overnight 241-6)

Ali Ahmed b Kashif Pervez 3

Sabir Hussain c Shahid b Kashif 0

Azizullah Khan b Rizwan Qureshi 18

Nasim Khan c Nasrullah b Ali Raza 104

Mohtashim Ali c sub b Javed Liaquat 77

Mohtashim Rasheed c Nasrullah b Kashif 22

Sanaullah c Nasrullah b Ali Raza 12

Naseer Khan lbw Kashif Pervez 1

Arun Lal c Akhtar b Kashif 1

Anwer Ali lbw Ali Raza 2

Faisal Irfan not out 1

EXTRAS (b14 lb2 w2 nb11) 29

TOTAL (all out, 96.2 overs) 270

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8 2-9 3-38 4-203 5-241 6-241 7-243 8-260 9-267

BOWLING: Ali Raza 23.2-2-64-3; Kashif Pervez 19-10-39-5; Rizwan Qureshi 21-6-57-1; Javed Liaquat 16-3-52-1; Hanif-ur-Rehman 10-3-26-0; Abdur Rahim 7-3-16-0.

REST OF SINDH (1st innings)

Akhtar Bangash b Faisal Irfan 5

Hanif-ur-Rehman c Anwer b Naseer 77

Nasrullah Memon lbw Faisal Irfan 12

Mujahid Solangi c Arun b Naseer 47

Shahid Qambrani c Mohtashim b M.Rasheed 8

Ali Nawaz not out 29

Rizwan Qureshi not out 43

EXTRAS (lb2 nb3) 5

TOTAL (for five wickets, 69 overs) 226

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8 2-47 3-144 4-145 5-159

BOWLING: Faisal Irfan 16-1-51-2; Anwer Ali 9-3-40-0; Arun Lal 3-0-20-0; Mohtashim Rasheed 18-4-59-1; Naseer Khan 20-7-50-2; Mohtashim Ali 3-2-4-0.

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