Bahawalpur snatch crucial lead

Published January 28, 2002

LAHORE,  Jan 27: Half-centuries by left-handers Rehan Rafique and skipper Bilal Khilji helped Bahawalpur reach 207 for four in reply to Rest of Balochistan’s 206 on the second day of the Quaid Trophy tie at Bahawalpur Stadium.

According  to a message received here, Rehan Rafiq (62) and Inam-ul-Haq (37) were at the crease while Bilal Khilji departed after making 51.

Scoreboard

REST OF BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings) 206 (Mian Nafees 57, Mohtashim Rasheed 44; Mohammad Zahid 5-52).

BAHAWALPUR (1st Innings):

Usman Tariq c Manzoor b Faisal 0

Asif Iqbal lbw b Naseer 23

Bilal Khilji b Naseer 51

Rehan Rafiq not out 62

Hasnain Raza c Manzoor b Asif 24

Inam-ul-Haq not out 37

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-3, NB-2) 10

TOTAL (for four wkts, 94 overs) 207

FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-73, 3-88, 4-162.

BOWLING (to-date): Faisal Irfan 10-3-31-1; Mohammad Khan 8-4-10-0; Naseer Khan 34-11-64-2; Mohtashim Rasheed 16-2-56-0; Mohammad Asif 26-10-38-1.

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