Sialkot upset Peshawar

Published February 11, 2002

KARACHI, Feb 10: Newcomers Sialkot recorded their second win in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I when they upset Peshawar by five wickets at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot Sunday.

Hafiz Majid (47) and Tahir Mughal (22) completed the formalities on the final day as Sialkot resumed their pursuit of a target of 162 from the overnight eight without loss by adding 43 for the unbroken sixth-wicket stand.

Scoreboard

PESHAWAR (1st Innings) 190 (Taimur Khan 60; Shahid Khan 7-50).

SIALKOT (1st Innings) 212 (Sajjad-ul-Haq 52; Fazle Akbar 5-89).

PESHAWAR (2nd Innings) 183 (Tahir Mughal 6-54).

SIALKOT (2nd Innings, overnight 8-0):

Mubashir Dar c Yasir b Fazle 15

Javed Anwar b Nauman 9

Hafiz Majid not out 47

Inam-ul-Haq b Taimur 28

Faisal Khan b Asif 13

Shoaib Malik c Aftab b Asif 18

Tahir Mughal not out 22

EXTRAS (LB-8, NB-3) 11

TOTAL (for five wkts, 42 overs) 163

FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-47, 3-98, 4-119, 5-120.

BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 13-2-50-1; Nauman Habib 5-1-29-1; Taimur Khan 5-3-9-1; Arshad Khan 8-3-22-0; Asif Khan 11-2-45-2.

RESULT: Sialkot won by five wickets.

UMPIRES: Islam Khan and Rasheed Bhatti.

MATCH REFEREE: Azmat Rana.

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