KARACHI, Feb 18: Karachi Blues skipper Mohammad Javed claimed five wickets for 81 runs as Bahawalpur were dismissed for 237 on the opening day of the last round match of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at the National Stadium Monday.

Bahawalpur hit back when they picked up two early wickets to leave the home team at 17 for two at close.

Javed sent down 23 tight overs to be highly deserved with a five-wicket haul. He was well supported by leggie Riaz Sheikh who picked up three for 34 and fell pacer Rajesh Ramesh who snapped up two for 75.

For Bahawalpur, Bilal Moin was the top scorer with 65 that included nine hits to the fence. He faced 116 balls during his 145 minutes of batting.

Together with Mohammad Rashid (32), Bilal added 42 runs for the third wicket while for the fourth wicket, he put on 64 runs with Rehan Rafique (26).

The most enterprising innings came from No 8 batsman Faisal Elahi who clobbered a rapid 74-ball 51 with seven boundaries.

Karachi’s both the wickets were picked by paceman Imran Adil who has the rare distinction of claiming all 10 wickets in an innings.

Both the teams are playing for pride after having lost the race for final.