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| March 17, 2002 | Sunday | Muharram 2, 1423 |
KRL struggle for victory
KARACHI, March 16: Pool ‘D’ leaders Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) were made to fight for victory by Rawalpindi in the National One-day Cricket Championship match at KRL Stadium (Rawalpindi) Saturday.
KRL won the match with just three balls to spare after being set a target of 222. Test discard Mohammad Wasim led the way with 71 off 95 balls, hitting seven fours.
Earlier, Wasim also excelled in the role of wicket-keeper, snapping up four catches. For Rawalpindi, who elected to bat first, Sohail Nasir stroked 93 off 129 balls with the aid of eight boundaries.
RAWALPINDI:
Babar Naeem c Wasim b Jaffar 2
Jahanzeb Ahmed c Saeed bin Nasir b Asif 15
Sohail Nasir c Wasim b Yasir 93
Naseer Ahmed c Yasir b Asif 9
Naveed Ashraf c Ali Naqvi b Asif 25
Wasim Ahmed c Wasim b Asif 2
Junaid Zia c Wasim b Jaffar 7
Jawwad Hameed c Ramzan b Ali Naqvi 33
Mohammad Akram c Asif b Ali Naqvi 4
Iftikhar Ahmed c Asif b Ali Naqvi 1
Zaheeruddin Babar not out 0
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-13, W-12, NB-1) 30
TOTAL (all out, 48.4 overs) 221
FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-39, 3-64, 4-139, 5-149, 6-163, 7-206, 8-219, 9-221.
BOWLING: Jaffar Nazir 8-2-43-2; Naeem Akhtar 7-1-23-0; Mohammad Asif 10-1-30-4; Yasir Arafat 9-0-42-1; Saeed Ajmal 6-0-24-0; Saeed Anwar Jr 2-0-13-0; Ali Naqvi 6.4-0-29-3.
KRL:
Saeed bin Nasir c Sohail b Junaid 1
Mohammad Ramzan b Iftikhar 47
M. Wasim c Zaheer b Babar Naeem 71
Misbah-ul-Haq c Zaheer b Babar Naeem 20
Naeem Akhtar c Jawwad b Babar Naeem 7
Ali Naqvi lbw b Akram 26
Saeed Anwar Jr run out 9
Yasir Arafat not out 17
Jaffar Nazir not out 7
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-6, W-7, NB-7) 24
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 49.3 overs) 225
FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-89, 3-135, 4-150, 5-168, 6-193, 7-201.
DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal.
BOWLING: Mohammad Akram 9-1-24-1; Junaid Zia 7-1-36-1; Jahanzeb Ahmed 2-0-14-0; Zaheeruddin Babar 4.3-0-27-0; Iftikhar Ahmed 10-1-33-1; Babar Naeem 10-0-49-3; Jawwad Hameed 7-0-32-0.
RESULT: KRL won by three wickets.
Results of other Pool ‘D’ matches:
*Allied Bank beat Islamabad by 115 runs at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
ALLIED BANK 294-5 in 50 overs (Mohammad Nawaz 109, Usman Tariq 58, Ijaz Ahmed Jr 57, Taimur Khan 22; Saad Janjua 2-47);
ISLAMABAD 179-4 in 50 overs (Adil Hanif 52, Hammadullah 41, Asif Ali Saeed 27 not out, Ameer Khan 26; Arshad Khan 3-35).
*ADBP beat Rest of NWFP by four wickets at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
REST OF NWFP 136 in 34.4 overs (Adnan Raees 34, Noorul Amin 22; Mubashir Nazir 5-32, Tahir Mughal 2-34);
ADBP 140-6 in 25 overs (Hafiz Majid 62, Zahoor Elahi 21; Bilal Marwat 2-9).
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