RAWALPINDI, Nov 16: Following two-day trials, the Rawalpindi Cricket Association (RCA) has named five teams which play a series of matches after which 20 players will finally be chosen for the forthcoming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade I Championship.
The players have been asked to report at the Rawalpindi Stadium on Sunday at 3pm.
RCA Greens: Nadeem Abbasi, Nauman Abbasi, Shiraz Khalid, Nadeem Abbasi Jnr, Shahid Javed, Khurrum Fayyaz, Nawab Khan, Matloob Rashid, Adeel Riaz, M. Shahbaz, Alamgir Khan, Jawad Hamid, Yasir Arafat, Azhar Bhatti, Mahmood Khan and Khurrum.
RCA BLUES: Mujhaid Hameed, Pervaiz Aziz, Waheed Ahmed, Taj Muhammad, Rashid Mahmood, Yasir Mahmood, Adil Shaheen, Raja Ijaz, Zulfiqar Naqvi, M. Zubair, Zulfiqar Younis, Munir Ansari, Zeeshan Rashid, Saad Altaf, Umair Khan, Shahid Rashid.
RCA REDS: Wasim Ahmed, Sohail Nasir, Muhammad Abbad, Farrukh Sultan, Asim Butt, Bashir Malik, Malik Jameel, Ansar Ahmed, Nauman Malik, Zaheer Ahmed, Shiraz Anwar, Naeem Khan, Iftikhar Mahmood, Ayasz Akbar, Zaheeruddin, Ziaul Haq Jnr, Rashid Azar
RCA PINK: Shahid Mahmood, Shoaib Nasir, Salman Saeed, Usman Saeed, Ehsan Khan, Zahid Mahmood, Waqas Zafar, Usama Shabbir, M. Shiraz, Imran Khan, Adnan Naveed, Afzal Javed, Mazhar Malik, Rizwan Akbar, Qaiser Razzak, Ali Aqdas, Faisal Baqir.
SAEED ANWAR XI WIN
Saeed Anwar XI defeated Wasim Akram XI by 41 runs in the Twin City Cricket Academy Under-15 Championship at the Rawalpindi Stadium Saturday.
Samiullah and Asif Mumtaz hit knocks of 31 each as Saeed XI scored 150 for nine off their 20 overs. Nauman made a useful contribution of 27 as did Yasir Murtaza who remained not out on 22. Tahir took two wickets for 18 runs.
In reply Wasim Akram XI were bowled out for 109 for nine in 20 overs, Asif hitting 29 and Sajid scoring 22 runs. Imran Khan and Asif Iqbal were the main wicket-takers with two apiece.
Summarised scores:
Saeed Anwar XI bt Wasim Akram XI by 41 runs. Saeed XI 150-9 in 20 overs (Samiullah 31, Asif Mumtaz 31, Nauman 27, Yasir Murtaza 22 not out; Tahir 2-18, Rana Ijaz 1-19); Wasim XI 109-9 in 20 overs (Asif 29, Sajid Ali 22, Atif Aziz 14; Imran Khan 2-18, Asif Iqbal 2-16, Samiullah 1-21).