December 31, 2002	Tuesday	Shawwal 26, 1423

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KARACHI, Dec 30: Diminutive Mohammad Masroor failed by 10 runs to hit a century as the Quaid Trophy Group-II game between Karachi Whites and Pak PWD ended in the most boring of draws at National Stadium on Monday.

The home side preferred to bat all day on the final day of the four-day fixture, to reach 459 for seven when the umpires decided that enough was enough.

Resuming at 142 for two, Karachi Whites, who conceded a 41-run lead on the first innings, added another 317 runs with for batsmen crossing the 50-run mark.

Masroor scored 90, Wasim Naeem 82, wicket-keeper Amin-ur-Rehman 63 and Fahadullah 61.

Scoreboard

KARACHI WHITES (1st Innings) 302 (Agha Sabir 52; Rajesh Ramesh 5-91).

PAK PWD (1st Innings) 343 (Faisal Athar 79, Ahmer Saeed 74, Iqbal Imam 53, Saad Wasim 51; Nasir Khan 4-104).

KARACHI WHITES (2nd Innings, overnight 142-2):

Agha Sabir c Afsar b Shakeel 33

Maisam Hasnain c Afsar b Rauf 31

Wasim Naeem c Faisal b Rauf 82

Asim Kamal a Afsar b Ramesh 45

Mohammad Masroor c Afsar b Ramesh 90

Fahadullah st Afsar b Ahmer 61

Amin-ur-Rehman run out 63

Faisal Mirza not out 38

Owaus Athar not out 2

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-4, W-2, NB-2) 14

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 118 overs) 459

FALL OF WKTS: 1-44, 2-123, 3-179, 4-225, 5-341, 6-353, 7-445.

BOWLING: Shakeel-ur-Rehman 22-4-88-1; Rauf Akbar 27-8-74-2; Rajesh Ramesh 26-7-103-2; Aftab Ahmed 23-1-102-0; Iqbal Imam 3-0-15-0; Ahmer Saeed 17-5-67-1.

RESULT: Match drawn.