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| January 15, 2003 | Wednesday | Ziqa'ad 11, 1423 |
Fahad sends Karachi Blues reeling
RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL)’s paceman Fahad Masood ripped Karachi Blues apart snaring six wickets to send them crashing to 182 all out on the opening day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-IV match at KRL Ground here on Tuesday.
But Karachi Blues fought back to leave ZTBL at 65 for three by the close. Medium-pacer Mohammad Hasnain picked up two scalps.
The day, however, belonged to Fahad who bowled splendidly to run through the rival batting and finish with impressive figures of six for 43 in 18 overs.
The top scorer, interestingly was tailender Sami Faridi with 38 as no other batsman could do much in the face of Fahad’s accurate bowling and Mubashir Nazir, who took two wickets.
When ZTBL batted, Hasnain maintained an accurate line and length removing opener Inam-ul-Haq for nought and sending Atif Qureshi packing for eight runs. Iftikhar Ali took the other wicket to fall, that of Raheel Majeed.
At the close, Hafiz Majid was unbeaten on 33 and with him was Faisal Naved on 6.
Meanwhile, PIA finished the first day of their game against Rawalpindi on top, having gained a two-run lead at Pindi Cricket Stadium.
After bowling out the hosts for 139, with Test fast bowler Fazle Akbar taking five for 41, PIA were 141 for two when play ended for the day. Faisal Iqbal struck 51 not out and Ghulam Ali hit 40.
Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan batsman, missed scoring his third century in many matches when he was dismissed for 98 as KRL made 225 for seven against Peshawar at Arbab Niaz Stadium.
Medium-pacer Mohammad Siddique was the most successful bowler for the hosts with figures of three for 64.
KARACHI BLUES (1st Innings):
Mohammad Ghazan c Hafiz b Fahad 23
Khalid Latif c Hafiz b Fahad 4
Mohammad Zafar b Mubashir 24
Mansoor Baig c and b Fahad 2
Sharjeel Ashraf c Hafiz b Fahad 21
Faraz Patel not out 16
Haris Ayaz lbw b Hafiz 16
Mohammad Hasnain c Zahoor b Shakeel 14
Tariq Sabzwari b Mubashir 7
Iftikhar Ali c Raheel b Fahad 5
Sami Faridi lbw b Fahad 38
EXTRAS (LB-5, NB-7) 12
TOTAL (all out, 59 overs) 182
FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-30, 3-32, 4-59, 5-86, 6-106, 7-118, 8-124, 9-124.
BOWLING: Mubashir Nazir 15-4-44-2; Fahad Masood 18-3-43-6; Umair Khan 5-1-21-0; Shakeel Ahmed 8-3-21-1; Hafiz Majid 5-0-23-1; Raheel Majeed 5-2-20-0; Inam-ul-Haq 3-1-5-0.
ZTBL (1st Innings):
Inam-ul-Haq c Haris b Hasnain 0
Raheel Majeed b Iftikhar 7
Atif Qureshi c Tariq b Hasnain 8
Hafiz Majid not out 33
Faisal Naved not out 6
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-1, NB-3) 11
TOTAL (for three wkts, 20.2 overs) 65
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-16, 3-36
BOWLING (to-date): Mohammad Hasnain 10.2-2-28-2; Iftikhar Ali 8-0-26-1; Haris Ayaz 2-1-4-0.
Summarised scores of other Group-IV matches:
*At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi:
RAWALPINDI 139 (Shiraz Khalid 35, Ahmed Shah 30; Fazle Akbar 5-41, Nadeem Ahmed 3-50);
PIA 141-2 (Faisal Iqbal 51 not out, Ghulam Ali 40).
*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:
KRL 225-7 (Misbah-ul-Haq 98, Asif Mahmood 42, Mohammad Ramzan 30; Mohammad Siddique 3-64, Abdul Nasir 2-39, Nauman Habib 2-70) v PESHAWAR.
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