Rehman and Naseer shine

Published January 22, 2003

KARACHI, Jan 21: Naseer Khan and Abdul Rehman excelled with the ball to help Quetta skittled out Pishin for 180 in their Cornelius Trophy match at PCB Academy Ground on Tuesday.

Off-spinner Naseer Khan grabbed five for 66 and medium pacer Abdul Rehman snapped up four for 17.

However, Pishin hit back to reduce Quetta to 43 for three in reply.

Sibi’s paceman Shahbaz Bashir and left-arm spinner Mohtashim Ali shared seven wickets between them to dismiss Naseerabad for 165 in their first innings at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.

By close of the play in the three-day match, Sibi reached 126 for four.

Summarised scores:

*At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Karachi:

PISHIN 180 in 69.1 overs (Samiullah 52, Habib-ur-Rehman 31, Mohammad Amin 30, Nasarullah 23; Naseer Khan 5-66, Abdul Rehman 4-17);

QUETTA 43-3 in 13 overs.

*At Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi:

NASEERABAD 165 in 49.5 overs (Wajihuddin 77; Shahbaz Bashir 4-55, Mohtashim Ali 3-19);

SIBI 126-4 in 35 overs (Afzal Shah 63; Mohammad Jurial 3-51).

*At Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park, Karachi:

KARACHI GREENS 370-5 in 80 overs (Nasir Aziz 106, Rashid Ali 93, Saqib Zia 50; Wussat Ali 3-107);

THATTA 7-0 in 1 over.

*Shikarpur Cricket Ground, Shikarpur:

LARKANA 176 in 70.3 overs (Abdul Raheem 52; Ali Nawaz 3-37, Suhbat Magsi 3-40);

SUKKUR 40-0 in 13 overs.

*At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad:

NAWABSHAH 258 in 70.5 overs (Shahid Hussain 50; Anwar Ali 5-86, Faisal Khanzada 3-70);

HYDERABAD 20-1 in 12 overs.

*At Kohat Cricket Stadium, Kohat:

NOWSHERA 190 in 68.1 overs (Naveed Khan 96; Irfan Qadir 5-45, Noorul Amin 3-25);

MARDAN 64-3 in 18 overs.

*At Gymkhana Ground, Peshawar:

FATA 159 in 37.1 overs (Arshad-ur-Rehman 6-27, Asif Iqbal 3-43);

HARIPUR 57-4 in 34.4 overs.

*At Mahmood Stadium, Rahimyar Khan:

RAHIM YAR KHAN 354-6 in 79 overs (Rehan Rafiq 108, Bilal Khilji 107, Adeel Basit 68) v AFGHANISTAN.—APP

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