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| August 26, 2003 | Tuesday | Jumadi-us-Sani 27, 1424 |
Lahore gain lead thanks to Zulqarnain
LAHORE, Aug 25: A captain’s knock by Zulqarnain Haider helped Lahore gain a 45-run first innings lead against Peshawar on the second day of their Inter-region (Under-19) Cricket Championship match at the LCCA ground on Monday.
Zulqarnain cracked four boundaries and a six in 96-ball 60 as Lahore managed to score a total of 303 all out in 89.3 overs win reply to Peshawar’s first innings total of 258. At stumps, Peshawar in second innings were seven without loss.
Lahore’s innings prospered by two important partnerships. First opener Abid Ali (46, five fours, one six) with Muhammad Sohail (38, four fours) added 83 runs in their second wicket stand after opener Arshad Munir earned duck. Then, Zulqarnain with Azhar Ali (36, one four) survived the scare when both collected 103-run in seventh wicket partnership to lift the total to 260 from 157.
In another match, propelled by five half-centuries, Sialkot earned a massive 168-run first innings lead against Quetta at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
Arslan (88 not out) and Nawaz Sardar (66 not out) put on 159 runs in their unbroken fifth wicket stand as Sialkot piled up 344 for four in 90 overs after resuming at 18 for one in the morning while replying to Quetta’s paltry first innings total of 176.
Usman Mushtaq (53), Ehsan Butt (57) and Bilal Azmat (54) were the other who scored fifties.
By close of play, Quetta were nine for two in the second innings —159 runs away to avoid an innings defeat.
Summarised scores:
Lahore vs Peshawar at LCCA Ground.
PESHAWAR (1st innings): 258 for all out in 89 overs (Akbar Badshah 80, Nawaz Ahmed 54, Naved Afridi 31; Azhar Ali 5-84, Khurram Irshad 2-50, Wahab Riaz 2-59). And seven for no loss.
LAHORE (1st innings): 303 for all out in 89.3 overs (Zulqarnain 60, Abid Ali 46, Muhammad Sohail 38, Azhar Ali 36, Wahab Riaz 31; Amjad Waqas 5-87, Bilal Khan 2-83).
Quetta v Sialkot at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
QUETTA (1st innings): 176 for all in 72 overs (Aroon Lal 41, Kaleemullah 36, Abdul Majed 26; Tariq Mehmood 4-50, Ali Imran 2- 25, A Aslam 2-29, Nawaz Sardar 2-29). And nine for two in 4.2 overs.
SIALKOT: 344 for four in 90 overs (Arslan Anwar 88 not out, Nawaz Sardar 66 not out, Ehsan Butt 57, Usman Mushtaq 53; Umar Ajmal 2-52).
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