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| December 8, 2003 | Monday | Shawwal 13, 1424 |
KRL too good for hapless Wapda
KARACHI, Dec 7: Wapda were taught a harsh lesson on Sunday when they plummeted to an embarrassing 114-run defeat against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in the Patron’s Cup one-day encounter on a flat National Stadium pitch.
Wapda never recovered after KRL’s opening bowlers, Jaffar Nazir and Yasir Arafat, reduced them to 26 for five in the 13th over. They were finally dismissed for a paltry 87 in 29.2 overs.
Yasir, the wrecker-in-chief, triggered the slide with three early wickets before returning late in the innings to finish with four for 25. Jaffar captured two for 17 in 10 overs and Faisal Afridi three for 24 in five.
Earlier in the day, KRL found the going hard after being put into bat. They lost the first four wickets for 14 runs as Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, the Wapda captain, utilized the moisture underneath the surface to full effect.
The pacer took three wickets in his opening burst before Intikhab Alam (44) and Asif Mahmood (35) came to KRL’s rescue by putting on 63 for the fifth wicket, the highest partnership of the match.
Later, handy contributions by Zulfiqar Jan, the tall wicket-keeper who made a gutsy 30 not out, and Jaffar Nazir (22) enabled KRL reach a respectable 201 for eight in their 50 overs.
Rana Naveed, yet another player rejected by the national selectors, broke through by having Jaffar caught by Adil Nisar. The eight-wicket stand was worth 41. Faisal Afridi also chipped in with 18 in the unfinished partnership of 36 with Zulfiqar.
Scoreboard
KRL:
Ali Naqvi c Adil b Sarfraz 6
M. Ramzan c Zaman b Rana Naveed 2
Saeed Anwar Jr b Rana Naveed 0
Saeed bin Nasir c Zaman b Rana Naveed 1
Intikhab Alam b Aqeel 44
Asif Mahmood c Zaman b Farooq 35
Yasir Arafat c Rizwan b Waqas 17
Zulfiqar Jan not out 30
Jaffar Nazir c Adil b Rana Naveed 22
Faisal Afridi not out 18
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, W-8, NB-12) 26
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 201
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-11, 3-11, 4-14, 5-77, 6-115, 7-127, 8-168.
DID NOT BAT: Saeed Ajmal.
BOWLING: Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 10-0-49-4 (4nb, 4w); Sarfraz Ahmed 10-2-20-1 ((1nb); Waqas Ahmed 10-0-61-1 ((6nb, 1w); Aqeel Ahmed 10-1-35-1 (1nb, 3w); Farooq Iqbal 10-0-30-1.
WAPDA:
Adil Nisar b Yasir 2
Atiq-ur-Rehman c Ramzan b Yasir 1
Asif Hussain c Zulfiqar b Yasir 9
Hasan Adnan b Jaffar 3
Rizwan Malik not out 25
Mohammad Zaman c Zulfiqar b Jaffar 0
R. Naveed-ul-Hasan c Asif b Faisal 17
Farooq Iqbal c Intikhab b Faisal 1
Waqas Ahmed c Yasir b Faisal 0
Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir 6
Aqeel Ahmed lbw b Saeed Ajmal 9
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-10) 14
TOTAL (all out, 29.2 overs) 87
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-6, 3-25, 4-25, 6-26, 7-56, 8-58, 9-63.
BOWLING: Jaffar Nazir 10-5-17-2 (5w); Yasir Arafat 10-2-25-4 (1w); Ali Naqvi 4-0-15-0 (4w); Faisal Afridi 5-0-24-3; Saeed Ajmal 0.2-0-2-1.
RESULT: KRL won by 114 runs.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Riazuddin.
MATCH REFEREE: Anwar Khan.
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