Kamran, Aamer defy Multan

Published December 11, 2004

LAHORE, Dec 10: Resolute batting by Aamer Sajjad and Kamran Sajid helped Lahore Whites collect a respectable total of 209 for four in the first innings in reply to Multan's first innings total of 300 in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at Multan Stadium, Multan on Friday.

Aamer was batting at 73 with 10 boundaries off 135 balls while Kamran Sajid hit 66 with five fours as Lahore Blues were well placed in a match in which the first innings lead will be significant, as the match is heading towards draw.

Multan were all out for 300 after resuming at 260 for eight in the morning. Saeed Anwar who began at 122 scored 142 with 23 boundaries.

SCOREBOARD

MULTAN (1st innings)

Saeed Anwar c Khaqan b Fahad 142

Hasnain Abbas c Ali b Junaid 10

M. Ali Niazi c Sheraz b Kamran 21

Rehan Rafiq c Sheraz b Aqeel 11

Aamer Bashir lbw Fahad 28

Azhar Shafiq lbw Aqeel 2

Shahid Hameed lbw Kamran 38

Kamran Hussain c Junaid b Azmat 2

Abdul Rauf c Khaqan b Azmat 0

Khurram Shahzad not out 28

Muhammad Irshad b Junaid 4

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-9, W-3, NB-1) 14

TOTAL (for all out) 300

FALL OF WKTS: 1-20, 2-68, 3-85, 4-137, 5-146, 6-239, 7-246, 8- 246, 9-295.

BOWLING. Fahad Masood 3.1-3-97-2; Junaid Zia 24-5-65-2; Kamran Sajid 18-7- 37-2; Sohail Ahmed 2-2-0-0; Aqeel Arshad 14-2-59-2; Muhammad Ashfaq 1-0-4-0. Ali Azmat 6-0-28-2.

LAHORE (1st innings):

Khaqan Arsal b Rauf 1

Sohail Ahmed lbw Rauf 31

M. Ashfaq c Shahid b Kamran 16

Kamran Sajid b Rauf 66

Aamer Sajjad batting 73

Ali Azmat batting 2

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-8, NB-7) 20

TOTAL (for four wkts) 209

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-44, 3-81, 4-207.

BOWLING. Abdul Rauf 16-1-57-3; Kamran Hussain 14-4-37-1; Muhammad Irshad 12-4-33-0; Azhar Shafiq 5-0-17-0; Khurram Shahzad 11-0-33-0; Saeed Anwar 4-0-11-0; Aamer Bashir 5-1-11-0; Rehan Rafiq 1-0-5-0.

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