Quaid-i-Azam Trophy: Sabir helps KH pull off victory
By Our Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Karachi Harbour pulled off a stunning five-wicket victory over Islamabad at the Diamond Cricket Ground on Tuesday in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match, thanks to a hurricane knock by Agha Sabir.
Set a target of 193 for victory in 25 overs, the visiting side were home in 23.1 overs to score a remarkable victory.
Agha struck a marvellous 85 off just 65 balls to set the pace and hammered eight fours and three sixes in his innings.
Earlier, Islamabad who had begun the last day of the match at 244-3 went on to score 382, Bilal Asad completing his century after being 86 not out overnight.
But his partner Sufyan Munir was not as lucky and fell for 71.
Pacer Faraz Ahmed was the top Karachi bowler snapping up 4-85 while Khalid Latif captured three wickets.
FALL OF WKTS: 1-28, 2-79, 3-96, 4-276, 5-276, 6-289, 7-298, 8-310, 9-352.
BOWLING: Malik Aftab 36-8-121-1; Faraz Ahmed Khan 28-7-85-4; Khalid Latif 9-1-29-3; Irfanuddin 19-0-77-1l Adnan Malik 12.2-2-36-1; Fawad Alam 4-0-21-0.
KARACHI HARBOUR (2nd Innings):
Agha Sabir c Rauf b John 85
Khalid Latif c Nauman b Rauf 15
Fahadullah c Nauman b Rauf 0
Afsar Nawaz run out 15
Saeed bin Nasir run out 29
Mohtashim Ali not out 28
Fawad Alam not out 15
EXTRAS (B-1, W-3, NB-4) 8
TOTAL (for five wkts, 23.1 overs) 195
FALL OF WKTS: 1-45, 2-45, 3-86, 4-134, 5-163.
BOWLING: Stephen John 9-0-77-1; Rauf Akbar 6-0-41-2; Saad Altaf 5-0-40-0; Ashar Zaidi 1-0-11-0; Zohaib Ahmed 2-0-18-0; Afaq Rahim 1-0-7-0.