Faisal rescues Sialkot

Published November 10, 2005

LAHORE, Nov 9: Opener Faisal Naved struck 76 to give Sialkot’s first innings total respectability against defending champions Peshawar in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot on Wednesday.

Faisal withstood onslaught from Test fast bowlers Umar Gul and Fazle Akbar to help Sialkot see off the day at 249 for seven in their first innings.

Test reject Imran Nazir, the Sialkot skipper, made 33 in the opening stand of 55 with Faisal, who laced his knock with eight boundaries.

Umar Gul finished with four for 79 while Fazle claimed two for 61.

SCOREBOARD

SIALKOT (1st Innings):

Imran Nazir c Umar Gul b Fazle 33

Faisal Naved c Wasti b Umar Gul 76

Faisal Khan c and b Fazle 4

Shahid Yousuf c Yasir b Umar Gul 27

Qaiser Abbas c Yasir b Riaz 23

Shahzad Malik lbw b Umar Gul 5

Mansoor Amjad c Zulfiqar b Umar Gul 33

Hafiz Khalid not out 21

Zahid Saeed not out 13

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-8) 14

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 74.5 overs) 249

FALL OF WKTS: 1-55, 2-57, 3-106, 4-148, 5-153, 6-206, 7-229.

TO BAT: Mohammad Asif, Sarfraz Ahmed.

BOWLING (to-date): Umar Gul 24.5-4-79-4 (8w); Fazle Akbar 17-3-61-2; Riaz Afridi 9-2-36-1; Janisar Khan 19-3-54-0; Riffatullah Mohmand 5-8-13-0.

PESHAWAR: Riffatullah Mohmand, Yasir Hameed, Sajjad Ahmed, Wajahatullah Wasti, Akhtar Sarfraz, Nawaz Ahmed, Janisar Khan, Zulfiqar Jan, Riaz Afridi, Umar Gul, Fazle Akbar.

UMPIRES: Z.I Pasha and Nadeem Ghauri.

MATCH REFEREE: Saadat Ali.

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