LAHORE, Nov 21: Despite half-centuries by Rizwan Ahmed and Shahzad Butt, Lahore Ravi collected a modest 240 against Karachi Harbour on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the LCCA Ground on Monday.
Rizwan and Shahzad each made identical 53 while Zulqarnain Haider scored 49.
In-form Rizwan hit five fours in a 107-ball knock while Shahzad struck five fours and one six off 79 balls. Zulqarnain had seven boundaries.
Karachi Harbour, who head the standings before this game, closed at two without loss in reply.
Lahore Ravi need to win here to qualify for the final.
Scoreboard
LAHORE RAVI (1st Innings):
Kashif Siddique c Fahad b Aftab 21
Taufiq Umar b Ramesh 5
Rizwan Ahmed c Saeed b Ramesh 53
Shahnawaz Malik c Agha b Hasnain 6
Rashid Riaz c Faisal b Rajesh 10
Zulqarnain Haider c and b Fawad 49
Umar Javed c Faisal b Fahad 10
Shahzad Butt not out 53
Imran Tahir run out 2
Wasim Khan b Hasnain 20
Wahab Riaz c Fahad b Aftab 5
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5) 6
TOTAL (all out, 75 overs) 240
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-36, 3-47, 4-68, 5-127, 6-147, 7-173, 8-176, 9-227.
BOWLING: Rajesh Ramesh 23-6-73-3; Malik Aftab 19-2-74-2; Mohammad Husnain 19-4-53-2; Fahad Ullah 6-1-14-1; Fawad Alam 8-1-20-1.