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| November 30, 2005 | Wednesday | Shawwal 26, 1426 |
Quaid Trophy Silver League Final: Karachi Harbour win promotion in emphatic style
KARACHI, Nov 29: Karachi Harbour inflicted a humiliating innings and 205-run defeat on hosts Hyderabad in a one-sided final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League cricket tournament at Niaz Stadium on Tuesday.
By virtue of this emphatic victory with two days to spare, Karachi Harbour qualified for the Gold League of the prestigious championship next season.
Even a face-saving century by former Pakistan under-19 batsman Shahid Qambrani and a gallant 95 from Hanifur Rahman was not enough to prevent Moin Khan’s side winning by such a huge margin.
Moin declared Karachi Harbour’s first innings at a mammoth 602 for eight after deservingly completing a magnificent double century.
The former Pakistan skipper couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate moment to remind the national selectors that he has still a lot to offer at the international level even at 34.
Moin’s spanking 200 off mere 211 deliveries were made in 278 minutes with 17 fours and 10 sixes. Karachi Harbour’s total was also a new ground record.
Faced with a massive deficit of 530 runs, Hyderabad fared much better in their second innings following their amazing capitulation in the first for only 72 runs on the opening day.
Faisal Athar and Hanif Malik were consoled by being declared the Silver League’s best batsman and best wicket-keeper, respectively.
Quetta’s paceman Azharullah was adjudged best bowler while Karachi Harbour’s Agha Sabir won the best fielder award. All individual prizes were worth Rs20,000 each.
Scoreboard
HYDERABAD (1st Innings) 72 (Malik Aftab 5-34, Rajesh Ramesh 5-35).
KARACHI HARBOUR (1st Innings, overnight 581-8):
Agha Sabir c Hanif Malik b Kashif 15
Asif Zakir c Hanif Malik b Kashif 16
Mohtashim Ali c Hanif Malik b Kashif 4
Faisal Iqbal c Rizwan b Naeem 145
Afsar Nawaz c Imran b Naeem 91
Fawad Alam lbw b Kashif 11
Moin Khan not out 200
Rajesh Ramesh c Hanif Malik b Shoaib 43
Atif Maqbool c Hanif Malik b Rizwan 14
Mohammad Hasnain not out 16
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-6, W-6, NB-30) 47
TOTAL (for eight decl, 145.4 overs) 602
FALL OF WKTS: 1-31, 2-36, 3-49, 4-264, 5-292, 6-321, 7-459, 8-480.
DID NOT BAT: Malik Aftab.
BOWLING: Kashif Raza 30-4-94-4 (3nb); Naeemur Rahman 29.4-3-155-2 (9nb, 3w); Imran Ali 30-4-123-0 (18nb); Rizwan Ahmed 32-1-108-1; Shoaib Leghari 22-2-104-1 (2w); Shahid Qambrani 1-0-4-0; Hanifur Rahman 1-0-3-0.
HYDERABAD (2nd Innings):
Faisal Athar c Moin b Ramesh 0
Akram Khan c Afsar b Hasnain 25
Hanifur Rahman c sub b Atif 95
Rizwan Ahmed c and b Atif 1
Aqeel Anjum b Hasnain 5
Shahid Qambrani not out 104
Shoaib Leghari c Afsar b Atif 28
Hanif Malik lbw b Fawad 44
Imran Ali c and b Fawad 10
Naeemur Rahman c sub b Fawad 0
Kashif Raza st Afsar b Fawad 3
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-6) 10
TOTAL (all out, 71.2 overs) 325
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-79, 3-84, 4-107, 5-131, 6-180, 7-275, 8-297, 9-297.
BOWLING: Rajesh Ramesh 13-0-66-1; Malik Aftab 9-1-36-0; Mohammad Hasnain 8-0-35-2; Atif Maqbool 29-2-137-3; Mohtashim Ali 2-0-14-0; Fawad Alam 10.2-2-27-4.
RESULT: Karachi Harbour won by an innings and 205 runs.
UMPIRES: Z.I. Pasha and Iqbal Butt.
MATCH REFEREE: Taslim Arif.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Moin Khan.
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