March 12, 2006	Sunday	Safar 11, 1427

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KARACHI, March 11: Skipper Ali Naqvi spanked a brilliant 118 as Abbottabad Rhinos scored a six-wicket victory over Quetta Bears in a high-scoring Silver League match of the National One-day Regional cricket championship in Abbottabad on Saturday.

Naqvi, who shot to prominence with a Test debut century against South Africa eight seasons ago, blasted six sixes and as many fours in his 88-ball knock as the Rhinos reached a daunting target of 315 with five balls to spare.

The result was all the more remarkable since at stage the Rhinos were tottering at 173 for five in the 35th over. But Naqvi and wicket-keeper Ahmed Said then combined to put on a match-winning partnership of 138.

Scoreboard

QUETTA BEARS:

Shoaib Khan c Mudassar b Shakeel 51

Mohammad Aslam c Bilal b Siddique 18

Naseem Khan run out 30

Tariq Aziz c Siddique b Ali Naqvi 2

Jalat Khan run out 4

Faisal Irfan b Amjad 78

Hameedullah Khan c Zafar b Riaz 64

Naseer Khan not out 42

Arun Lal not out 12

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-8, NB-2) 13

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 314

FALL OF WKTS: 1-58, 2-74, 3-80, 4-97, 5-120, 6-252, 7-259.

DID NOT BAT: Ali Imran, Azharullah.

BOWLING: Shakeelur Rahman 9-2-46-1 (2w); Mohammad Siddique 9-0-63-1 (2w); Ali Naqvi 10-0-45-1 (2nb, 1w); Riaz Kail 10-0-63-1; Amjad Waqas 7-0-58-1 (1w); Mudassar Ibrahim 3-0-21-0 (1w); Azhar Ali 2-0-15-0.

ABBOTTABAD RHINOS:

Zafar Jadoon lbw b Ali Imran 30

Azhar Ali c Jalat b Azhar 61

Ashraf Ali c Hameed b Arun Lal 34

Ali Naqvi run out 118

Bilal Marwat c Azhar b Jalat 12

Riaz Kail run out 1

Ahmed Said not out 50

Mudassar Ibrahim not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-2, NB-4) 12

TOTAL (for six wkts, 49.1 overs) 317

FALL OF WKTS: 1-74, 2-112, 3-150, 4-172, 5-173, 6-311.

DID NOT BAT: Amjad Waqas, Mohammad Siddique, Shakeelur Rahman.

BOWLING: Faisal Irfan 8-0-51-0 (1w); Ali Imran 10-1-53-1 (1nb); Azharullah 10-0-55-1; Arun Lal 7-0-43-1 (1w); Naseer Khan 9-0-67-0 (2nb); Jalat Khan 5.1-0-43-1.

UMPIRES: M. Siddique Khan and Akmal Hayat.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.