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| January 08, 2007 | Monday | Zilhaj 17, 1427 |
Peshawar take vital lead over Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI, Jan 7: Peshawar gained a crucial 55-run lead on the first innings against hosts Rawalpindi on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Peshawar, resuming at the overnight score of 6-1, finished the day at 285-6 in 86 overs, in reply to Rawalpindi’s 230.
Shoaib Khan led the way for Peshawar with a stubborn 88 not out, consuming 197 balls and hitting eight boundaries.
Other useful contributions came from Riaz Afridi (37), Wajahatullah Wasti (34), Riffatullah Mohmand (24) and Zulfiqar Jan (22 not out).
For Rawalpindi, the main wicket takers were Rizwan Akbar and Najaf Shah with two wickets each.
Scoreboard
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings) 230 (Naveed Qureshi 97; Riaz Afridi 5-69).
PESHAWAR (1st Innings, overnight 6-1):
Riffatullah Mohmand c Asif b Yasir 24
Janisar Khan lbw b Najaf 0
Riaz Afridi c Najaf b Rizwan 37
Shoaib Khan not out 88
Akhtar Sarfraz c Usman b Rizwan 20
Wajahatullah Wasti c and b Najaf 34
Aftab Khan lbw b Sohail 18
Zulfiqar Jan not out 22
EXTRAS (B-7, LB-4, W-3, NB-28) 42
TOTAL (for six wkts, 86 overs) 285
FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-54, 3-73, 4-111, 5-180, 6-221.
TO BAT: Arshad Khan, Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Fazle Akbar.
BOWLING (to-date): Yasir Arafat 10-1-45-1 (1w); Najaf Shah 21-2-83-2 (3nb, 2w); Rizwan Akbar 18-4-53-2 (9nb); Sohail Tanvir 21-3-68-1 (16nb); Babar Naeem 16-5-25-0.—Agencies
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