January 15, 2007	Monday	Zilhaj 24, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: As expected Islamabad completed an easy three-day victory over Quetta in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Diamond Cricket Ground on Sunday.

The hosts, who also won their opening fixture last week against Abbottabad by innings, ended up winners by an innings and 125 runs despite some dogged resistance by Quetta in the second innings.

The visitors, who made 161 in the first innings, were eventually dismissed for 294 after resuming at 2 for 1. Shoaib Khan scored 71 after his 86 in the first innings. Sabir Hussain hit 64.

Pakistan seamer Rao Iftikhar claimed five for 97.

Scoreboard

QUETTA (1st Innings) 161 (Shoaib Khan 86; Azhar Mahmood 5-45).

ISLAMABAD (1st Innings) 580 (Immad Wasim 88, Naeem Anjum 83 not out, Atif Ashraf 76, Azhar Mahmood 57, Fakhir Hussain 52, Zohaib Ahmed 52; Naseer Khan 6-174).

QUETTA (2nd Innings, overnight 2-1):

Jalat Khan lbw b Rao Iftikhar 0

Hameedullah c Naeem b Rao Iftikhar 25

Yasir Majeed c Naeem b Azhar 2

Shoaib Khan c Naeem b Fakhir 71

Shaukat Ali lbw b Immad 43

Naseem Khan c sub b Immad 21

Sabir Hussain c Fakhir b Rao Iftikhar 64

Manzoor Ahmed c Ashar b Rao Iftikhar 8

Faisal Irfan c Naeem b Azhar 10

Naseer Khan b Rao Iftikhar 25

Faiz Gohar not out 4

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-8, W-2, NB-7) 23

TOTAL (all out, 76.1 overs) 294

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-3, 3-67, 4-142, 5-166, 6-173, 7-190, 8-204, 9-258.

BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 27.1-5-97-5; Azhar Mahmood 18-3-66-2 (5nb); Fakhir Hussain 7-1-18-1 (1w); Zohaib Ahmed 6-0-27-0 (1nb, 1w); Immad Wasim 13-1-61-2 (1nb); Mohammad Altaf 5-1-11-0.

RESULT: Islamabad won by an innings and 125 runs.

UMPIRES: Zameer Haider and Ahsan Raza.

MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Adnan Farooq.

—Agencies