March 26, 2008	Wednesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1429

KARACHI, March 25: Abbottabad Rhinos chalked up their first victory in the National One-day Cricket Championship when they surprisingly trounced Southern Sui Gas Company (SSGC) by nine wickets in a Group ‘A’ fixture at the National Stadium on Tuesday.

Paceman Junaid Khan was their hero with figures of four for 16 as SGGC, electing to bat first in the day’s only match in the tournament which was televised, were shot out for a measly 104 inside 34 overs.

Barring the experienced Saeed bin Nasir (42 off 73 balls, seven fours), it was abject surrender by the departmental outfit. Slow left-armers Noor-ul-Amin (3-28) and Khalid Usman (3-5) lent excellent support to Junaid.

The Rhinos then romped to victory by reaching 107 for one in 20.3 overs with opener Wajid Ali striking eight boundaries in an undefeated 52 off 60 deliveries.

Scoreboard

SSGC:

Asif Zakir c Ghulam b Junaid 0

Ahmed Zeeshan Malik c Ghulam b Junaid 1

Ashraf Ali c Wajid b Junaid 3

Saeed bin Nasir c Kashif b Noor 42

Mohtashim Ali b Junaid 0

Mohammad Zafar lbw b Khalid 13

Haris Ayaz not out 9

Shakeel-ur-Rehman c Ghulam b Khalid 2

Mansoor Amjad lbw b Khalid 2

Sohail Khan c Wajid b Noor 1

Mohammad Rafiq lbw b Noor 0

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-8, W-21, NB-1) 31

TOTAL (all out, 33.3 overs) 104

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-3-19, 4-19, 5-86, 6-92, 7-95, 8-101, 9-104.

BOWLING: Mohammad Junaid Khan 7-1-16-4 (7w); Raheem Baaz Khan 7-0-38-0 (1nb, 4w); Rashid Mansoor 5-2-8-0 (1w); Noor-ul-Amin 9.3-1-28-3 (1w); Khalid Usman 5-1-5-3.

ABBOTTABAD RHINOS:

Wajid Ali not out 52

Ghulam Mohammad c Haris b Sohail 30

Usman Khan not out 16

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-7, NB-1) 9

TOTAL (for one wkt, 20.5 overs) 107

FALL OF WKT: 1-77.

DID NOT BAT: Adnan Raees, Sajjad Ali, Mohammad Kashif, Khalid Usman, Rashid Mansoor, Mohammad Junaid Khan, Raheem Baaz Khan, Noor-ul-Amin.

BOWLING: Sohail Khan 9-0-43-1; Shakeel-ur-Rehman 4-0-31-0 (1nb, 3w); Mohammad Rafiq 2.2-0-12-0; Mansoor Ahmed 4.4-0-11-0; Haris Ayaz 0.5-0-9-0.

RESULT: Abbottabad Rhinos won by nine wickets.

UMPIRES: Islam Khan and Ahsan Raza.

TV UMPIRE: Khalid Mahmood Sr.

MATCH REFEREE: Naeem Ahmed.