Faisalabad head for big victory

Published January 10, 2002

LAHORE, Jan 9: Hyderabad were heading for a massive defeat against Faisalabad on the second day of their  Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad Wednesday.

According to details available here, Hyderabad, who made just 98 in their first innings, limped to 4 for one after conceding a lead of 387.

The home team declared their first innings at a formidable 485 for eight after resuming the day on 207 for two with Saadat Gul and Zahoor Elahi hitting centuries.

Zahoor added seven to Tuesday’s score of 99 while Saadat Gul remained undefeated with 120.

Scoreboard

HYDERABAD (1st Innings) 98 (Nadeem Afzal 4-23).

FAISALABAD (1st Innings, overnight 207-2):

Mohammad Ramzan c Faisal b Raees 18

Zahoor Elahi c Adil b Raees 106

Asif Hussain c Faisal b Raees 7

Ijaz Ahmed Jr run out 65

Fida Hussain c Anwar b Rizwan 52

Mohammad Zaman lbw b Naeem 27

Saadat Gul not out 120

Mohammad Salman lbw b Adil 20

Nadeem Afzal c Adil b Rizwan 9

Shahid Nazir not out 29

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-5, W-8, NB-17) 32

TOTAL (for eight dec, 119 overs) 485

FALL OF WKTS: 1-34, 2-60, 3-208, 4-216, 5-282, 6-339, 7-417, 8-432.

BOWLING: Raees Amjad 24-2-102-3; Shahnawaz 20-1-95-0; Naeem Akhtar 18-1-71-1; Asfandyar Jafri 8-1-51-0; Rizwan Ahmed 26-4-79-2; Anwar Ali 17-1-67-0; Adil Nisar 6-1-13-1.

HYDERABAD (2nd Innings):

Adil Nisar not out 3

Imraan Mohammad lbw b Shahid 0

EXTRAS (NB-1) 1

TOTAL (for one wkt, 2.5 overs) 4

FALL OF WKT: 1-4.

BOWLING (to-date): Shahid Nazir 1.5-0-3-1; Nadeem Afzal 1-0-1-0.

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