KARACHI: Former Test off-spinner Tauseef Ahmed’s son Waleed Ahmed grabbed a career-best six for 28 in just his third List-A appearance as Karachi Whites brushed aside ZTBL in their third-round fixture of the Quaid-i-Azam One-day Cup here on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Waleed, who like his famous dad, who is a national selector, is an exponent of off-spin, was virtually unplayable in the Pool ‘B’ match at the National Stadium by triggering a sensational ZTBL collapse with the last seven wickets crashing for just 37 runs as the departmental outfit were dismissed for 200 in 47.1 overs.

Karachi Whites were home at the start of the 48th over thanks to the unbroken part­nership of 58 between captain Anwar Ali (34) and Faraz Ahmed Khan (31).

Khushdil Shah continued his sensational limier-overs form as the young left-hander scored a third successive century (100 off 107 balls, nine fours and two sixes) but his heroics were insufficient to prevent Fata going down by a solitary wicket to KRL in a high-scoring thrilling Pool ‘A’ clash at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad.

After Fata posted 334-8, KRL sealed victory with three balls to spare with Pakistan prospect Saif Badar striking a 29-ball 58 not out.

In a huge upset, Islamabad rode on ‘guest player’ Fahad Iqbal’s undefeated 108 (122 balls, six fours and three sixes) to surprise Mohammad Hafeez-led SNGPL by six wickets at the Diamond Club Ground in the federal capital. Faizan Riaz (84 off 78, eight fours and three sixes) helped Fahad — younger brother of ex-Test batsman Faisal Iqbal — put on 154 for the fourth while the regional team chased down 295 in 49.3 overs.

In a curtailed match, which was cut short by three overs to 47 per side, HBL edged past Lahore Whites by 17 runs on D/L Method. Agha Salman stood out for the bankers with a brilliant 80-ball 113 (12 fours and two sixes) in a team total of 317-9.

Pakistan discard Nauman Anwar kept the Lahore side in the hunt with a maiden one-day ton as the 22-year-old opener banged 152 off 111 deliveries with the aid of 15 fours and eight sixes, but it was still not enough to see them over the line.

Former Pakistan Under-19 skipper Saud Shakeel hit 100 (110 balls, 11 boundaries) as he marshalled PTV to a clinical eight-wicket rout of Rawalpindi at the Pindi Cricket Stadium as the young left-hander shared an unbroken stand of 97 with ex-Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who struck four sixes and four fours in a 52-ball 58.

In other matches, NBP beat Peshawar by 44 runs, Wapda tamed Lahore Blues by 62 runs and SSGCL trounced Multan by 132 runs.

Saturday’s results:

Third round:

Pool ‘A’:

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: NBP beat Peshawar by 44 runs.

NBP 285-9 in 50 overs (Umar Siddique 59, Ahsan Ali 51, Akbar-ur-Rehman 51, Danish Aziz 51, Rameez Raja 33; Imran Khan Jr 4-58, Jibran Khan 2-49); PESHAWAR 241 in 48 overs (Ubaid Ibrahim 74, Musadiq Ahmed 36, Ashfaq Ahmed 34, Sajid Khan 33; Ghulam Mudassar 5-37, Bilal Asif 3-31, Kamran Ghulam 2-34).

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: HBL beat Lahore Whites by 17 runs (D/L Method).

HBL 317-9 in 47 overs (Agha Salman 113, Imran Farhat 69, Salman Afridi 52, Abid Ali 50; LAHORE WHITES 298-7 in 47 overs (Nauman Anwar 152, Ali Rafiq 43, Zaid Alam 26, Usman Salahuddin 25, Anas Mahmood 23; Ammad Butt 3-35, Umar Gul 2-58).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Islamabad beat SNGPL by six wickets.

SNGPL 294 in 49.4 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 59, Mohammad Hafeez 56, Adnan Akmal 41, Ali Waqas 39, Asad Shafiq 36, Iftikhar Ahmed 20, Mohammad Imran 20; Mohammad Hamza Nadeem 3-51, Imad Wasim 2-46, Shehzad Azam Rana 2-62); ISLAMABAD 295-4 in 49.3 overs (Fahad Iqbal 108 not out, Faizan Riaz 84, Sarmad Bhatti 32, Zawan Hikmat 23; Mohammad Hafeez 2-46, Rahat Ali 2-54).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad: KRL beat Fata by one wicket.

FATA 334-8 in 50 overs (Khushdil Shah 100, Samiullah Jr 81, Asad Afridi 77, Fazal-ur-Rehman 26, Rehan Afridi 23 not out; Saeed Anwar Jr 3-65, Sameen Gul 3-72); KRL 340-9 in 49.3 overs (Jaahid Ali 86, Shoaib Ahmed Minhas 68, Saif Badar 58 not out, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 32, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 30; Asad Afridi 2-44, Manzoor Khan 2-68, Adnan Ghaus 2-78).

Pool ‘B’:

At National Stadium, Karachi: Karachi Whites beat ZTBL by four wickets.

ZTBL 200 in 47.1 overs (Aoun Abbas 69, Anas Mustafa 41, Saadullah Ghauri 41; Waleed Ahmed 6-28, Anwar Ali 2-39); KARACHI WHITES 201-6 in 47.1 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 45, Anwar Ali 34 not out, Faraz Ahmed Khan 31 not out, Khurram Manzoor 30, Mirza Asad Baig 22, Mohammad Hasan 22; Usman Ashraf 3-39, Mohammad Umair 2-44).

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: SSGCL beat Multan by 132 runs.

SSGCL 265-8 in 50 overs (Sami Aslam 96, Asif Zakir 45, Maqbool Ahmed 37 not out, Umar Amin 32, Aamir Yamin 24, Ammad Alam 20; Mohammad Asif 3-64, Hasnain Bukhari 2-62); MULTAN 133-9 in 50 overs (Yousuf Babar 60, Hasnain Bukhari 23, Khalilullah 20; Kashif Bhatti 4-15, Aamir Yamin 2-29).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Wapda beat Lahore Blues by 62 runs.

WAPDA 257-8 in 45 overs (Mohammad Ikhlaq 88, Bismillah Khan 77, Zahid Mansoor 30; Aizaz Cheema 3-46, Saad Nasim 2-45, Zafar Gohar 2-54); LAHORE BLUES 195-5 in 45 overs (Mohammad Waleed 44 not out, Mohammad Ilyas 42, Zubair Malik 41, Ahmed Akram 33 not out; Khalid Usman 3-28).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: PTV beat Rawalpindi by eight wickets.

RAWALPINDI 262-9 in 50 overs (Tayyab Riaz 84, Sarmad Hameed 43, Umar Waheed 41, Kashif Ali 22 not out; Aamir Jamal 3-51, Raza Hasan 2-43, Mohammad Irfan Jr 2-43); PTV 263-2 in 44.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 100 not out, Nihal Mansoor 72, Abdul Razzaq 58 not out).

Published in Dawn, September 23rd, 2018