Good recovery by Abbottabad

Published October 23, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 22: Abbottabad overcame a poor start to reach 297 for six against Quetta on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta on Saturday.

Opting to bat first after skipper Sajid Shah won the toss, the visitors lost their openers with just five runs on the board. But Ali Naqvi (54), Ashraf Ali (65) and Bilal Marwat (72 not out) then retrieved the situation.

Scoreboard

ABBOTTABAD (1st Innings):

Ahmed Said lbw b Faisal 0

Sajjad Ali c and Faisal 3

Sajid Rasheed c and b Mansoor 31

Ali Naqvi c Shoaib b Faisal 54

Ashraf Ali c Aziz b Arun Lal 54

Adnan Raees c Adil b Jalat 42

Bilal Marwat not out 72

Sajid Shah not out 6

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-10, NB-19) 35

TOTAL (for six wkts, 85 overs) 297

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-5, 3-93, 4-113, 5-177, 6-277.

TO BAT: Tariq Mahmood, Dilawar Khan, Nasir Jalil.

BOWLING (to-date): Faisal Irfan 19-6-34-3; Ali Imran Pasha 4.4-1-20-0; Arun Lal 16.2-3-60-1 (12nb); Jalat Khan 17-3-39-1; Shoaib Khan 3-0-11-0 (2nb); Mansoor Ahmed 22-5-97-1 (2nb); Adil Nisar 3-0-20-0 (3nb).

QUETTA: Shoaib Khan, Hameedullah Khan, Adil Nisar, Azizullah Khan, Naseem Khan, Jalat Khan, Arun Lal, Sanaullah Khan, Faisal Irfan, Mansoor Ahmed, Ali Imran Pasha.

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