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HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Balochistan finally won their first match in the Quaid Trophy when they defeated Hyderabad by 24 runs at Niaz Stadium.
The visitors were dismissed for 207 after resuming their second innings at 179 for seven on penultimate day of the match Tuesday.
Hyderabad then made a mess of an easy target and were bowled out 157 in their second innings with Rizwan Ahmed hitting 69.
Pacers Waqas Chughtai and Faisal Irfan claimed four for 57 and three for 51 respectively. Waqas finished with a match haul of 11 for 132.
Balochistan’s victory earns them nine points to lift their tally to 12 points.
Their three first matches against Rest of Sindh, Karachi Blues and Karachi Whites ended in draws.
Balochistan next play Bahawalpur at the Bahawalpur Stadium. The four-day game begins Saturday.
REST OF BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings) 142 (Raees Amjad 4-36).
HYDERABAD (1st Innings) 168 (Imraan Mohammad 63; Waqas Chughtai 7-75).
REST OF BALOCHISTAN (2nd Innings, overnight 179-7):
Manzoor Ahmed b Raees 18
Abdul Hameed lbw b Sohaib 12
Azizullah Khan c Hanif b Raees 2
Naseem Khan c Hanif b Rizwan 48
Mohtashim Ali c Adil b Sohaib 1
Mian Nafees c Imran b Sohaib 68
Sanaullah Khan not out 2
Waqas Chughtai c Ayaz b Raees 19
Faisal Irfan b Sohaib 2
Arun Lal c Hanif b Adil 17
Mohammad Asif lbw b Sohaib 3
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-4, W-4, NB-2) 15
TOTAL (all out, 64.5 overs) 207
FALL OF WKTS: 1-26, 2-28, 3-44, 4-134, 5-141, 6-149, 7-164, 8-187, 9-201.
BOWLING: Raees Amjad 24-3-77-3; Sohaib Hashmi 26-7-61-5; Naeem Akhtar 4-0-22-0; Rizwan Ahmed 8-1-35-1; Adil Nisar 2.5-1-3-0.
HYDERABAD (2nd Innings):
Ayaz Taifi b Waqas 1
Imraan Mohammad c Nafees b Faisal 0
Faisal Athar c Nafees b Waqas 18
Adil Nisar c Hameed b Waqas 13
Hanif Malik c and b Arun 0
Irshad Notkani b Faisal 3
Faraz Khan c sub b Faisal 5
Rizwan Ahmed c sub b Waqas 69
Naeem Akhtar c Nafees b Asif 10
Sohaib Hashmi c Mohtahsim b Arun 4
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-15, NB-1) 21
TOTAL (all out, 51 overs) 157
FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-8, 3-31, 4-38, 5-40, 6-66, 7-97, 8-107, 9-107.
BOWLING: Faisal Irfan 19-6-57-3; Waqas Chughtai 19-6-57-4; Mohammad Asif 7-1-8-1; Arun Lal 8-0-36-2.
RESULT: Rest of Balochistan won by 24 runs.
UMPIRES: Athar Zaidi and Afzaal Ahmed.
MATCH REFEREE: Munawwar Agha.
