Faisalabad hit back

Published October 30, 2005

LAHORE, Oct 29: Faisalabad struck back with a vengeance after conceding a first-innings lead of 77 runs to have Karachi Urban reeling at 47 for six in the second innings of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Iqbal Stadium on Saturday.

Replying to Karachi Urban first innings total of 255, Faisalabad were bowled out for 178 in 62.2 overs.

By stumps, Karachi Urban were in the lead by 124 runs have only four wickets standing.

SCOREBOARD

KARACHI URBAN (1st Innings) 255 (Aminur Rahman 107, Tanvir Ahmed 57; Samiullah Niazi 5-59).

FAISALABAD (1st innings, overnight 14-0):

Imran Ali c Amin b Tanvir 10

Imran Khalid c Khurram b Azam 29

Mohammad Hafeez c Khurram b Azam 37

Asif Hussain b Tabish 1

Ijaz Ahmed Jr c Farhan b Nasir 22

Naved Latif lbw b Tabish 4

Khurram Shahzad lbw b Tanvir 2

Ahmed Hayat not out 47

Mohammad Salman lbw b Nasir 10

Samiullah Niazi c Amin b Nasir 1

Asad Ali b Tabish 0

EXTRAS (B-8, LB-5, W-1, NB-1) 15

TOTAL (all out, 62.2 overs) 178

FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-80, 3-81, 4-85, 5-90, 6-93, 7-139, 8-168, 9-170.

BOWLING: Nasir Khan 18-5-44-3; Tanvir Ahmed 13-2-54-2 (1w); Tabish Khan 15.2-4-35-3 (1nb); Azam Hussain 15-4-29-2; Ahmer Saeed 1-0-3-0.

KARACHI URBAN (2nd Innings):

Khurram Manzoor Khurram b Asad 5

Shadab Kabir c Salman b Sami 2

Mohammad Farrukh c Asif b Sami 1

Naumanullah c Asif b Sami 0

Farhan Adil run out 6

Ahmer Saeed not out 13

Aminur Rahman c Asif b Asad 4

Tanvir Ahmed not out 14

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1) 2

TOTAL (for six wkts, 22 overs) 47

FALL OF WKTS: 1-7, 2-7, 3-7, 4-12, 5-14, 6-22.

BOWLING (to-date): Samiullah Niazi 9-3-15-2; Asad Ali 11-2-29-3; Mohammad Hafeez 2-1-1-0.

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