Rizwan, Kashif shine

Published November 12, 2005

LAHORE, Nov 11: Fine centuries by openers Rizwan Ahmed and Kashif Siddique and their opening stand of 205 helped Lahore Ravi (LR) earn a big 115-run lead on first innings against Islamabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League at the Mirpur Cricket Stadium, AJK on Friday.

Lahore Ravi resumed the second innings from 158 without loss and by close of play were 447 for eight while replying to Islamabad total of 332.

Rizwan, who started from 58 scored 114 with the help of 17 fours off 221 balls. Kashif was 86 overnight and struck 106 hitting 18 boundaries off 195 balls.

SCOREBOARD

ISLAMABAD (1st innings): 332 for all, 108 overs (Afaq Rahim 65, Sufyan Munir 71; Imran Tahir 5-123).

LAHORE RAVI (1st innings, overnight 158 no loss):

Kashif Siddique lbw Asher 106

Rizwan Ahmed c Asher b Fayyaz 114

Shahnawaz Malik lbw Yasin 51

Imran Abbas c Nauman b Yasin 30

Rashid Riaz c Nauman b Iftikhar 37

Umer Javed c Iftikhar bYasin 17

Zulqernain Haider b Yasin 42

Shahzad Butt run out 6

Imran Tahir batting 10

Wasim Khan batting 1

EXTRAS (B-10, LB-16, W-2 NB-5) 33

TOTAL (for 8 wkts, 118 overs) 447

FALL OF WKTS: 1-205, 2-273, 3-313, 4-349, 5-361, 6-403, 7-418, 8- 446.

BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 24-4-60-1; Saad Altaf 24-5-73-0; Yasin Bari 19-4-72- 4; Zohaib Ahmed 14-1-71-0; Afaq Rahim 3-0-11-0; Bilal Asad 2-0-11-0; Fayyaz Ahmed 15-1-60-1; Ashar Zaidi 17-2-52-1.

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