Imran restricts Abbottabad

Published November 16, 2005

LAHORE, Nov 15: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir snapped up four wickets for 83 enabling Lahore Ravi to restrict Abbottabad to 226-8 in the first innings on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke on Tuesday.

Batting first, Abbottabad were well served by Ashraf Ali (53), Bilal Marwat (40) and Adnan (43) but Imran struck timely restricting them from posting a huge total.

Scoreboard

ABBOTTABAD (1st innings):

Mohsinuddin c Taufeeq b Irfan Fazil 8

Sajid Rasheed b Imran 23

Ashraf Ali c Zulqarnain b Wahab Riaz 53

Ali Naqvi lbw b Imran 6

Mohammad Bilal b Wasim Khan 40

Adnan Raees b Imran 43

Ahmed Saidb Imran 30

Sajid Shahb Wahab 0

Mohammad Siddiq batting 2

EXTRAS (B-3,LB-9,NB- 9) 21

TOTAL (for 8 wkts, 82.4 overs) 226

FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-43, 3-53, 4-112, 5-181, 6-210, 7-212, 8- 226.

BOWLING: Wasim Khan 20-3-55-1; Wahab Riaz 19-5-36-2; Irfan Fazil 11-4-36- 1; Imran Tahir 30.4-3-83-4; Ali Azmat 2-1-4-0.

UMPIRES: Z.I Pasha-Kaukab Butt.

REFEREE: Saadat Ali.

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