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KARACHI, Nov 21: Lahore Shalimar staged a good comeback after being bowled out for a modest first-innings score against Karachi Urban in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League cricket fixture at the UBL Sports Complex on Monday.
The visitors had Karachi Urban in some bother at 71 for three at stumps on day one after making themselves 238.
Test rejects Imran and Humayun Farhat along with Aamir Sajjad scored the bulk of runs after Karachi Urban skipper Ahmer Saeed invited Lahore Shalimar to bat first.
Imran, the left-handed opener, hit 10 fours and one six in making 59 off 83 balls while older brother Humayun bludgeoned 53 off only 33 deliveries and smashed five fours and three sixes.
Aamir, meanwhile contributed a 85-ball 52, including seven boundaries and one six.
Imran dominated early while putting on 76 for the second wicket with Muntazir Mehdi, who became one of four wickets for paceman Tabish Khan.
The visitors then lost three quick wickets as they stumbled to 135 for five.
However, Aamir and Humayun came together in a face-saving partnership which realized 81 runs for the sixth wicket.
Spinners Tahir Khan and Azam Hussain shared the remaining six wickets.
Scoreboard
LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st Innings):
Imran Farhat c Ghulam Ali b Azam 59
Ashfaq Ahmed c Naveed b Tabish 8
Muntazir Mehdi c Shadab b Azam 31
Sohail Ahmed c Maisam b Tahir 3
Aamir Sajjad c Rizwan b Tahir 52
Jahangir Mirza c Maisam b Azam 12
Humayun Farhat c Maisam b Tahir 53
Waqas Ahmed b Tabish 0
Junaid Zia b Tabish 0
Fahad Masood b Tabish 4
Bilal Hayee not out 1
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-3, W-5, NB-1) 15
TOTAL (all out, 57.4 overs) 238
FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-106, 3-113, 4-113, 5-135, 6-216, 7-220, 8-220, 9-236.
BOWLING: Nasir Khan 10-2-29-0 ((1w); Tabish Khan 17-5-54-4 (1nb, 2w); Azam Hussain 14-4-62-3; Tahir Khan 14.4-2-73-3; Rizwan Qureshi 2-0-11-0.
KARACHI URBAN (1st Innings):
Maisam Hasnain not out 7
Ghulam Ali lbw b Waqas 14
Shadab Kabir lbw b Junaid 0
Ahmer Saeed not out 22
Naveed Khan c Humayun b Ashfaq 7
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-6, NB-9) 21
TOTAL (for three wkts, 25 overs) 71
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-47, 3-62.
TO BAT: Rizwan Qureshi, Aminur Rahman, Tahir Khan, Azam Hussain, Tabish Khan, Nasir Khan.
BOWLING (to-date): Fahad Masood 6-3-13-0 (3nb); Junaid Zia 7-2-28-1 (3nb); Waqas Ahmed 5-2-7-1 (3nb); Sohail Ahmed 3-0-7-1; Imran Farhat 2-1-1-0.
UMPIRES: Shakeel Khan and Mian Aslam.
MATCH REFEREE: Anwer Khan.
