Karachi Urban score first win

Published November 25, 2005

KARACHI, Nov 24: Karachi Urban scored their first victory in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League competition with an eight-wicket defeat of Lahore Shalimar at the UBL Sports Complex on Thursday.

The hosts needed only 70 runs on the fourth and final day after resuming at 129 for no wicket.

Maisam Hasnain and Ghulam Ali carried their overnight opening partnership to 150 before the latter fell to medium-pacer Waqas Ahmed for 67. The veteran’s 101-ball knock contained 11 fours.

Maisam was run out after adding 19 to his Wednesday’s tally of 64. His 83 were scored off 153 deliveries and included 16 boundaries.

Shadab Kabir, the Test left-hander, and skipper Ahmer Saeed provided the finishing touches to the match which ended before lunch.

Scoreboard

LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st Innings) 238 (Imran Farhat 59, Humayun Farhat 53, Aamir Sajjad 52; Tabish Khan 4-54).

KARACHI URBAN (1st Innings) 312 (Aminur Rahman 69, Tahir Khan 59; Waqas Ahmed 4-71).

LAHORE SHALIMAR (2nd Innings) 272 (Imran Farhat 107; Azam Hussain 5-87).

KARACHI URBAN (2nd Innings, overnight 129-0):

Maisam Hasnain run out 83

Ghulam Ali c sub b Waqas 67

Shadab Kabir not out 24

Ahmer Saeed not out 3

EXTRAS (B-10, LB-1, W-1, NB-11) 23

TOTAL (for two wkts, 51.2 overs) 200

BOWLING: Junaid Zia 16-2-69-0 (2nb); Waqas Ahmed 12-1-42-1 (5nb); Imran Farhat 3-0-16-0; Sohail Ahmed 13-2-37-0 (4nb); Ashfaq Ahmed 4-2-14-0; Jahangir Mirza 3.2-1-11-0 (1w).

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