Haseeb, Akhtar send Islamabad reeling

Published December 7, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Rawalpindi seamers Haseeb Amjad and Akhtar Ayub ran through Islamabad batting to restrict them to 140 on the first day of the PCB Under-19 Inter-region Championship final at the Diamond Ground.

Haseeb, bowling a good line and length, picked up 5-62 after Rawalpindi won the toss and chose to field in the four-day final. Akhtar Ayub also showed fine form to snap up 3-45.

Against the pace, only Imran Fazil stood up in scoring 49 runs. He hit six boundaries.

In reply, Rawalpindi had scored 117-2 when play ended for the day and looked set to take a first innings lead. Omer Amin struck a fine 47 with nine fours while Usman Ashraf was 40 not out at the close.

Javed Nadir and Mohammad Ehsan picked up a wicket each.

Summarised scores:

Islamabad 140 in 48.2 overs (Imran Fazal 49, Taimur Javed 21, Imad Wasim 15; Haseeb Amjad 5-62, Akhtar Ayub 3-45, Yasim Murtaza 2-23); Rawalpindi 117-2 in 37.1 overs (Umar Amin 47, Usman Ashraf 40 not out, Mohammad Ibrahim 19; Javed Nadir 1-31, Muhammad Ehsan 1-22).

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