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HYDERABAD, Feb 7: Hyderabad made excellent recovery, led by skipper Rizwan Ahmed, to reach a commendable 273 for six on the first day of Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Karachi Whites at Niaz Stadium here Thursday.
Hyderabad lost half their side for 118 after Karachi Whites skipper Ghulam Ali won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first.
But Rizwan joined Javed Khan in a 91-run sixth-wicket stand. Rizwan then found another useful partner in paceman Raees Amjad as the pair combined to add an invaluable 64 for the unfinished seventh-wicket partnership.
At stumps, Rizwan was six shy of a maiden first-class century.
Farhan Iqbal, younger brother of Test batsman Faisal, made a dream first-class debut with four catches behind the stumps.
HYDERABAD (1st Innings):
Akram Khan c Farhan b Imran 22
Ijaz Shah c Farhan b Arif 15
Ayaz Taifi b Tanvir 43
Iqbal Shaikh c Shadab b Arif 3
Imran Naseer c Farhan b Tanvir 24
Javed Khan c Farhan b Owais 28
Rizwan Ahmed not out 94
Raees Amjad not out 27
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-1, NB-11) 17
TOTAL (for six wkts, 83 overs) 273
FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-43, 3-51, 4-113, 5-118, 6-209.
TO BAT: Shahnawaz Umrani, Hanif Malik, Sohaib Hashmi.
BOWLING (to-date): Owais Athar 9-1-31-1; Tanvir Ahmed 19-2-74-2; Imran Javed 17-4-49-1; Arif Mahmood 24-2-79-2; Tabish Nawab 13-4-35-0; Mohammad Masroor 1-1-0-0.
KARACHI WHITES: Ghulam Ali (captain), Shadab Kabir, Saeed bin Nasir, Hasan Raza, Mohammad Masroor, Imran Javed, Farhan Iqbal, Arif Mahmood, Tanvir Ahmed, Tabish Nawab, Owais Athar.
UMPIRES: Athar Zaidi and Iftikhar Malik.
MATCH REFEREE: Taslim Arif.
