Gujranwala make steady start

Published February 13, 2002

KARACHI, Feb 12: Gujranwala were 261 for seven in their first innings on the opening day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I fixture against Rest of Balochistan at Lahore Country Club in Muridke Tuesday.

After being asked to bat first, Gujranwala made steady progress with Asim Munir (46 not out) and wicket-keeper Hafiz Khalid (45) the main scorers.

Balochistan’s wicket-keeper Mohtashim Ali enjoyed a fine day by claiming five catches.

Scoreboard

GUJRANWALA (1st Innings):

Atiq-ur-Rehman c Naseem b Waqas 18

Ehtesham Younis b Waqas 39

Basit Butt c Mohtashim b Faisal 2

Imran Abbas c Mohtashim b Waqas 33

Kamran Younis c Mohtashim b Arun 19

Asim Munir not out 46

Abdul Rehman c Mohtashim b Faisal 6

Hafiz Khalid c Mohtashim b Naseer 45

Mubashir Nazir not out 13

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-5, W-7, NB-22) 40

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 83 overs) 261

FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-33, 3-111, 4-123, 5-155, 6-170, 7-232.

TO BAT: Sarfraz Ahmed, Rana Jahanzeb.

BOWLING (to-date): Faisal Irfan 22-8-51-2; Waqas Chughtai 20-2-78-3; Mohammad Khan 10-2-23-0; Arun Lal 11-2-35-1; Naseer Khan 14-2-44-1; Sadiq Shah 6-0-19-0.

UMPIRES: M. Nazir Junior and Ehtesham-ul-Haq.

MATCH REFEREE: Sultan Rana.

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