Sialkot triumph by innings

Published February 15, 2002

KARACHI, Feb 14: Sialkot scored their third successive victory when they trounced Rest of Punjab by nine wickets on the penultimate day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Okara Thursday.

Needing only 72, Sialkot reached their target for the loss of just one wicket.

Earlier, Medium-pacer Tahir Mughal claimed five for 71 as Punjab made 250 in their second innings with Kashif Naveed falling three short of a maiden first-class century.

Tahir finished with a match haul of nine for 154 to take his season’s haul to 73 wickets in 11 matches.

Scoreboard

REST OF PUNJAB (1st Innings) 209 (Tahir Mughal 4-83).

SIALKOT (1st Innings) 388 (Shahzad Malik 74, Asim Butt 4-103).

REST OF PUNJAB (2nd Innings, overnight 64-3):

Shahid Latif c Khaleeq b Tahir 5

Asad Ali c Khaleeq b Zaman 14

Kashif Naveed c Khaleeq b Shahid 97

Saeed Anwar Jr c Mubashir b Tahir 10

Wasim Majeed c Mubashir b Shahid 38

Zeeshan Khan c Khaleeq b Shahid 30

Mohammad Fazil lbw b Tahir 0

Shafiq Ahmed c Inam b Tahir 0

Abdur Rauf b Zaman 14

Mohammad Arshad not out 1

Asim Butt c and b Tahir 9

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-5, NB-10) 22

TOTAL (all out, 68.4 overs) 250

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-30, 3-64, 4-192, 5-207, 6-212, 7-212, 8-226, 9-240.

BOWLING: Tahir Mughal 21.4-2-71-5; Zaman Haider 12-1-51-2; Shahid Khan 19-4-65-3; Aamir Wasim 10-2-43-0; Inam-ul-Haq 4-1-13-0.

SIALKOT (2nd Innings):

Inam-ul-Haq not out 38

Mubashir Dar c Fazil b A. Rauf 9

Basit Saeed not out 14

EXTRAS (B-7, LB-1, W-1, NB-5) 14

TOTAL (for one wkt, 12.3 overs) 75

FALL OF WKT: 1-40.

BOWLING: Abdur Rauf 6-0-35-1; Asim Butt 6-0-28-0; Saeed Anwar Jr 0.3-0-4-0.

UMPIRES: Feroz Butt and Islam Khan.

MATCH REFEREE: Ali Zia.

Opinion

Editorial

Token austerity
Updated 11 Mar, 2026

Token austerity

The ‘austerity’ measures are a ritualistic response to public anger rather than a sincere attempt to reform state spending.
Lebanon on fire
11 Mar, 2026

Lebanon on fire

WHILE the entire Gulf region has become an active warzone, repercussions of this conflict have spread to the...
Canine crisis
11 Mar, 2026

Canine crisis

KARACHI’S stray dog crisis requires urgent attention. Feral canines can cause serious and lasting physical and...
Iran’s new leader
Updated 10 Mar, 2026

Iran’s new leader

The position is the most powerful in Iran, bringing together clerical authority and political and ideological leadership.
National priorities
10 Mar, 2026

National priorities

EVEN as the country faces heightened risks of attacks from actual terrorists, an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi...
Silenced march
10 Mar, 2026

Silenced march

ON the eve of International Women’s Day, Islamabad Police detained dozens of Aurat March activists who had ...