Resounding win for Islamabad

Published January 10, 2007

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Islamabad needed just 6.2 overs on the final day to complete a comprehensive innings and 151-run victory over Abbottabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at Diamond Club Ground on Tuesday.

The visitors added a further 37 runs to their overnight total of 209 for seven before they were bowled out for 246 in the second innings.

Azhar Mahmood, the former Test all-rounder, finished with four for 41 while skipper Rao Iftikhar dismissed Dilawar Khan. Mohammad Siddique did not bat in either innings because of an injury.

Scoreboard

ISLAMABAD (1st Innings) 526-6 declared (Atif Ashraf 177, Bilal Asad 148, Afaq Raheem 121).

ABBOTTABAD (1st Innings) 129 (Shoaib Akhtar 4-56).

ABBOTTABAD (2nd Innings, overnight 209-7):

Ahmed Said c Naeem b Zohaib 60

Mohammad Naeem c Atif b Azhar 42

Sajid Rasheed c Naeem b Shoaib 6

Adnan Raees c Ashar b Zohaib 31

Sajid Shah lbw b Altaf 23

Zafar Jadoon lbw b Azhar 0

Bilal Marwat lbw b Azhar 0

Riaz Kail not out 38

Nasir Jalil b Azhar 19

Dilawar Khan b Rao 0

Mohammad Siddique absent hurt -

EXTRAS (B-18, LB-1, W-1, NB-7) 27

TOTAL (all out, 62.5 overs) 246

FALL OF WKTS: 1-67, 2-83, 3-144, 4-153, 5-159, 6-167, 7-195, 8-241, 9-246.

BOWLING: Shoaib Akhtar 8-5-21-1; Rao Iftikhar 12.5-2-56-1; Zohaib Ahmed 13-0-59-2; Azhar Mahmood 17-6-41-4; Ashar Zaidi 2-0-15-0; Bazid Khan 4-0-25-0; Bilal Asad 3-0-7-0; Mohammad Altaf 3-1-3-1.

RESULT: Islamabad won by an innings and 151 runs.

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Zaheer Ahmed.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Nadeem Akhtar.—Agencies

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