Multan whip Lahore Ravi

Published January 16, 2007

LAHORE, Jan 15: Multan thrashed Lahore Ravi by nine wickets to score their second successive win in the in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver tournament at the LCCA Ground on Monday.

The overnight pair of Atiq Ahmed and skipper Azhar Shafiq shared a partnership of 93 as Multan reached their target in 32.4 overs after resuming at 35 for one.

Atiq struck 52 while made Azhar 43.

The defeat was second on trot for Lahore Ravi.

Scoreboard

LAHORE RAVI (1st Innings) 297 (Ali Azmat 84; Azharullah 5-46).

MULTAN (1st Innings) (Bilal Khilji 128 not out, Azhar Shafiq 74; Wasim Khan 5-93).

LAHORE RAVI (2nd Innings) 122 (Abdur Rauf 5-42).

MULTAN (2nd Innings, overnight 35-1):

Usman Tariq lbw b Waqas 18

Azhar Shafiq not out 43

Atiq Ahmed not out 52

EXTRAS (B-8, LB-1, NB-2) 11

TOTAL (for one wkt, 32.4 overs) 124

FALL OF WKT: 1-31.

BOWLING: Wasim Khan 10-1-38-0; Waqas Ahmed 13-3-30-1 (2nb); Wahab Riaz 4-0-8-0; Ali Azmat 4-0-26-0; Nasir Jamshed 1-0-8-0; Rashid Riaz 0.4-0-5-0.

RESULT: Multan won by nine wickets.

UMPIRES: Islam Khan and Riazuddin.

MATCH REFEREE: Azhar Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Anwar Hussain.

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