Speedster Rauf destroys Quetta

Published February 27, 2004

MULTAN, Feb 26: Tall fast bowler Abdul Rauf claimed a match bag nine for 92 to help Multan defeat Quetta by 139 runs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy fixture at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Quetta, who resumed at eight for two after being set a target of 266, crashed to 126 all out in the second innings with Rauf taking five for 42.

Scoreboard

MULTAN (1st Innings) 297 (Rehan Rafiq 78 not out, Yasir Arafat Jr 50; Irfanuddin 4-94).

QUETTA (1st Innings) 304 (Naseem Khan 125; Stephen John 50; Abdul Rauf 4-56).

MULTAN (2nd Innings) 272 (Usman Tariq 54; Stephen John 4-61)

QUETTA (2nd Innings, overnight 8-2):

Kamran Niazi c Aamir Ata b A. Rauf 1

Usman Khalid run out 0

Irfanuddin b A. Rauf 0

Samiullah Niazi run out 15

Naseem Khan b A. Rauf 2

Atif Ali Zaidi c Aamir Ata b Irshad 26

Javed Iqbal not out 39

Faisal Irfan c Nazir b Aqeel 8

Stephen John c Rehan b Aqeel 1

Mohammad Asif b A. Rauf 0

Zahid Naseer b A. Rauf 8

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-9, NB-2) 16

TOTAL (all out, 44.3 overs) 126

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-1, 3-25, 4-28, 5-35, 6-78, 7-113, 8-115, 9-116.

BOWLING: Abdul Rauf 18.3-6-42-5; Mohammad Irshad 10-3-18-1; Aqeel Arshad 7-1-17-2; Sohaib Maqsood 8-2-30-0; Aamir Bashir 1-0-5-0 (2nb).

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Siddique Khan.

MATCH REFEREE: Saadat Ali.

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