Sialkot dismiss Quetta for 222

Published December 16, 2004

LAHORE, Dec 15: Thirteen wickets fell on the eventful first day of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match between Quetta and Sialkot at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on Wednesday.

Off-spinner Tariq Mahmood, who bowled most economically, finished with three for 18, while left-arm medium-pacers Zahid Saeed (three for 72) and Sarfraz Ahmad (three for 81) shared the wickets as Quetta were bowled out for 222 in 61.3 overs. By the close of play, Sialkot were also in trouble losing first three wickets cheaply for 52.

SCOREBOARD

QUETTA (1st innings):

Adil Nisar c Bilal b Zahid 38

Aziz Khan c Faisal b Tahir 23

Abdul Hameed b Zahid 0

Naseem Khan lbw b Sarfraz 3

Jalat Khan c Zahid b Sarfraz 36

Zulqarnain Haider c Tahir b Sarfraz 41

Arun Lal c Sufyan b Tariq 21

Naseer Khan c Imran b Zahid 1

Jaffar Nazir c Saeed b Tariq 16

Faisal Irfan c Khalid b Tariq 21

Stephen John not out 10

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-7, NB-1) 12

TOTAL (all out, 61.3 overs) 222

FALL OF WKTS: 1-51, 2-52, 3-63, 4-80, 5-130, 6-152, 7-163, 8-185, 9-211

BOWLING. Sarfraz Ahmed 21-4-81-3; Tahir Mughal 16-7-40-1; Zahid Saeed 20-4-72-3; Tariq Mahmood 4.3-1-18-3.

SIALKOT (1st innings):

Imran Nazir c Naseem b Faisal 31

Sufyan Munir c Zulqarnain b Jaffar 4

Faisal Khan lbw Faisal Irfan 5

Ayub Dogar batting 2

Tariq Mahmood batting 0

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-4, NB-1) 10

TOTAL (for three wkts, nine overs) 52

FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-49, 3-50.

BOWLING. Jaffar Nazir 5-1-20-1; Faisal Irfan 4-2-23-2.

UMPIRES: Siddique Khan-Ijaz Ahmed.

REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...