Dilawar steers Peshawar to success

Published November 1, 2004

LAHORE, Oct 31: Five wickets by leg-spinner Dilawar Khan helped Peshawar earn a big win of an innings and three runs against Quetta in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at Bugti Stadium, Quetta on Sunday.

Dilawar, although paid 131 runs in a marathon bowling spell of 29.3 overs yet he succeeded in bowling out Quetta in the second knock at 340 which they resumed at 200-2 targeting to score 343 to avoid an innings defeat.

Peshawar earned the first innings lead of 343 by bowling out Quetta at 121 in the first innings and replying with a total of 464 for seven declared.

For Quetta only Jalat Khan (47, six fours, two fours, 38 balls) was the prominent scorer of the day before the entire side was sent back to dressing room in 96.3 overs.

Scoreboard

QUETTA (1st innings) 121 all out,33.2 overs.

PESHAWAR (1st innings) 464 for seven dec (Wajahatullah Wasti 111, Ahmed Said 104, Jan Nisar Khan 91).

QUETTA (2nd innings, overnight 200-2):

Ali Ahmed b Dilawar 91

Adil Nisar c A Said b Dilawar 97

Kaleem Khan c A Said b Akbar 8

Arun Lal lbw Akbar 13

Jalat Khan c subs Riffat b Arshad 47

Naseem Khan c Aftab b Arshad 7

Jafar Nazir c Wasti b Dilawar 10

Sanaullah run out 14

Faisal Irfan c Akhtar b Dilawar 11

Naseer Khan c Wasti b Dilawar 7

Stephan John not out 23

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-6, W-1, NB-3) 12

TOTAL (all out, 96.3 overs) 340

FALL OF WKTS: 1-143, 2-162, 3-206, 4-262, 5-274, 6-274, 7-295, 8- 300, 9-309.

BOWLING: Fazale Akbar 20-2-71-2; Waqar Ahmed 10-2-31-0; Arshad Khan 29-6-80-2; Jan Nisar Khan 6-1-14-0; Dilawar Khan 29.3-5-131-5; Wajahatullah Wasti 1-0-2-0; Aftab Khan 1-0-3-0.

RESULT: Peshawar won by an innings and 3 runs.

UMPIRES: Nazir Junior-Siddiq Khan.

REFEREE: Saadat Ali.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Fahimuddin Tariq.

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