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KARACHI, Nov 7: Shahzad Malik's unbeaten 131 was the highlight of what proved to be a dreary final day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match between Karachi Blues and Sialkot at the National Stadium on Sunday.
Karachi Blues batted gamely to reach 162 for three in the second innings after being set an impossible target of 438 for victory in just 39 overs. Test rejects Shadab Kabir (64 off 89 balls, nine fours and one six) and Hasan Raza (53 not out off 60 balls, seven fours) gained useful batting practice for the next round of matches, scheduled to begun from Nov 27.
Earlier, Sialkot declared their second innings at 418 for seven with Shahzad finishing on 131 after resuming at his overnight score of 38.
Shahzad, who struck 20 fours and one six during his 184-ball knock in 260 minutes, found a reliable partner in Mansoor Amjad. The pair put on 132 for the seventh wicket in 95 minutes with Mansoor hitting 64 off 74 balls, including nine boundaries.
Skipper Hafiz Khalid blasted four fours and a brace of sixes in making 41 off 44 balls.
Test fast bowler Mohammad Sami bowled a total of 60.1 overs in the match to allay fears about his fitness ahead of the Australian tour. Sami, who missed the second Test win over Sri Lanka because of a groin strain, claimed a match haul of seven for 197.
Scoreboard
SIALKOT (1st Innings) 300 (Faisal Khan 68, Faisal Naveed 56, Zahid Saeed 51; Mohammad Sami 4-77).
KARACHI BLUES (1st Innings) 281 (Farhan Adil 127 not out; Mohammad Asif 5-90, Sarfraz Ahmed 4-75).
SIALKOT (2nd Innings, overnight 223-5):
Faisal Naveed b Sami 0
Sufyan Munir c Rashid b Khalid 100
Faisal Khan b Nasir 23
Shahid Yousuf c Rashid b Nasir 15
Qaiser Abbas c Rashid b Sami 27
Shahzad Malik not out 131
Mansoor Amjad c Khalid b Sami 64
Hafiz Khalid b Nasir 41
Zahid Saeed not out 2
EXTRAS (B-9, LB-3, W-3) 15
TOTAL (for seven decl, 105 overs) 418
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-54, 3-84, 4-141, 5-217, 6-349, 7-396.
BOWLING: Mohammad Sami 30-3-120-3 (1w); Tanvir Ahmed 29-9-97-0; Nasir Khan 22-2-87-3 (2w); Khalid Latif 8-0-34-1; Azam Hussain 13-3-56-0; Naumanullah 1-0-12-0.
KARACHI BLUES (2nd Innings):
Shadab Kabir c Asif b Sufyan 64
Khalid Latif b Asif 6
Naumanullah c Mansoor b Sarfraz 12
Hasan Raza not out 53
Tanvir Ahmed not out 20
EXTRAS (B-4, NB-3) 7
TOTAL (for three wkts, 32 overs) 162
FALL OF WKTS: 1-42, 2-60, 3-112.
BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 10-1-52-1 (3nb); Sarfraz Ahmed 12-0-47-1; Zahid Saeed 5-0-18-0; Sufyan Munir 3-0-26-1; Faisal Khan 1-0-8-0; Shahzad Malik 1-0-7-0.
RESULT: Match drawn.
UMPIRES: Mohammad Nazir Junior and Iftikhar Malik.
MATCH REFEREE: Anwer Khan.
