KARACHI, Nov 13: Off-spinner Naeem Iqbal claimed a remarkable match haul of nine for 27 as Multan became the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II cricket champions at Chenab College Ground in Jhang Tuesday.
According to details available, Multan defeated Dadu by 10 wickets on the second day of the three-day final after being just 15 for victory. After taking a first innings lead of 109 runs, Multan restricted Dadu to 123 in their second innings. Naeem, who captured three for nine in Dadu’s first innings, bowled superbly to take six for 18 in 10 overs.
Earlier, Multan lost the remaining seven wickets for 76 runs after resuming at 172 for three. Ameeruddin, who represented Customs in first-class cricket, claimed four for 22 with his off-spinners.
However, Dadu are guaranteed a berth in next season’s (2002-03) Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I championship alongwith Multan.
DADU (1st Innings) 139.
MULTAN (1st Innings, overnight 172-3):
Shahid Naseem c Khubaib Zulfiqar 46
Sajid Waheed c Akhtar b Javed 45
Ali Rafi c Javed b Ameer 47
Kamran Ali c Akhtar b Shahid 34
Aamir Bashir lbw b Shahid 19
Zeeshan Khan c Shahid b Ameer 6
Mohammad Fazil c Manzoor b Akhtar 17
Mohammad Arif c Akhtar b Ameer 0
Naeem Iqbal not out 6
Farhan Abbasi c Manzoor b Ameer 0
Khurram Shahzad run out 16
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-4, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (all out, 68.4 overs) 248
FALL OF WKTS: 1-83, 2-121, 3-160, 4-196, 5-204, 6-207, 7-221, 8-227, 9-228.
BOWLING: Khair Ali Shah 8-0-49-0; Kashif Ali 5-0-28-0; Shahid Qambrani 16-3-57-2; Pir Zulfiqar Ali 9-0-33-1; Ameeruddin 16.4-7-22-4; Ehsanullah 2-0-16-0l Akhtar Bangash 5-1-22-1.
DADU (2nd Innings):
Akhtar Bangash c Fazil b Aamir 4
Manzoor Leghari c Ali Rafi b Zeeshan 25
Ameerudin c Zeeshan b Farhan 5
Mohammad Khubaib c Fazil b Naeem 20
Shahid Qambrani c Zeeshan b Naeem 28
Pir Zulfiqar Ali c Fazil b Farhan 2
Javed Liaquat c Kamran b Naeem 5
Irfan Baloch b Naeem 15
Ehsanullah Ayaz not out 4
Kashif Ali b Naeem 0
Khair Ali Shah st Fazil b Naeem 1
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-5, NB-5) 14
TOTAL (all out, 42 overs) 123
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-16, 3-43, 4-82, 5-92, 6-96, 7-108, 8-119, 9-119.
BOWLING: Aamir Bashir 11-3-38-1; Farhan Abbasi 13-2-34-2; Zeeshan Khan 5-1-18-1; Naeem Iqbal 10-2-18-6; Ali Rafi 3-1-11-0.
MULTAN (2nd Innings):
Ali Rafi not out 13
Shahid Naseem not out 3
EXTRAS 0
TOTAL (for no wkt, 2.1 overs) 16
BOWLING: Shahid Qambrani 1.2-0-8-0; Khair Ali Shah 1-0-8-0.































