KARACHI, Oct 21: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) laboured to a three-wicket victory against Hyderabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship Division II match at the UBL Sports Complex here on Friday.
Needing a modest 163-run target for their second win of the season, KRL made a heavy weather of their chase as they lost seven wickets. In the end it was left to Bazid Khan to see them home. Bazid, the former Test right-hander, followed up his 79 in the first innings with an undefeated 61.
The KRL cause was also helped by poor captaincy from Hyderabad’s Mir Ali Talpur who surprised many by giving leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood just 5.5 overs to bowl in the second innings. Zahid had been the main thorn for the KRL batsmen in the first innings with 5-64.
Earlier, Hyderabad were dismissed for 135 after starting the last day of the four-day fixture at 117-7 in their second innings.
Peshawar romped to their third successive victory with an innings and 45-run success over Lahore Shalimar at the Gaddafi Stadium. Lahore Shalimar, who were 18-0 after being forced to follow on, folded up for 135 with slow left-armer Sajjad Ahmed grabbing 5-34.The previously winless Quetta won the ‘battle of the wooden spoons’ in great fashion by crushing Multan by an innings and 80 runs at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Arun Lal put up a sterling performance with his nagging medium-pacers as he returned match bag of 11-94, including 6-36 as Multan crashed to 82 all out in the second innings.
Lahore Ravi claimed three first-innings points after drawing with United Bank at the LCCA Ground.
Scores and results on Friday (final day of four): At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: KRL beat Hyderabad by three wickets.
HYDERABAD 270 in 100.5 overs (Mir Ali Talpur 65, Ghulam Yasin 64 not out, Shahid Qambrani 46, Zahid Khan 43; Rahat Ali 4-43) and 135 in 63.1 overs (Nayyar Abbas 4-41, Saeed Anwar Jr 3-19); KRL 243 in 97.3 overs (Bazid Khan 79, Saeed Anwar Jr 50, Mohammad Idrees 44, Nayyar Abbas 43 not out; Zahid Mahmood 5-64, Nasir Awais 3-86) and 163-7 in 39.5 overs (Bazid Khan 61 not out; Imran Chandio 4-52).
At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: Peshawar beat Lahore Shalimar by an innings and 45 runs.
PESHAWAR 556-8 declared in 131 overs (Mohammad Fayyaz 243, Gohar Ali 92, Sajjad Ahmed Jan 52, Sajjad Ahmed 51 not out; Tanzeel Altaf 3-137); LAHORE SHALIMAR 376 in 100.5 overs (Adnan Raza 97, Inayat Saeed 86, Hamza Mobin 57, Asif Raza 43; Riaz Afridi 5-121, Waqar Ahmed 3-85) and 135 in 52.5 overs (Sajjad Ahmed 5-34, Afaq Ahmed 3-18).
At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Match drawn.
UNITED BANK 218 in 81.2 overs (Zafar Ali Katpar 58; Emmad Ali 5-41) and 300-8 declared in 82 overs (Saad Surkhail 88, Itmad-ul-Haq 53 not out, Ali Asad 52, Zafar Ali Katpar 45; Mohammad Irfan 4-105); LAHORE RAVI 259 in 95 overs (Usman Salahuddin 82, Aamir Hayat 40; Kashif Bhatti 4-70) and 169-5 in 64 overs (Mohammad Saad 65; Shabbir Ahmed 3-23). At Multan Cricket Stadium: Quetta beat Multan by an innings and 80 runs.
MULTAN 304 in 103.4 overs (Najam Abbas 73, Mohammad Waris 56, Faisal Elahi 54 not out, Naved Yasin 40; Arun Lal 5-58) and 82 in 33.3 overs (Arun Lal 6-36); QUETTA 476-5 declared in 130 overs (Ata-ur-Rehman 104, Bismillah Khan 89, Hafiz Abdullah Jan 70, Arun Lal 48; Mudassar Rai 3-110).
