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RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Karachi Blues paceman Imranullah rocked Rawalpindi by taking three wickets in one over to finish with a haul of six for 51 on the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-IV match at Pindi Stadium on Saturday.
Imran, who had picked up three wickets on Friday, snapped up another three, this time mopping up the Rawalpindi tail and restricting them to 281.
He dismissed Yasir Ashfaq for 15 and sent Mohammad Akram and Mohammad Fayyaz back for nought, all in one over to complete what was indeed a fine day’s work.
But Karachi batsmen seemed to spoil the good work done by Imranullah and were reduced to 33 for 3 by the close, pacer Fayyaz claiming two wickets.
Earlier, Rawalpindi who had resumed at 63 for three were helped by a 142-run knock by overnight batsman Nauman Aman and Shiraz Khalid who hit 73. Both put on 180 for the fourth wicket partnership.
Nauman, in a 295-minute stay at the crease hammered 19 fours and two sixes to power Rawalpindi to a position of respectability after beginning the day at his personal score of 25 not out. Shiraz struck 11 fours in his innings that took him 249 minutes.
Meanwhile at KRL Ground, Zarai Taraqaiti Bank Limited (ZTBL) conceded a 76-run first innings lead to hosts KRL who had scored 307 on the opening day.
Pacer Yasir Arafat bagged five for 78 as ZTBL were bowled out for 231. Zahoor Elahi (41) and Faisal Naved (47) made worthwhile contributions.
Ali Naqvi was the other successful bowler, taking three for 37.
At the close of play, KRL were 32 for one in their second innings.
PIA were in commanding position after extending their first innings lead to 215 over hosts Peshawar at Arbab Niaz Stadium.
Veteran opener Ghulam Ali scored 138, Asif Mujtaba 61 while Mahmood Hamid is batting on 78 as PIA closed the day at 359 for six.
Scoreboard
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings, overnight 63-3):
Wasim Ahmed c Sajid b Imran 0
Babar Naeem c Khalid b Imran 4
Mujahid Hameed c Sajid b Imran 3
Shiraz Khalid c Khalid b Jaffar 73
Nauman Aman c Sajid b Tariq 142
Pervez Aziz run out 16
Junaid Zia not out 18
Nadeem Abbasi c Imran b Jaffar 0
Yasir Ashfaq c Tariq b Imran 15
Mohammad Akram lbw b Imran 0
Mohammad Fayyaz b Imran 0
EXTRAS (B-3, LB-2, NB-5) 10
TOTAL (all out, 91 overs) 281
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-7, 3-8, 4-180, 5-246, 6-246, 7-252, 8-281, 9-281.
BOWLING: Imranullah 20-5-51-6; Sharif Asadullah 15-5-35-0; Tariq Haroon 17-6-33-1; Jaffar Qureshi 20-6-59-2; Anis Shaikh 6-1-33-0; Ali Mohammad 13-1-65-0.
KARACHI BLUES (1st Innings):
Khalid Latif not out 3
Zahid Ghauri c Nadeem b Fayyaz 2
Khurram Manzoor run out 7
Tariq Haroon lbw b Fayyaz 8
Anis Shaikh not out 6
EXTRAS (LB-7) 7
TOTAL (for three wkts, 15 overs) 33
FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-17, 3-26
BOWLING (to-date): Mohammad Akram 6-2-13-0; Mohammad Fayyaz 6-2-8-2; Yasir Ashfaq 1-1-0-0; Junaid Zia 1-0-1-0; Babar Naeem 1-0-4-0.
Summarised scores of other Group-IV matches:
*At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:
KRL 307 in 78.4 overs (Saeed bin Nasir 93 not out, Saeed Anwar Jr 60; Rao Iftikhar 3-83, Fahad Masood 2-58, Faisal Naved 2-38) and 32-1;
ZTBL 231 in 65.1 overs (Faisal Naved 47, Zahoor Elahi 41; Yasir Arafat 5-78, Ali Naqvi 3-37).
*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:
PESHAWAR 144 in 51 overs (Zeeshan Mohsin 64 not out; Shoaib Malik 5-27, Umar Gul 3-65, Aizaz bin Ilyas 2-9);
PIA 359-6 in 109 overs (Ghulam Ali 138, Mahmood Hamid 78 not out, Asif Mujtaba 61).
