Matches badly hit by fog

Published January 9, 2003

LAHORE, Jan 8: Dense fog badly disrupted play on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-I matches  on Wednesday.

Only 43 overs’ play was possible in the match  between Servis Industries and National Bank at LCCA Ground.

Sent in by NBP skipper Mushtaq Ahmed, Servis were 79 for one at stumps with Kashif Nizami (30) and Bilal Khilji (19) at the crease.

The match started 45 minutes after the lunch interval because of heavy overcast conditions.

Not a single ball was bowled in the match between Faisalabad and Wapda at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

In  another  match of this group, Sargodha were 14  for  one against Lahore Blues. Play started at 1.15pm but lasted just 29 minutes in  which  5.5 overs were bowled.  Atiq Ahmed  (2)  and Muhammad  Farrukh (4) were batting after opener Mohammad Hafeez had fallen to pacer Sajid Ali.

Scoreboard

SERVIS INDUSTRIES (1st Innings):

Rizwan Ahmed c Sajid b Zahid 19

Kashif Nizami not out 30

Bilal Khilji not out 19

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, W-2, NB-5) 11

TOTAL (for one wkt, 43 overs) 79

FALL OF WKT: 1-39.

BOWLING (to-date): Shabbir Ahmed 10-0-22-0; Aleem Moosa 13-6-18-0; Zahid Saeed 11-2-27-1; Mushtaq Ahmed 6-2-6-0.

Summarised scores of other Group-I matches:

*At Sports Stadium, Sargodha:

SARGODHA: 14-1 v LAHORE BLUES.

*At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad:

FAISALABAD v WAPDA, no play.

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