Match hit by bad weather

Published January 10, 2003

LAHORE, Jan 9: Servis Industries were 127 for five against National Bank as only 25 overs were bowled on the second day of the Quaid Trophy Group-I fixture at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

Play finally got under way 30 minutes before the scheduled tea interval after the weather had cleared sufficiently.

In bitterly cold conditions, Servis added 48 to their 79 for one scored on the opening day. Kashif Nizami, 30 overnight, is still batting, having survived 192 balls for a patient 51.

Lanky medium-pacer Shabbir Ahmed made good use of the prevailing atmosphere to claim three for 49 in 21 overs. Left-arm speedster Zahid Saeed took two for 36.

There for no play at all for the second day running in the match between Faisalabad and Wapda at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad because of fog and poor visibility.

Scoreboard

SERVIS INDUSTRIES (1st innings, overnight 79-1):

Rizwan Ahmed c Sajid b Zahid 19

Kashif Nizami not out 51

Bilal Khilji c Salman b Shabbir 19

Sufian Munir c Sajid b Shabbir 4

Rehan Rafiq lbw b Zahid 12

Farhan Asghar lbw b Shabbir 0

Nafees Ahmed not out 7

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-4, NB-6) 15

TOTAL (for five wkts, 68 overs) 127

FALL OF WKTS: 1-39, 2-80, 3-84, 4-114, 5-115.

BOWLING (to-date): Shabbir Ahmed 21-3-49-3; Aleem Moosa 16-7-23-0; Zahid Saeed 18-3-36-2; Mushtaq Ahmed 8-3-7-0; Salman Butt 2-0-6-0; Shahid Anwar 2-1-1-0; Qaiser Abbas 1-1-0-0.

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