Aqeel restricts Customs

Published January 23, 2003

RAWALPINDI, Jan 22: Azhar Shafiq struck a patient half-century on Wednesday as Pakistan Customs managed to score 212 in their first innings in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Wapda at KRL Stadium.

It was just Azhar who gave some respectability to the total, cracking 81 during a 181-minute stay at the crease for which he faced 128 balls.

Off-spinner Aqeel Ahmed with four for 38 and pacer Kashif Raza, who claimed three for 60, restricted Customs by maintaining a good line and length.

At stumps, Wapda were 44 for one with Atiq-ur-Rehman falling to pacer Imran Ali for 13. Adil Nisar and Tariq Aziz were together on eight and 18 runs respectively.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN CUSTOMS (1st Innings):

Kashif Siddique b Kashif 23

Rawait Khan b Fasil 9

Azhar Shafiq c and b Sarfraz 81

Aamir Bashir b Kashif 8

Naseem Khan c Rizwan b Sarfraz 1

Aamir Iqbal b Aqeel 19

Hanif Malik c Zahid b Kashif 32

Shahid Mahmood c Atiq b Aqeel 12

Tabish Nawab b Aqeel 4

Nadeem Iqbal c Rizwan b Aqeel 7

Imran Ali not out 2

EXTRAS (B-10, LB-2, NB-2) 14

TOTAL (all out, 66 overs) 212

FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-48, 3-69, 4-61, 5-141, 6-149, 7-170, 8-194, 9-204.

BOWLING: Sarfraz Ahmed 22-8-66-2; Faisal Irfan 11-2-36-1; Kashif Raza 18-4-60-3; Aqeel Ahmed 15-4-38-4.

WAPDA (1st Innings):

Atiq-ur-Rehman b Imran Ali 13

Adil Nisar not out 8

Tariq Aziz not out 18

EXTRAS (LB-4, NB-1) 5

TOTAL (for one wkt, 16 overs) 44

FALL OF WKT: 1-22.

BOWLING (to-date): Imran Ali 7-1-27-1; Nadeem Iqbal 5-2-10-0; Tabish Nawab 3-2-1-0; Shahid Mahmood 1-0-2-0.

UMPIRES: M. Nazir Jr and Nadeem Ghauri.

MATCH REFEREE: Khateeb Rizwan.

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