Ariz Kamal misses century

Published January 31, 2003

KARACHI, Jan 30: Ariz Kamal failed by seven runs to score a century as Karachi Greens strengthened their grip on Nawabshah in the Cornelius Trophy match at Nawabshah Stadium on Thursday.

At close of play on the second day of the three-day tie, the home side were staring at innings defeat, having lost five wickets for 96 runs in the second innings after conceding a huge first innings lead of 226.

Earlier, Karachi Greens amassed 368 in 79.1 overs with Ariz making 93, Rashid Ali 73 and Mir Rashid 60.

Slow left-armer Farooq Ahmed captured five for 71.

Meanwhile, the second day of the match between Islamabad and Lahore Greens at Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium was completely washed out without a ball being bowled because of rain.

Summarised scores:

*At Nawabshah Stadium, Nawabshah:

NAWABSHAH 142 (Nasir Khan 28, Shahid Hussain 21, Abid Ali 20; Ariz Kamal 3-28, Zeeshan Essa 3-28, Faraz Ahmed 2-14, Adeel Malik 2-29) and 96-5 (Kamran Qureshi 27, Farooq Ahmed 24; Adeel Malik 2-12);

KARACHI GREENS 368 (Ariz Kamal 93, Rashid Ali 73, Mir Rashid 60, Adnan Kalim 41, Nasir Aziz 41, Azmat Ali 35; Farooq Ahmed 5-71, Hafeez Ahmed 2-76)).

*At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Karachi:

bb QUETTA 331-8 innings closed (Javed Iqbal 123, Naseem Khan 110, Abdul Rehman 25, Abdul Wali 20 not out; Mohtashim Ali 3-73, Shahbaz Bashir 2-49);

SIBI 112 (Afzal Shah 30, Khuda Bukhsh 28; Arun Lal 7-56, Abdul Rehman 3-32) and 200-5 (Afzal Shah 59, Haroon Ishaq 29, Mian Nafees 28 not out, Mohammad Naveed 26, Maqbool Ahmed 20 not out, Shahbaz Bashir 20; Naseer Khan 4-64)

*At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi (no play on second day):

LAHORE GREENS 132 (Imran Qadir 29; Stephen John 7-54; Mohammad Altaf 2-28);

ISLAMABAD 246-1 (Ashar Zaidi 112 not out, Hammad-ul-Haq 96 not out).

*At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad:

SUKKUR 193 (Aqeel Ahmed 119; Sharjeel Ali 5-53, Anwar Ali 3-45);

HYDERABAD 305-8 (Shamim Bashir 90, Kashif Jilani 64, Javed Shaikh 47, Hanif Malik 41 not out, Taj Wali 24; Khalid Sohail 4-112).

*At Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi:

NASEERABAD 145 (Salman Khan 35, Talib Hussain 24; Nisar Niazi 4-48, Mohammad Amin 3-28, Kashif Habib 3-29) and 98-2 (Khurshid Malik 50 not out, Salman Khan 32);

PISHIN 264 (Samiullah 117, Nisar Niazi 58, Salman Khan 28, Nasrullah 21; Wajihuddin 6-80, Jurial Jamali 2-62).

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...