Rawalpindi facing defeat
KARACHI, Feb 9: Rawalpindi were facing defeat after losing second innings wickets after conceding a massive 194-run lead to hosts Sheikhupura on the third day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at Sheikhupura Stadium Saturday.
Rawalpindi still need three runs to avoid an innings defeat after reaching 191 for six at stumps.
Earlier, Sheikhupura carried their first innings total to 429 all out having resumed at 312 for five.
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings) 235 (Mohammad Wasim 77,
Naveed Ashraf 56; 5-78).
SHEIKHUPURA (1st Innings, overnight 312-5):
Imran Nazir c Salman b Naeem 15
Mohammad Azam c Salman b Azhar 52
Qaiser Abbas b Yasir 37
Mohammad Haroon lbw b Jawwad 17
Saleem Mughal c Naeem b Yasir 74
Maqsood Raza lbw b Yasir 64
Sarfraz Kazmi c sub b Yasir 28
Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan not out 58
Jaffar Nazir run out 7
Faisal Virk c Wasim b Jawwad 6
Mohammad Asif lbw b Jawwad 8
EXTRAS (B-12, LB-21, W-7, NB-23) 63
TOTAL (all out, 112 overs) 429
FALL OF WKTS: 1-24, 2-93, 3-135, 4-187, 5-276, 6-337, 7-358, 8-387, 9-408.
BOWLING: Yasir Arafat 23-1-107-4; Naeem Akhtar 24-3-64-1; Azhar Bhatti 30-2-115-1; Jawwad Hameed 29-6-91-3; Mohammad Wasim 6-0-19-0.
RAWALPINDI (2nd Innings):
Arif Butt lbw b Qaiser 64
Hasham Iqbal b Jaffar 7
Mohammad Saleem lbw b Qaiser 27
Naveed Ashraf c Sarfraz b Haroon 3
Mohammad Wasim c Sarfraz b Imran 26
Yasir Arafat not out 28
Jawwad Hameed c Azam b Imran 0
Babar Naeem not out 10
EXTRAS (B-10, LB-7, W-1, NB-8) 26
TOTAL (for six wkts, 65 overs) 191
FALL OF WKTS: 1-60, 2-112, 3-118, 4-150, 5-164, 6-173.
BOWLING (to-date): Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 5-1-19-0; Jaffar Nazir 9-1-31-1; Faisal Virk 8-5-8-0; Mohammad Asif 5-1-15-0; Mohammad Haroon 12-2-31-1; Qaiser Abbas 18-7-34-2; Imran Nazir 8-1-36-2.