RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Upcoming Karachi Harbour speedster Anwar Ali Khan grabbed a 12-wicket haul but Rawalpindi remain on course for victory in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League tie at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Anwar, the star of Pakistan Under-19 World Cup victory last year, claimed six for 84 as Rawalpindi made 232 in the second innings. Playing only in his second first-class match, Anwar finished with match figures of 12 for 138.But Karachi Harbour, needing 259 for their first win, were reeling at 149 for six at close of play on day three.
Resuming at 122 for five, the home side made a great comeback after being 140 for eight thanks to a stunning partnership of 84 between Sohail Tanvir, who followed his 56 in the first essay with an unbeaten 52, and Najaf Shah (38).
Scoreboard
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings) 175 (Sohail Tanvir 56; Anwar Ali Khan 6-54).
KARACHI HARBOUR (1st Innings) 149.
RAWALPINDI (2nd Innings, overnight 122-5):
Babar Naeem c Shadab b Uzair 50
Mohammad Wasim b Anwar 15
Asif Mahmood c Nauman b Rizwan 9
Naveed Qureshi c Sarfraz b Anwar 33
Usman Saeed c Sarfraz b Uzair 3
Yasir Arafat c Sarfraz b Anwar 4
Sajid Mahmood lbw b Anwar 11
Pervez Aziz c Sarfraz b Uzair 0
Sohail Tanvir not out 52
Najaf Shah c Khalid b Anwar 38
Rizwan Akbar lbw b Anwar 1
EXTRAS (B-3, LB-12, NB-1) 16
TOTAL (all out, 67 overs) 232
FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-50, 3-92, 4-118, 5-122, 6-122, 7-122, 8-140, 9-224.
BOWLING: Anwar Ali Khan 29-6-84-6; Uzair-ul-Haq 21-7-63-3; Rizwan Saeed 6-0-37-1; Mansoor Ahmed 6-1-18-0 (1nb); Fawwad Alam 4-1-10-0; Naumanullah 1-0-5-0.
KARACHI HARBOUR (2nd Innings):
Khalid Latif c Sajid b Najaf 65
Shadab Kabir lbw b Yasir 0
Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b Yasir 6
Akbar Rehman lbw b Sohail 23
Fawwad Alam c Sajid b Najaf 19
Naumanullah b Yasir 8
Fahad Iqbal not out 3
Mansoor Ahmed not out 4
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-5, NB-7) 16
TOTAL (for six wkts, 40 overs) 149
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-23, 3-99, 4-129, 5-142, 6-142.
BOWLING (to-date): Yasir Arafat 11-2-39-3 (2nb); Najaf Shah 9-3-28-2 (1nb); Sohail Tanvir 11-1-33-1 (4nb); Rizwan Akbar 9-1-40-0.
—Agencies