KARACHI, Feb 26: A scintillating unbeaten century by Khalid Latif inspired Karachi Dolphins to a crushing seven-wicket victory over Karachi Zebras in the first match of ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the UBL Sports Complex here on Monday.
Khalid hammered 101 off 135 deliveries as the Dolphins made light work of their target of 204. The former Pakistan Under-19 skipper struck three sixes and five fours during his brilliant display.
Wajihuddin was also in good form as he made 54, which included seven boundaries, while putting on 98 for the opening wicket with Khalid.
Earlier, the Zebras were restricted to 203 for nine in their quota of 50 overs after electing to bat first.
The mainstay for them was Saeed bin Nasir, who made an excellent 84. The experienced right-handed batsman hit seven fours and one six in his 132-ball innings before falling to Fawwad Alam.
Off-spinner Arif Maqbool snared three wickets – including the vital scalps of Zebras’ skipper Hasan Raza (1) and Faisal Iqbal (7) – for 38 runs in 10 overs. Slow left-armers Adnan Malik and Fawwad chipped in with two wickets apiece. Khalid Latif also excelled in the field with three catches.
Scoreboard
KARACHI ZEBRAS:
Agha Sabir c Khalid b Anwar 1
Khurram Manzoor c Khalid b Atif 28
Saeed bin Nasir c Anwar b Fawwad 84
Faisal Iqbal c Adnan b Atif 7
Hasan Raza c Sarfraz b Atif 1
Afsar Nawaz c Khalid b Uzair 0
Imran Javed c Wajihuddin b Fawwad 11
Amin-ur-Rehman c Nauman b Adnan 18
Tanvir Ahmed c Anwar b Adnan 8
Tahir Khan not out 17
Malik Aftab not out 13
EXTRAS (B-3, W-9, NB-3) 15
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 203
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-66, 3-85, 4-87, 5-89, 6-123, 7-164, 8-167, 9-184.
BOWLING: Anwar Ali Khan 8-1-28-1 (2nb, 2w); Tariq Haroon 7-0-27-0 (1w); Uzair-ul-Haq 10-1-32-1 (1nb, 3w); Atif Maqbool 10-1-38-3 (2w); Adnan Malik 8-1-34-2; Fawwad Alam 7-0-41-2 (1w).
KARACHI DOLPHINS:
Khalid Latif not out 101
Wajihuddin c Amin b Imran 54
Naumanullah run out 4
Fahad Iqbal c Khurram b Tahir 12
Fawwad Alam not out 23
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-12, NB-1) 14
TOTAL (for three wkts, 46.5 overs) 205
FALL OF WKTS: 1-98, 2-104, 3-134.
DID NOT BAT: Tariq Haroon, Sarfraz Ahmed, Adnan Malik, Atif Maqbool, Anwar Ali Khan, Uzair-ul-Haq.
BOWLING: Tanvir Ahmed 8-1-28-0 (1w); Malik Aftab 8.4-1-40-0 (1w); Tahir Khan 8-0-43-1 (2w); Imran Javed 8-0-27-1 (1nb, 2w); Afsar Nawaz 9-1-35-0 (1w); Hasan Raza 5-1-34-0 (1w).
RESULT: Karachi Dolphins won by seven wickets.
UMPIRES: Iftikhar Malik and Shakeel Khan.
MATCH REFEREE: Naeem Ahmed.
OFFICIAL SCORER: Salman Hussain.