KARACHI, Feb 6: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) qualified for the final of the Quaid-i-Azam National Cricket Championship after scoring a crushing 10-wicket victory over Faisalabad at National Stadium here on Thursday.

Needing just 51, KRL openers Mohammad Ramzan and Saeed Anwar Junior completed the formality in 11 overs.

After Wednesday’s rest day, Faisalabad, who were forced to follow on, batted resolutely to reach 281 having resumed at 75 for three.

Asif Hussain top-scored with 85 while Sami-ul-Haq hit 59.

Scoreboard

KRL (1st Innings) 336 (Saeed bin Nasir 87, Misbah-ul-Haq 68).

FAISALABAD (1st Innings) 105 (Jaffar Nazir 6-31).

FAISALABAD (2nd Innings, 75-3 from Tuesday):

Zeeshan Asif lbw b Asif 4

Hasnain Haider c Zulfiqar b Jaffar 5

Asif Hussain c Zulfiqar b Asif 85

Tauqir Hussain b Saeed Jr 10

Sami-ul-Haq c Saeed bin Nasir b Yasir 59

Mohammad Zaman b Yasir 27

Wasim Haider c Intikhab b Yasir 22

Farooq Ibal b Ali Naqvi 38

Nadeem Afzal b Ali Naqvi 9

Moazzam Ali not out 1

Mohammad Salman absent injured -

EXTRAS (LB-6, NB-15) 21

TOTAL (all out, 78.5 overs) 281

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-14, 3-69, 4-148, 5-199, 6-219, 7-238, 8-278, 9-281.

BOWLING: Jaffar Nazir 18-4-56-1 (1nb); Mohammad Asif 22-2-70-2 (6nb); Yasir Arafat 28-4-108-3 (4nb); Naeem Akhtar 3-0-18-0 (4nb); Ali Naqvi 6.5-2-22-2; Saeed Anwar Jr 1-0-1-1.

KRL (2nd Innings):

Mohammad Ramzan not out 19

Saeed Anwar Jr not out 22

EXTRAS (B-8, NB-2) 10

TOTAL (for no wkt, 11 overs) 51

BOWLING: Moazzam Ali 6-1-24-0 (1nb); Tauqir Hussain 3-1-7-0 (1nb); Wasim Haider 2-0-12-0.

RESULT: KRL won by 10 wickets.

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Mian Aslam.

MATCH REFEREE: Azhar Khan.