10th consecutive loss for Multan in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11
Multan’s dreadful run in the Quaid e Azam Trophy 2010-11 Division One continued as Karachi Blues defeated Multan by 8 wickets in the 10th round. This is Multan’s 10th defeat in as many matches and should raise eyebrows about the structure
of cricket in a region which has produced a lot of great players for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. On the other hand, Karachi Blues gained 9 important points to go one step higher on the points table of Division One and is currently tied with Islamabad as both have 18 points
each.
At the National Stadium Karachi, the home team won the toss and elected to bowl first on a green-top. The toss turned out to be a crucial one as the visitors were blown away in only 24 overs for just 65 runs in their 1st innings. Only 3 batsmen
from Multan were able to enter the double figures.
Stars of the show for the home team were its new ball bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Babar-Rehman-c47132 as both of them grabbed 5-wicket hauls for 33 and 26 runs respectively.
In reply, Karachi Blues piled up a good score on the board under difficult circumstances. Because of a stunning hundred by Asad Baig, the home team scored 265 runs in its 1st innings. Asad scored 109 runs off 242 balls with the help of 12 boundaries
while opening the innings. Rameez Raja, Atif Ali and Owais Rehmani were also off to good starts but failed to convert them into big runs.
Test cricketer Abdur Rauf picked up 4 wickets for the visitors as his new ball partner Tahir Maqsood took 3 wickets. Seasoned leg spinner Imranulllah Aslam also took a couple of wickets for Multan.
As a result, Karachi Blues took a 1st innings lead of 200 runs over the visitors and were in the driving seat for the rest of the match.
In its 2nd innings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Multan-c819 came up with a better batting performance and scored 249 runs but even that was not enough after a ridiculous showing in the 1st innings. Opener Ghulam Fareed was unlucky to miss out on a hundred as he was
dismissed on 95 by Tabish Khan. He used up 164 balls for his knock and struck 10 fours. Imranullah Aslam and Mazhar Bashir also scored important half-centuries to avoid the innings defeat. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imranullah-Aslam-c64264 scored 54 runs off only 51 balls with the help of
3 fours and a six whereas http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Bashir scored 55 off 66 balls and remained unbeaten. He struck 7 fours and a towering six in his knock.
Tabish Khan took 6 wickets in the 2nd innings for Karachi Blues and with that completed his 11 wickets for the match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-Khan-c76384 also shined for the home team with 3 crucial scalps.
Karachi Blues was given a target of 50 runs to seal victory in the last innings of the match and achieved it for the loss of 2 wickets. Captain Saeed Bin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-c78728 and Asad Baig remained not out on 24 and 15 runs respectively.
Abdur Rauf and Tahir Maqsood picked up a wicket each in the losing cause for Multan.
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