Islamabad v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy – Match Recap
A Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division One game between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Minal-Mahesh-Patel-c76331 Club Ground, Islamabad in Pakistan on Sunday, October 9, 2011.
The hosts had to chase down 300 runs for victory in the final session of play on the last day. They knew it was not possible so the batsmen came out with an intention to draw the game and ended up with 99 for one before the day was called off.
Earlier, the Islamabad skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zohaib-Ahmed-c98636 opted to field first at the toss. He expected some assistance for the bowlers in the first couple of sessions of play, but this was not the case.
PIA got away with a solid first innings total of 423 runs. The team only lost five wickets in the process before their captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarfraz-Ahmed-c88818 declared the innings.
The visitors’ openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Agha-Sabir-c950 and Kamran Sajid started off nicely, collecting 59 runs for the first wicket partnership. The latter failed to make most of the start to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs.
However, the innings was held together by Sabir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sheharyar-Ghani-c89904, as the pair put on 85 runs for the second wicket partnership.
Sheharyar gave his wicket away after adding 33 runs to the total. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580, also failed to make a big impression and got out for 38.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fahad-Iqbal-c56668 managed only eight runs in his short stay at the wicket, but Sabir continued to dominate the bowlers. He played an exceptional innings and top scored the innings with 171 runs before finally being dismissed.
The stylish opener clobbered 21 boundaries in an impressive knock. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Khan-c90084 was the other centurion in the innings, as he remained unbeaten on 101 runs with the help of 12 fours.
The home team’s bowlers were hammered to all parts of the park, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shehzad-Azam-Rana-c89911 did a decent job, picking up a couple of wickets for his side.
Islamabad’s batsmen failed to come any way near to the opposition’s total, as all team was out for 281 runs. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afaq-Raheem-c42168 was the stand out performer for his side, as he top scored with a brilliant innings of 137 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anwar-Ali-c45231, PIA’s attack bowler, took a five wicket haul in the innings. His effort gave the team a first innings lead of 142 runs.
The visitors played attacking cricket in their second outing and ended up with 157 for three. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Sajid-c70141 top scored with 47 runs before the innings was declared.
Islamabad’s Zohaib picked up one wicket in the innings, as his team-mates walked out in the middle to bat out the final session of play.
The hosts scored 99 runs for the loss of one wicket before the match came to an end. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umair-Khan-c94586 scored an unbeaten 50, guiding his side to safety.
The lone wicket to fall in the Islamabad innings was picked up by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-Ahmed-c1660.
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