http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Domestic: Karachi Blues in command against Faisalabad
Karachi Blues dominated their match against Faisalabad until the end of third day’s play in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on Sunday.
The match is being played at the National Stadium in Karachi and Faisalabad lead by 123 runs with three wickets remaining in their second innings.
Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Farrukh Shehzad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qaiser-Iqbal-c82819 gave a steady start to the team but the first wicket fell on 48 when Qaiser got out for 21 runs.
After the first wicket, Hasan Mahmood joined Farrukh but the wickets kept on falling at regular intervals for Faisalabad. From 147 for three, the team was bundled out for 192 runs in their first innings.
Farrukh Shehzad and Hasan Mahmood Junior top scored for Faisalabad. Both the batsmen scored 43 runs. Captain and former Pakistan player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naved-Latif-c78900 could only manage 29 runs in his innings.
The Karachi Blues were dominant with the ball. Leg-spinner Mansoor Ahmed took four wickets in the first innings to restrict Faisalabad under 200. Mansoor got good support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Babar-Rehman-c47132 as the fast-medium bowler took three wickets.
Things looked bad for Karachi Blues as they lost three wickets for just three runs. Rameez Raja Junior came to the rescue of his team by scoring a promising 67. He got good support from the lower-middle order. Wicketkeeper batsman Owais Rehmani was the second
highest scorer with 45 runs. The home team managed to take a 72-run lead.
Hasan Mahmood Senior was the most impressive bowler for Faisalabad. He took a five-wicket haul and gave away just 58 runs in his 32 overs. Fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Hayat-c42319 took three wickets to support him but he was expensive giving away 31 runs in his five over
spell.
Apart from Qaiser Iqbal, Faisalabad batsmen struggled to score much runs in their second innings. Qaiser got out after scoring 74 runs. The second highest scorer was Hasan Mahmood Junior who could only managed 28 runs.
At close of the third day’s play, Faisalabad were 195 for the loss of seven wickets, 123 runs ahead of Karachi Blues.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tabish-Khan-c92563 grabbed two wickets for Karachi Blues and the team will be hoping to dismiss Faisalabad for a lead less than 150 runs.
On the other hand, Faisalabad will be looking forward to score as many runs as possible to pressurise Karachi Blues. A result is almost certain as one full day remains in the match.
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