Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 1st day roundup of the 2nd round
The first round of the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy ended in a fascinating manner. The domestic cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 is in full bloom as the prestigious first class tournament has been blessed by, some great individual performances, brilliant team displays,
and great comebacks from behind.
Throughout the first leg of the cup, the conditions have been helpful to bowling. Pitches offered support for the seam bowlers as they have taken great advantage of the seaming tracks, especially in the first innings. Fast bowlers have dominated the scene
as most of the batsmen around the country have struggled to make an impact.
Other than the fast men, Spinners also had the upper hand in the series as there had been turn and bounce for them in wickets. In addition, on the last two days it turns a bit more, because the surface tends to grip the ball more as the cracks do open up.
Apart from that, there have been some marvellous displays with the bat as-well. Quality batsmen tend to make their way as they have the ability to apply themselves, even in the worst of conditions.
Willow masters, who posses skills to succeed in different conditions and are determined to take on the best in the world, have proved themselves in trying conditions against top-notch first-class bowlers.
The 2nd round has started, and so far it has been the same story. It is being dominated by the red-cherry masters as most of the teams have crumbled under 200 in their first innings.
Bettor.com takes the first day roundup of Pakistan’s biggest domestic tournament.
Habib Bank Limited versus Multan
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danish-Kaneria-c1314 carried his brilliant wicket taking form as he took his 63rd first class five-wicket haul to restrict Multan to a modest score line of 140 on the first day of the 2nd round at Multan Cricket Stadium.
The only http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Multan-c819 batsman to show some resilience with the bat was Zeeshan-ul-Haq as he scored 39 defiant runs. The Habib Bank all-rounder, Kamran Hussain first, jolted Multan to restrict them at 23/ 2, before the champion leg-spinner got in on the act, scalping
brilliant figures of 6/35.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Habib-Bank-Limited-c788 replied aggressively in their first innings as they were 198/4 on the stumps at day one. In doing so, the opener Ahmed Shehzad led the way for his team, blasting 76 runs in just 96 deliveries. They lost their captain, Hassan Raza on 30
runs in the dyeing moments of the game.
Tahir Maqsood, the medium pacer was the pick of the bowlers for Multan as he registered figures of 2/52 in 13 overs.
National Bank of Pakistan versus Rawalpindi
National Bank of Pakistan was sent into bat in trying conditions, after Rawalpindi won the toss. The game has been dominated by the quick bowlers on both sides. At first, the Rawalpindi fast men had reduced National Bank to 86/7, including the wickets of
international players, Kamran Akmal and Umar Amin, under double figure scores.
However, the NBP opener, Anwaar Hafeez, rescued his team from a further slump as he mustered a defiant 69 runs, considering his team were under the pump. Nisar Malik for Rawalpindi completed the day with excellent figures of 6/50 as the opposition were bundled
out for 175. Rizwan Akbar completely backed up his partner, Nisar, with his accurate seam bowling, taking 3/44 in the process.
Wasim Khan wreaked havoc for the opponent’s batsmen as he jolted Rawalpindi with figures of 4/25 in eleven incisive overs. Also, Mohammad Talha chipped in with one wicket as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Nisar-c90660 edged one behind to the wicket keeper, Kamran Akmal.
Shoaib Nisar looked impressive for his 27 runs. It was only until Wasim brought about his demise.
It will be of a great interest to see how the wickets behave in the next three days.
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