Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11: Aqeel Ahmed takes 10 as Faisalabad beat Islamabad
Both Faisalabad and Islamabad have been hampered big time as majority of their senior players are not available to play for their regions this year but still both the teams have come up with some fighting performances in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11.
These two teams were up against each other in the 8th round as we witnessed a well-fought match. But Faisalabad used its experience at the later stages of the match and defeated Islamabad by 136 runs after conceding a 1st innings lead
and made a remarkable comeback.
At the Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad, Rauf Akbar won the toss for Islamabad and invited the home team to bat 1st on a green track. The decision turned out to be a good one as Faisalabad was bowled out on a cheap score of 181 runs in only 48.1 overs
on day 1. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qaiser-Iqbal-c82819 and Hassan Mahmood scored valiant half-centuries for the home team but could not find enough support from any other batsman. 181 runs included 23 extras which were gifted by Islamabad.
Fast bowler Nasrullah Khan, who is having a dream season in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11, picked up another 5-wicket haul for Islamabad. Left arm spinner Imad Wasim took 3 wickets whereas Rauf Akbar and Ahmed Dar also picked up a scalp each.
In reply, Islamabad’s top order came up with a fighting effort but could not find any sort of assistance from the lower-middle order, however, Islamabad was able to take the 1st innings lead as it was bowled out for 227 runs. Ameer Khan scored
67 runs for Islamabad of 154 balls, his innings included 7 boundaries. Captain Rauf Akbar scored 46 runs of 56 balls, batting at number 9 and was influential as Islamabad passed by Faisalabad’s 1st innings total. Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nauman-Masood-c78862 and Farrukh
Hayat also scored 35 and 22 runs for the visitors respectively.
Off-spinner Aqeel Ahmed, whose bowling-action resembles to the legendary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157, bowled like his role-model and picked up 6 wickets for Faisalabad. Left Arm spinner Hassan Mahmood also took 3 wickets.
In the 2nd innings, Faisalabad came up with a much better batting display as it declared its innings at 386 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Wicket-keeper Muhammad http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 scored an unbeaten hundred batting at number 7 and struck 19 fours in his
crucial knock. Captain Ijaz Ahmed Jnr. was unlucky as he missed out on yet another First-class hundred by 6 runs. His innings included 7 fours and a six. Abdul Rauf also scored a half-century. Because of a brilliant batting effort in the 2nd innings,
Faisalabad gave a target of 341 runs to the visitors.
Nasrullah http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rauf-c84151 Akbar picked up a wicket each.
Chasing a huge total in the last innings, Islamabad’s young guns were not able to cope with the pressure and were all out for 204 runs. Middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fakhar-Hussain-c56759 scored 35 of
24 balls in the losing cause.
Aqeel Ahmed shined once again and took 4 wickets in the 2nd innings. As a result, he completed his 10-wicket haul in the match and played a vital role in his team’s victory. Fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Hayat-c42319 picked up 3 wickets and played a good supporting
role for Aqeel Ahmed.
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