Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - a recap of the third round
Abbottabad versus Lahore Ravi
Abbottabad completed a rushing victory over Lahore Ravi by an innings and 106 runs to register their third straight win in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam trophy at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
The visitors dominated the scene completely as they outplayed their opponents in the both the departments. In addition, the only batted once to record their triumph against the depleted Lahore side.
Abbottabad was sent in to bat first in trying conditions, after Ravi won the toss. The home team by bowling first on a seaming track failed to make an impact as the visiting team piled up a huge total of 467 runs.
Waqar Orakzai, the Abbottabad opener displayed his technique and composure to score a measured 129-run innings. The main highlight of the innings was match winning 157-run partnership between the century make and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zia-ul-Haq-c98603 (54) as the pair stabilized the
innings for their team to get a massive total.
It was hardwork for the Lahore Bowlers. Tanzeel Altaf was the pick of the bowlers for this team as he grabbed 5/128 in marathon spell of 36 overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Irshad-c76990 backed him with figures of 4/128 in 36 tiring overs.
Lahore Ravi started their innings in a troublesome manner as they lost their first two wickets on bleak score of 9 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saadullah-Ghauri-c87751 struck a defiant half century to save his team to a further damage. Ghauri was backed up by Ashraf Ali, who managed
a spirited fifty to guide his team to a modest total of 212 runs.
Wickets were shared among the Abbottabad bowlers. Mohamamd http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeem-c78451 was the star of the show for his team, picking up 3/56. Khalid Usman was instrumental in the middle overs, taking 2/36 to shake the stability of Lahore’s middle order.
Trailing by 255 runs, the home team crumbled again to register a poor total of 147 runs. Mohammad Saad was the only substantial contributor with 44 runs.
The visitors again bowled with great control as they devastated the opposition’s batting line-up on an average score. The opening bowlers shared six wickets between them, scalping three each. It was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khalid-Usman-c71296’s discipline left-arm slow bowling, which
stole the show as he gathered decent figures of 4/33 in 14 incisive overs to earn his team an emphatic victory over Lahore Ravi.
Lahore Shalimar versus Quetta
Lahore Shalimar registered a comprehensive victory over Quetta by an innings and 20 runs at the LCCA ground. Similarly, like Abbottabad they batted only once in the entire match.
Lahore batted first to register a massive total of 435/8 in their first innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Salahuddin-c94700 scored a measured century to lay a solid foundation for his team to gain a significant first innings lead.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Quetta-c835’s bowling attack had to toil hard to earn eight wickets. Mohammad Tahir was the pick of the bowlers as the gathered decent figures of 2/60.
The visitors stuttered in their first outing as they only managed a modest total of 205 runs. Taimur Ali, the middle order batsman mustered 77 runs in order to rescue his team, which wasn’t to be as no other batsmen made a substantial contribution.
Saad Nasim wreaked havoc for the Quetta willowers, scalping a brilliant numbers of 5/35 in 18 economical overs. As a result, his team gained a mammoth first innings lead of 220 runs.
Following on, Quetta started their second innings under pressure in a sedate manner as they only managed an average score of 210 runs. This time around, Sabir Hussain was the only player to make an impact with the bat, scoring 53 runs.
The leg-spin bowling of Saad proved fatal again as he scythed through the opposition’s top and middle order, taking 4/75 in the 2nd outing. In the process, he recorded his career best match-figures of 9/110 in his 22nd first-class match.
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