Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - a review of first day round3 (part2)
Multan versus National Bank of Pakistan
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Multan-c819 was sent into bat, after National Bank of Pakistan won the toss on a sporting wicket. The first day of the round was a closely fought between the top teams of domestic circuit.
The hosts started off the day in a sedate manner as he they lost their first two wickets at a score of 21 runs. Zaka-ur-Rasheed and Taimur Ali did put on 64 runs for the 2nd wicket partnership, until Uzair-ul-Haq brought about the fall of Zaka
for 35 runs.
Moreover, Taimur and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kashif-Ali-c70375 associated themselves in an 84 runs stand to provide their team with stability. In the process, the senior partner gathered 82 at a strike rate of 75, including eleven crisp boundaries and two mammoth sixes.
Naved racked up a half century to steady his team’s ship, mustering a 60-run stand with Abdur http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rauf-c84151 in a brisk manner. Rauf cracked up a 31 quick runs. As a result, the tourists gathered 303 runs in their first innings.
For NBP, Wasim Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped decent figures of 4/46 to devastate the opposition. Mohammad Talha, the opening bowler delivered two crucial blows in the middle order, taking 2/55.
For Multan, the premier seam bowler, Rauf struck twice in his first spell to surprise the opposition as NBP will start the proceedings on day 2 at 35/2.
Rawalpindi versus http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831
Rawalpindi is on the driving seat after the first day at the office, restricting the Pakistan International Airlines to a modest score line of 171/9. The play at Rawalpindi stadium only managed to display 67 overs on the first day.
PIA openers provided their team with a solid start as they piled up a 51-run opening partnership to assist their team in boosting a substantial total. Afterwards, when the openers fell, all the willowers failed to make an impact with the bat.
As a result, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ali-Imran-c995 as he gathered a fighting 24 runs and will start the 2nd day.
Nisar Malik, for Rawalpindi wreaked havoc for the opposition batsmen as he hunted six victims to dent PIA. The left-arm seamer bowled with great control and authority as his accurate seam bowling earned him wonderful figures of 6/55, in only his fourth first-class
game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 versus Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited
Sialkot batted first, after the SNGPL won the toss in indifferent conditions. The hosts enjoyed their home conditions as they piled up a massive total of 261/3. The game was dominated by the willow masters of Sialkot at the Jinnah Stadium.
Faisal Khan led the fight-back for his team as he mustered a defiant ton, in order to rescue his team from early losses. In doing so, he remains unbeaten on a score of 108, including thirteen measured boundaries.
However, the start wasn’t appreciating as they lost their first two wickets on a bleak score of 26. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Majid-Jahangir-c1878 and Fiasal gathered a mammoth partnership of 184 runs to put their team in a commanding position. Sadly, Majid fell just eight runs shy of
his fifth first-class century.
Despite bowling in the helpful conditions, it was hardwork for the bowlers of SNGPL as they only hunted three victims. As nobody expected, after a discipline start by the opening bowlers, taking two early wickets, the follow-up wasn’t impeccable.
The SNGPL bowlers struggled to make further breakthroughs as they only managed one wicket after the opening start. Sohail Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with decent figures of 1/17 in nine economical overs.
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