Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - a review
Islamabad versus http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831
In a closely fought draw, Islamabad went sent in to bat first, after Pakistan Airlines won the toss on pitch that was offering a bit of assistance to the bowlers.
Islamabad piled up a decent total of 241 runs in their first innings, considering bowling helpful conditions. The first wicket fell on a single digit score of 8 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 steadied the ship with their 2nd wicket stand of
96 runs.
Kamran Sajid was the pick of the bowlers for PIA as he registered figures of 3/26 in 13 incisive overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zia-ul-Haq-c98603, further added three more wickets to their teams tally. In response, the PIA racked up a score of 252 runs in their first show
as Kamran led their way with his 65 runs. Shoaib Khan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anop-Santosh-c1058 backed their all-rounder with defying fifties, in order to earn a lead of 9 runs.
For Islamabad, Nasrullah Khan wreaked havoc for the opposition batting line-up as he registered marvellous figures of 6/71. Shehzad Azam’s marathon spell of thirty-three overs earned him a tally of 3/110 runs.
As expected, the wicket was dried up on the third day so the conditions became more helpful to the willowers, rather than the bowlers. As a result, Zeeshan Mushtaq’s 97 runs of 101 balls guided his team a score-line of 324/7. Ali Imran’s disciplined bowling
for Airlines, earned him the figures of 4/80.
In the hunt of 314 runs on a flat surface was always going to easy, but it was a matter of less time on the hands as PIA only managed 175/4. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Agha-Sabir-c950 set up things nicely for his team with his well made 78 runs. Zeeshan was highest wicket-taker in the
2nd outing with two scalps.
Faisalabad versus Water and Power Development Authority
Faisalabad and WAPDA indulged themselves in a boring draw as the batsmen from both the sides dominated the scene in a dull draw.
Faisalabad batted first in trying conditions and started off their show in a sedate manner as their first wicket fell without adding a run to the total. Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Salman associated themselves in 147-run stand for the fifth wicket partnership
as the pair mustered 73 runs, each.
For WAPDA, Kashif Raza was the star of the show as he displayed a brilliant spell of medium pace bowling, scalping 6/46 in eighteen accurate overs. Umaid Asif and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faisal-Virk-c56737 chipped in with two wickets each.
Moreover, the WAPDA batsmen displayed a better show than their opponents as they did pile up a massive total of 380 in their first outing. Hasan Adnan scored a defiant half century in difficult conditions. Once the surface started to play well, Ahmed Said,
the wicket keeper batsmen struck an unbeaten 113 runs to sail his team to a lead of 107 runs. In his ton, he struck nine boundaries with great balance and technique.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rauf-c84151 Nazir backed him up with 2/77.
Faisalabad did put up a better show in their 2nd display as they declared their innings at a score line of 321/7. The other Hassan Mahmood with his bat scored 87 runs as he ensured his team’s stability, without early hiccups. There were a few
quick wickets in the middle overs, but Mahmood’s partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naved-Latif-c78900 of 129 runs guided their team to a position of strength.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umaid-Asif-c2719 for WAPDA was the pick of the bowlers as he managed brilliant figures of 5/67 in his spell of 24 overs. Faisalabad didn’t get a chance to appear in the 2nd innings as the match ended without result.
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