Maqsood, Sarfraz lift Sheikhupura

Published January 27, 2002

KARACHI, Jan 26: An unbroken 131-run stand for the eighth wicket between skipper Maqsood Raza and Sarfraz Kazmi lifted Sheikhupura to 331 for seven in their first innings against Rest of NWFP at Sheikhupura Stadium Saturday.

Maqsood (66) and wicket-keeper Sarfraz came together after Sheikhupura, who were sent into bat, collapsed to 200 for seven, according to details available here.

Scoreboard

SHEIKHUPURA (1st Innings):

Imran Nazir lbw b Sajid 16

Majid Majeed c Ibrahim b Umair 45

Usman Akram c Ahmed b Bilal 28

Mujahid Jamshed c Akbar b Umair 8

Salim Mughal lbw b Sajid 49

Waqar Ahmed Khan lbw b Noorul 4

Rana Naveed c Ibrahim b Noorul 9

Maqsood Raza not out 66

Sarfraz Kazmi not out 67

EXTRAS (B-9, LB-9, NB-21) 39

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 83 overs) 331

FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-76, 3-91, 4-132, 5-149, 6-162, 7-200.

BOWLING (to-date): Sajid Shah 17-3-55-2; Shakeel-ur-Rehman 13-1-68-0; Umair Khan 18-0-75-2; Noorul Amin 27-11-77-2; Bilal Marwat 6-1-31-1; Ibrahim Afridi 2-1-7-0.

UMPIRES: Feroz Butt and Z.I. Pasha.

MATCH REFEREE: Azmat Rana.

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