KARACHI, Jan 15: Abbottabad snatched a dramatic four-wicket win against Hyderabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Niaz Stadium on Monday. Abbottabad, beaten in four of their five matches while making first-class debut last season, made successful chase of a target of 252 in 34 overs and got home with five deliveries to spare after Hyderabad made a sporting declaration at 249 for six in the second innings.
Adnan Raees, the 25-year-old left-hander, once again led the way for the visitors with an 84-ball 86 to follow his 137 in the first innings.
Bilal Marwat (56 off 40 balls, five fours and one six) added 103 for the third wicket with Adnan who struck five fours and two sixes.
Wicket-keeper Ahmed Said also played an invaluable hand as he bludgeoned 41 off 27 balls.
Scoreboard
HYDERABAD (1st Innings) 400 (Rizwan Ahmed 119, Shahid Qambrani 87; Dilawar Khan 4-121).
ABBOTTABAD (1st Innings) 399 (Adnan Raees 137, Riaz Kail 56; Nasir Awais 5-59).
HYDERABAD (2nd Innings, overnight 45-1):
Aqeel Anjum c Ahmed Said b Amjad 44
Taj Wassan c Ahmed Said b Sajid 7
Hanif-ur-Rehman c Adnan b Amjad 45
Rizwan Ahmed lbw b Dilawar 23
Shahid Qambrani c Ahmed Said b Bilal 58
Faisal Athar c Ahmed Said b Bilal 66
Hanif Malik not out 1
EXTRAS (W-2, NB-3) 5
TOTAL (for six wkts decl, 73.2 overs) 249
FALL OF WKTS: 1-18, 2-97, 3-108, 4-134, 5-248, 6-249.
BOWLING: Nasir Jalil 12-0-44-0 (1w); Sajid Shah 10-0-33-1 (2nb, 1w); Dilawar Khan 13-1-58-1; Amjad Waqas 2104-61-2 (1nb); Riaz Kail 6-4-10-0; Adnan Raees 2-0-9-0; Bilal Marwat 8.4-0-31-2; Mohammad Naeem 1-0-3-0.
ABBOTTABAD (2nd Innings):
Zafar Jadoon c Hanif-ur-Rehman b Nasir 23
Mohammad Naeem c Faisal b Nasir 14
Bilal Marwat c Hanif-ur-Rehman b Nasir 56
Adnan Raees c Shahid b Hanif-ur-Rehman 86
Nasir Jalil run out 0
Ahmed Said run out 41
Riaz Kail not out 14
Sajid Shah not out 16
EXTRAS (LB-2, NB-1) 3
TOTAL (for six wkts, 33.1 overs) 253
FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-43, 3-145, 4-146, 5-196, 6-233.
BOWLING: Naeem-ur-Rehman 5.1-0-44-0; Sufyan Ali 1-0-12-0; Nasir Awais 10-0-83-3; Nauman Ali 2-0-18-0; Rizwan Ahmed 13-1-81-0 (1nb); Hanif-ur-Rehman 2-0-13-1.
RESULT: Abbottabad won by four wickets.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Afzaal Ahmed.
MATCH REFEREE: Naeem Ahmed.
OFFICIAL SCORER: Arif Majeed Arif.
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