Abbottabad in command

Published February 3, 2007

LAHORE, Feb 2: Solid contributions by Mohammad Naeem, Hammad Ali and Wajid Ali helped Abbottabad earn a substantial 152-run lead on the first innings against Lahore Ravi in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League fixture at the LCCA Ground on Friday.

Thanks to the efforts of Naeem (54), Hammad (45) and Wajid (42), Abbottabad piled up 314 in reply to Lahore Ravi’s 162.

Medium-pacers Wahab Riaz (4-77) and Imran Ali (4-64) shared the bulk of wickets.

By close of play Lahore Ravi had reduced the lead to 80 by reaching 72 for one in the second innings. Skipper Taufiq Umar made 33.

If Abbottabad win this match outright, they will qualify for the final against Islamabad ahead of Multan, who are struggling for survival in the game at Islamabad.

Scoreboard

LAHORE RAVI (1st Innings) 162 (Wasim Khan 62).

ABBOTTABAD (1st Innings, overnight 89-1):

Ahmed Sajid c sub (Nasir) b Kashif 44

Mohammad Naeem lbw b Wahab 54

Wajid Ali c Rizwan b Wahab 42

Adnan Raees c Taufiq b Imran 5

Bilal Marwat c Kashif b Imran 1

Riaz Kail c Osama b Imran 6

Hammad Ali lbw b Wahab 45

Sajid Shah b Imran 30

Nasir Jalil lbw b Wahab 6

Waqas Ahmed not out 17

Junaid Khan c Taufiq b Osama 24

EXTRAS (B-16, LB-6, W-10, NB-8) 40

TOTAL (all out, 106.2 overs) 314

FALL OF WKTS: 1-78, 2-131, 3-147, 4-153, 5-157, 6-168, 7-260, 8-272, 9-272.

BOWLING: Wasim Khan 21.2-6-61-0 (7nb); Wahab Riaz 29.4-7-77-4 (1nb); Imran Ali 26-6-64-4; Osama Aftab 12.2-3-54-1; Kashif Siddique 17-4-36-1.

LAHORE RAVI (2nd Innings):

Kashif Siddique not out 26

Taufiq Umar c Naeem b Nasir 33

Osama Aftab not out 13

EXTRAS 0

TOTAL (for one wkt, 18 overs) 72

FALL OF WKT: 1-56.

BOWLING (to-date): Nasir Jalil 4-0-13-0; Sajid Shah 4-0-13-0; Junaid Khan 7-1-21-0; Riaz Kail 1-0-4-0.

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