Sialkot dismiss Quetta for 222

Published December 16, 2004

LAHORE, Dec 15: Thirteen wickets fell on the eventful first day of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match between Quetta and Sialkot at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on Wednesday.

Off-spinner Tariq Mahmood, who bowled most economically, finished with three for 18, while left-arm medium-pacers Zahid Saeed (three for 72) and Sarfraz Ahmad (three for 81) shared the wickets as Quetta were bowled out for 222 in 61.3 overs. By the close of play, Sialkot were also in trouble losing first three wickets cheaply for 52.

SCOREBOARD

QUETTA (1st innings):

Adil Nisar c Bilal b Zahid 38

Aziz Khan c Faisal b Tahir 23

Abdul Hameed b Zahid 0

Naseem Khan lbw b Sarfraz 3

Jalat Khan c Zahid b Sarfraz 36

Zulqarnain Haider c Tahir b Sarfraz 41

Arun Lal c Sufyan b Tariq 21

Naseer Khan c Imran b Zahid 1

Jaffar Nazir c Saeed b Tariq 16

Faisal Irfan c Khalid b Tariq 21

Stephen John not out 10

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-7, NB-1) 12

TOTAL (all out, 61.3 overs) 222

FALL OF WKTS: 1-51, 2-52, 3-63, 4-80, 5-130, 6-152, 7-163, 8-185, 9-211

BOWLING. Sarfraz Ahmed 21-4-81-3; Tahir Mughal 16-7-40-1; Zahid Saeed 20-4-72-3; Tariq Mahmood 4.3-1-18-3.

SIALKOT (1st innings):

Imran Nazir c Naseem b Faisal 31

Sufyan Munir c Zulqarnain b Jaffar 4

Faisal Khan lbw Faisal Irfan 5

Ayub Dogar batting 2

Tariq Mahmood batting 0

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-4, NB-1) 10

TOTAL (for three wkts, nine overs) 52

FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-49, 3-50.

BOWLING. Jaffar Nazir 5-1-20-1; Faisal Irfan 4-2-23-2.

UMPIRES: Siddique Khan-Ijaz Ahmed.

REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

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