Rawalpindi let Punjab off hook
RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: Rawalpindi after putting on a respectable 249, dropped three catches to leave Rest of Punjab at a happy 68 for no loss on the first day of their Quaid Trophy Grade-I game at the KRL Stadium.
Mohammad Wasim, Nadeem Abbasi and Pervez Aziz were the culprits giving two lives to Saeed Anwar Junior who finished the day unbeaten on 29 and Rizwan Ahmed was batting on 30.
Fresh from their victory over Islamabad last week, Rawalpindi made a cracking start after being asked to bat first. Half centuries by opener Babar Naeem and Yasir Arafat later in the order helped them to a healthy total.
Babar struck six boundaries in scoring 56 that came off 60 balls while Yasir, who also hit up as many runs, needed 97 deliveries. Also batting responsibly were Mohammad Zahid (43) and Naseer Ahmed (35).
Fast bowler Abdur Rauf and spinner Mushtaq Ahmed were the chief wicket-takers for the Rest with three each.
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings):
Naveed Ashraf c Fazil b Rauf 15
Babar Naeem b Mushtaq 56
Shahid Javed c Aamir b Mushtaq 11
Mohammad Wasim c Sufian b Azhar 0
Naseer Ahmed c Fazil b Rauf 35
Pervez Aziz b Mushtaq 0
Yasir Arafat lbw b Shabbir 56
Naeem Akhtar c Fazil b Shabbir 1
Nadeem Abbasi c Saeed b Rauf 4
Mohammad Zahid c Hasnain b Rizwan 43
Azhar Bhatti not out 4
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-7, W-7, NB-4) 24
TOTAL (all out, 57.3 overs) 249
FALL OF WKTS: 1-52, 2-79, 3-84, 4-92, 5-92, 6-140, 7-141, 8-146, 9-225.
BOWLING: Shabbir Ahmed 12.3-2-45-2; Abdur Rauf 12.3-2-52-3; Mushtaq Ahmed 18-2-87-3; Azhar Abbas 7-2-36-1; Rizwan Ahmed 4-0-16-1.
REST OF PUNJAB (1st Innings):
Saeed Anwar Jr not out 29
Rizwan Ahmed not out 30
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-1, NB-4) 9
TOTAL (for no wkt, 20.3 overs) 68
BOWLING (to-date): Mohammad Zahid 6-0-22-0; Naeem Akhtar 10-5-15-0; Yasir Arafat 4.3-0-26-0.
UMPIRES: Sajjad Asghar and Iqbal Butt.
MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.