Innings victory for Gujranwala By Our Sports Reporter
KARACHI, Feb 14: Gujranwala crushed Rest of Balochistan by an innings and 58 inside three days in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I fixture at Lahore Country Club in Muridke Thursday.
Balochistan, forced to follow-on, were dismissed for 250 in their second innings with all-rounder Naseer Khan unable to bat because of injury.
Mian Nafees top-scored with 69 while opener Jahanzeb Khan hit 50 after making a duck in the first innings on his first-class debut.
GUJRANWALA (1st Innings) 422 (Asim Munir 157 not out).
REST OF BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings) 114 (Sarfraz Ahmed 4-15).
REST OF BALOCHISTAN (2nd Innings):
Azizullah Khan c Khalid b Sarfraz 10
Jahanzeb Khan b A. Rehman 50
Mohtashim Ali lbw b Jahanzeb 15
Naseem Khan c Khalid b Mubashir 11
Sadiq Shah c Khalid b Kamran 24
Mian Nafees c and b Kamran 69
Arun Lal not out 27
Faisal Irfan c Sarfraz b A. Rehman 13
Waqas Chughtai c Imran b A. Rehman 4
Mohammad Khan c Khalid b A. Rehman 1
Naseer Khan absent injured
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-9, NB-15) 26
TOTAL (all out, 78 overs) 250
FALL OF WKTS: 1-35, 2-65, 3-84, 4-123, 5-196, 6-200, 7-224, 8-240, 9-250.
BOWLING: Mubashir Nazir 16-1-59-1; Sarfraz Ahmed 19-1-58-1; Rana Jahanzeb 13-2-53-1; Ehtesham Younis 3-0-5-0; Abdul Rehman 17-3-46-4; Asim Munir 1-0-2-0; Kamran Younis 7-3-16-2.
RESULT: Gujranwala won by an innings and 58 runs.
UMPIRES: M. Nazir Junior and Ehtesham-ul-Haq.
MATCH REFEREE: Sultan Rana.