Sialkot gain clear edge
RAWALPINDI, Feb 19: Sialkot gained a clear edge in their Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Islamabad Tuesday at the KRL Ground.
After earning a 54-run first innings lead, the visitors had reduced the home side to 114 for five by the close of second day’s play.
Resuming at the overnight score of 71 for two, Sialkot collected 260 replying to Islamabad’s 206. Hafiz Majid and Afan Rauf scored fine half centuries to put the hosts on to the back foot.
Hafiz cracked four boundaries in his knock of 51 while down the order Afan also struck as many hits to the ropes for his personal 56.
Pacer Saad Janjua and Stephen John snapped up three wickets apiece.
When Islamabad started their second innings, they were jolted again by the man who had wrecked their first innings - Tahir Mughal. The paceman removed opener Farrukh Hayat for six and trapped one down Bilal Asad leg before for 33. Aamir Wasim also claimed two wickets to leave Islamabad in a difficult position.
ISLAMABAD (1st Innings) 206.
SIALKOT (1st Innings, overnight 71-2):
Khurrum Hussain run out 14
Obaidullah c Sajid b John 29
Hafiz Majid c Bilal b Azhar 51
Sajjad-ul-Haq c Raheel b John 23
Basit Saeed b Saad 9
Faisal Khan c and b John 25
Afan Rauf c John b Saad 56
Tahir Mughal b Raheel 23
Aamir Wasim c Farrukh b Raheel 6
Khaleeq Malik b Saad 0
Ali Kamran not out 8
EXTRAS (B-7, LB-1, W-1, NB-7) 16
TOTAL (all out, 68.4 overs) 260
FALL OF WKTS: 1-40, 2-66, 3-104, 4-126, 5-140, 6-166, 7-223, 8- 239, 9-239
BOWLING: Azhar Mahmood 11-1-24-1; Irfan Bhatti 8-1-37-0; Saad Janjua 27.4-2-94-3; Stephen John 14-1-63-3; Bilal Asad 2-1-11-0; Raheel Majeed 6-1-23-2.
ISLAMABAD (2nd Innings):
Raheel Majeed b Aamir 33
Farrukh Hayat c Khaleeq b Tahir 6
Bilal Asad lbw b Tahir 33
Mohammad Zahid c Khaleeq b Majid 22
Asif Ali Saeed not out 6
Sajid Mahmood lbw b Aamir 0
Rashid Amin Butt not out 0
EXTRAS (B-5, W-1, NB-8) 14
TOTAL (for five wkts, 30.2 overs) 114
BOWLING (to-date): Tahir Mughal 11.2-2-47-2; Aamir Wasim 9-2-17-2; Sajjad-ul-Haq 2-0-11-0; Ali Kamran 5-0-19-0; Hafiz Majid 3-0-15-1.