Rawalpindi beat ZTBL by five wickets

ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi defeated ZTBL by five wickets in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match on the third day at the Pindi Stadium on Monday.

Set to score 131 for win, Rawalpindi raced home for the loss of five wickets with Asif Ali (68 not out) making the decisive contribution for the hosts. He struck 10 fours during his 109-ball not out innings.

Earlier, ZTBL were bowled out for only 71 in the second innings with Syed Tauseeq Shah (4-15),Haseeb Azam (3-21) and Saad Altaf (3-33) running through the batting line up.ZTBL managed 173 in the first innings. Rawalpindi replied with 115, conceding 58 runs first innings lead.

Scores in brief: At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: ZTBL 173 all out in 56 overs (Anas Mustafa 55, Haris Majeed 46; Syed Touseeq Shah 4-49, Haseeb Azam 3-25) and 71 all out in 29.4 overs (Muhammad Aamir 25; Syed Touseeq Shah 4-15, Haseeb Azam 3-21, Saad Altaf 3-33). Rawalpindi 115 all out in 48.4 overs (Haseeb Azam 40; Muhammad Ali 5-31) and 131-5 in 49.5 overs (Asif Ali 68 not out, Haseeb Azam 36; Imran Khan Sr. 3-43, Muhammad Ali 2-32). Result: Rawalpindi won by 5 wickets.

At KRL Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: HBL 228 all out in 73.3 overs (Abid Ali 71, Ammad Butt 46; Zahid Mahmood 4-59, Taj Wali 2-45, Sajid Khan 2-61) and 122 all out in 30.3 overs (Imran Farhat 23, Umar Akmal 20; Sajid Khan 3-25, Taj Wali 3-48, Zahid Mahmood 2-16). Peshawar Region 193 all out in 59.3 overs (Israrullah 74, Ashfaq Ahmed 33, Nasir Ahmed 28; Agha Salman 4-15, Abdul Rehman 3-75, Saad Kahn 2-7) and 159-4 in 40 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 68 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 46; Abdul Rehman 2-47). Result: Peshawar won by 6 wickets.

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium: SNGPL 461-8 declared in 117 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 145, Imran Butt 111, Adnan Akmal 53, Asad Shafiq 52; Adnan Ghaus 4-113). Fata 266 all out in 102 overs (Samiullah Jr. 104 not out, Muhammad Naeem 61, Abdul Aziz 25; Rahat Ali 5-78, Muhammad Rizwan 2-10, Asad Ali 2-66) and 79-6 in 36 overs (Samiullah Jr. 24; Muhammad Hafeez 4-20).

At National Stadium, Karachi: Karachi Whites 338 all out in 92.2 overs (Muhammad Hasan 125, Khurram Manzoor 108; Kashif Bhatti 3-78, Ahmed Jamal 2-95, Ziaul Haq 2-49). SSGCL 531-9 in 176 overs (Fawad Alam 141 not out, Awais Zia 108, Muzammil Nizam 103, Umer Amin 39; Waleed Ahmed 6-155, Hassan Khan 2-104).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: NBP 273 all out in 104.2 overs (Ali Asad 103, Rameez Raja 31; Muhammad Irfan 5-80, Babar Rehman 2-66). Lahore Whites 18-3 in 7.3 overs (Attaullah 3-0). No play on third day due to wet condition.

At Multan Cricket Stadium: Multan 290 all out in 128 overs (Imran Rafiq 65, Usman Liaqat 43, Ahmer Ishfaq 38; Waqas Maqsood 3-39, Waqar Malik 3-46) and 98-4 in 42.2 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 26, Usman Khalid 24; Mansoor Amjad 2-20). Wapda 288 all out in 96.2 overs (Adnan Raees 91, Salman Butt 68, Muhammad Saad 30; Muhammad Ali Khan 3-26, Sajjad Hussain 2-88, Muhammad Irfan 2-50, Asif Fawad 2-80).

At Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad: PTV 261 all out in 70.2 overs (Muhammad Waqas 101, Muhammad Yasin 54, Saud Shakeel 52; Aizaz Cheema 6-57) and 252-4 declared in 59 overs (Umair Khan 89, Saud Shakeel 78; Zafar Gohar 2-43). Lahore Blues 204 all out in 68.4 overs (Zafar Gohar 76, Saad Nasim 36; Tabish Khan 8-41) and 19-1 in 3.5 overs.