Asif guides Fata to big win

ISLAMABAD: Captain Asif Afridi claimed six wickets for 36 runs as Fata bowled out Habib Bank for just 106 to win their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match by 233 runs at the Abbottabad Stadium on Friday.

Asif also had a brilliant match with the bat as he hit 112 in the first innings and 43 in the second. The left-arm spinner ended the match with eight wickets.

Umar Akmal (36) was Habib Bank’s main run-getter.

Fata scored 437 in the first innings and declared their second innings close at 258-8. Habib Bank made 356 in the first innings.

Scores in brief: At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium: Fata 437 all out in 97.2 overs (Asif Afridi 112, Afaq Raheem 76, Muhammad Talha 68, Asad Afridi 52, Samiullah Jr. 41; Khurram Shahzad 6-162, Ammad Butt 2-79, Umer Gul 2-82) and 258-8 declared in 80.2 overs (Muhammad Talha 54 not out, Asif Afridi 43, Muhammad Naeem 37; Ammad Butt 4-76, Israrul Haq 4-97). HBL 356 all out in 113 overs (Muhammad Waqas 70, Zohaib Khan 73, Salman Afridi 48; Muhammad Talha 4-85, Naseer Akram 2-45, Asif Afridi 2-70) and 106 all out in 29.1 overs (Umar Akmal 36; Asif Afridi 6-36, Manzoor Khan 2-20, Muhammad Talha 2-39). Result: Fata won by 233 runs.

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Lahore Whites 182 all out in 100.1 overs (Afaq Shahid 51, Ali Zaryab 44, Imran Dogar 40; Yasir Ali 5-23, Sameen Gul 2-20, Ali Shafiq 2-63) and 177 all out in 92.3 overs (Ali Rafique 60, Ali Zaryab 23; Sameen Gul 4-31, Yasir Ali 2-24, Saeed Anwar Jr. 2-31, Nauman Ali 2-49). KRL 166 all out in 66.5 overs (Gulraiz Sadaf 58, Jaahid Ali 26; Muhammad Irfan 5-47, Waqas Ahmed 4-46) and 90-4 in 55 overs (Azeem Ghumman 35, Jaahid Ali 28; Waqas Ahmed 2-21). Result: Match drawn.

At Multan Cricket Stadium: ZTBL 223 all out in 89.4 overs (Waqar Salim 43, Anas Mustafa 40, Shahrukh Ali 36 not out; Muhammad Ali Khan 3-46, Ali Usman 3-48, Sajjad Hussain 3-69) and 179 all out in 57.1 overs (Haseebur Rehman 46, Aun Abbas 42; Ahsan Baig 4-44, Ali Usman 3-27). Multan 486-9 declared in 154 overs (Imran Rafiq 148, Khalilullah 96, Ali Usman 89, Usman Liaqat 61; Imran Khan 3-56, Haider Ali 3-113, Usman Ashraf 2-76). Result: Multan won by an innings & 84 runs.