Khurram helps Faisalabad bowl out Sialkot cheaply

ISLAMABAD: Pacer Khurram Shahzad picked up 7-55 as Faisalabad bowled out Sialkot for meager 101 on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade II match at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad Tuesday.

When stumps were drawn for the day, Faisalabad in reply were reached 97-4 with skipper Misbahul Haq (37 not out) still at the crease.

Earlier, Khurram bowled with teasing line and length to run through Sialkot batting lineup.

Scores in brief: At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Sialkot Region 101 all out in 34.1 overs (Abdullah Shafiq 34, Shakeel Ansar 22; Khurram Shahzad 7-55, Ehsan Adil 2-16). Faisalabad Region 97-4 in 32 overs (Misbahul Haq 37 not out, Abu Bakar Khan 37; Muhammad Ali 2-30).

At Mirpur Stadium, AJK: Hyderabad Region 294-8 in 81 overs (Muhammad Sulaman 73, Saad Khan 60, Azeem Ghumman 53, Zeeshan Gul 53; Muhammad Imran 4-56, Muhammad Junaid 3-103) vs Bahawalpur Region.

At NBP Stadium, Karachi: Quetta Region 305-4 in 83 overs (Shahbaz Khan 136 not out, Shahzad Tareen 69, Abdul Hanan 45; Nasir Khan 1-49, Saleem Mal 1-56, Ahmer Aziz 1-71). Dera Murad Jamali Region 12 for no loss in 5 overs.

At UBL Stadium, Karachi: Abbottabad Region 244 all out in 59.1 overs (Aitzaz Habib 77, Sajjad Ali 55, Imran Shah 39; Faraz Aziz 5-59, Muzammil Ali 2-39, Ali Asghar 2-78). Larkana Region 99-5 in 29.4 overs (Asif Babar 39; Fawad Malook 2-17).