Raza helps Northern dismiss KP cheaply

LAHORE: Left-arm spinner Raza Hasan took eight wickets as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 188 against Northern at the NBP Stadium in Karachi on day two of the 10th round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI matches on Thursday, says a press release.

Resuming their innings on the overnight score of 42 for no loss, Khyber Pakhtun­khwa openers added another 17 runs to the score before Mohammad Naeem (20) became Raza’s first victim.

Raza ended up getting eight wickets for 72 runs in 24.2 overs. Razaul Hasan grabbed two wickets for 60.

In reply, Northern in their second innings were 141-5 in 44 overs when stumps were drawn.

Scores in brief: At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: Northern 208 all out in 73.4 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 87, Umair Khan 40; Asif Afridi 5-41, Khalid Usman 3-54) and 141-5 in 44 overs (Ali Imran 31, Sarmad Bhatti 30 not out, Umair Masood 24; Khalid Usman 3-55, Asad Afridi 2-18). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 188 all out in 57.2 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 67, Mehran Ibrahim 28, Kamran Ghulam 23; Raza Hasan 8-72, Razaul Hasan 2-60).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Southern Punjab 281 all out in 83 overs (Maqbool Ahmed 62, Muhammad Imran 52 not out, Tayyab Tahir 42; Nisar Ahmad 5-74, Ahmed Safi 4-73). Central Punjab 270-5 in 73 overs (Ali Zaryab 86, Atiqur Rehman 80, Saad Nasim 39; Zulfiqar Babar 4-107).

At Naya Nazimabad Ground, Karachi: Balochistan 170 all out in 78.1 overs (Shahbaz Khan 56 not out, Ibtisam Sheikh 35; Waleed Ahmed 6-48, Danish Aziz 2-41) and 30-2 in 10 overs (Haseeb Azam 18 not out). Sindh 342-5 in 83 overs (Rameez Raja jr 133, Ahsan Ali 52, Rameez Aziz 51; Azizullah 2-87).