PIA win to earn spot in final
Aizaz Cheema's fourteen wickets helped give Pakistan International Airlines an innings victory against Karachi Blues, and takes them in to the final
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Jan-2011
Pakistan International Airlines 262 (Sabir 77, Faisal 54, Tabish 5-77) beat Karachi Blues 146 (Rameez Raja jnr 54, Cheema 7-65) and 100 (Cheema 7-45) by an innings and 16 runs
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Fast bowler Aizaz Cheema ran through the Karachi Blues line-up for the second time in the match to give Pakistan International Airlines victory by an innings and 16 runs, and take them in to the finals of the QEA Division One Trophy against Habib Bank.
Cheema had already struck twice on the second day and continued to wreak havoc amidst the Karachi batsmen, taking five of the six wickets to fall today. His first victim was Akbar-ur-Rehman, bowled for 23. He then got rid of Owais Rehmani for 4, and followed that up with the wickets of Mohammad Bilal and Babar Rehman, before wrapping up Karachi's innings, and the match, by trapping Malik Aftab leg-before without scoring. Cheema ended up with figures of 7 for 45, giving him 14 for 110 for the match.
PIA need to take all nine points from the game to overtake Rawalpindi and secure a finals berth.
