Karachi Whites skittled out for 169

Karachi Whites were skittled out for a paltry 169 in their first innings against Gujranwala on an eventful opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I Cricket Championship match at the KCCA Stadium here on Saturday.

After electing to bat first when skipper Asif Mujtaba won the toss, the home team capitulated in 68.1 overs 20 minutes into the final session on a brown-coloured pitch that is expected to assist the spinners later in the game.

By stumps, Gujranwala themselves were in some bother at 29 for two in 18 overs. Opener Rizwan Malik was nicely caught behind by Atiq-uz- Zaman for six. In the final over of the day, Pervez Ghauri was taken at silly mid-point by Mohammad Masroor off leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for nine.

Shadab Kabir was only Karachi Whites batsman to make an impression against the pace-cum-spin attack of Gujranwala. The left-hander held the innings together until he was fifth out. His 52 off 136 balls in 171 minutes was laced with three fours.

Seventeen-year-old off-spinner Nadeem Hussain began his first-class career by taking wickets with his 11th and 17th deliveries. He finished with two for 45 in 17 overs.

Left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman and pace bowler Mubashir Nazir shared six wickets between them. Rehman took three for 39 in 19 overs while Mubashir had three for 32 in 15.1 overs.

Skipper Majid Saeed chipped in with the scalps of Shadab and Masroor with his off-spinners.