Lahore tie drawn in Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Trophy

Lahore, Nov 7: The four-day Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade I match between Lahore Whites and Rawalpindi ended in a draw at the LCCA Ground on Tuesday.

Seeing no possibility of a result, umpires Salim Badar and Feroz Butt decided to finish the match with Lahore Whites on 202 for eight in 69.4 overs. The hosts were chasing a target of 251.

Rawalpindi claimed three points for taking first innings lead.

Rawalpindi had gained 29-run lead in the first innings by scoring 225 runs andthereafter restricting Lahore Whites to 196. Rawalpindi scored 221 for nine in their second knock.

Resuming their second innings at 194 for six, Rawalpindi added only 27 runs this morning. Mujahid Hameed hit an unbeaten knock of 58 in 133 minutes, studded witheight boundaries. Yasir Arafat contributed 31. Paceman Sajid Ali took three wickets for 54 while Irfan Fazil and captain Naeem Ashraf claimed two wickets each, conceding 83 and 33 runs, respectively. Shahid Javed, who had broken his right thumb off a delivery from Naeem Ashraf on Monday, could not bat on Tuesday.

Lahore Whites' chase for victory was shaky as paceman Yasir Arafat claimed three wickets. Kashif Siddiq top-scored with a fine knock of 64 off 147 balls, which included six boundaries. Test opener Zahoor Elahi scored 41 (including five fours and a six), Tariq Aziz 45 (three fours and a six) and Kazim Ali 20.