Karachi Whites restrict Rawalpindi to 199
Rawalpindi, Jan 2: Fine bowling by Karachi Whites' pacer Mohammad Sami restricted Rawalpindi to 199 in their first innings on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket match here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday
03-Jan-2001
Rawalpindi, Jan 2: Fine bowling by Karachi Whites' pacer Mohammad Sami
restricted Rawalpindi to 199 in their first innings on the first day of the
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket match here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on
Tuesday.
Karachi Whites faced one over to end the day on zero without loss.
After being sent into bat, Rawalpindi were immediately in trouble, losing opener
Mohammad Zubair for a duck to Sami. Left-armpacer Ali Raza had Asif Mahmood (2)
caught with the total on 37.
Test opener NaveedQureshi (37 off 77 balls) and Naseer Ahmed tried to retrieve
the situation by adding 38 for the third wicket in 46 minutes.
Naseer then found another reliable partner in Test right-hander Mohammad Wasim
(25) and the pair put on 50 in 69 minutes forthe fourthwicket.
The home side slumped from 124 for four to 157 for seven. Naseer's gallant
innings of 53 was ended by Sami, who finished with four for 87.
