da bet nacional： Karachi, Nov 22: Opener Suleman Huda was unlucky to miss his centuryby nine runs as Karachi Blues reached 237 for six in their firstinnings on the opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam TrophyNational Grade-I Cricket Championship match against
da dobrowin： 23-Nov-2000Karachi, Nov 22: Opener Suleman Huda was unlucky to miss his centuryby nine runs as Karachi Blues reached 237 for six in their firstinnings on the opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam TrophyNational Grade-I Cricket Championship match against Lahore Blues atthe UBL Sports Complex here on Wednesday.Suleman, playing only in second championship match of the season, hadbatted calmly for 280 minutes before his 203-ball innings was ended bya superb diving catch at short mid-on by Lahore Blues skipper MohammadHussain.Suleman’s fine knock was spiced with 12 boundaries.However, in terms of stroke-play, the best batting of the day wasprovided by all-rounder Mohammad Javed. He played some magnificentdrives and cuts in making an unbeaten 62 by close of play.Javed, who reached his 50 with a rasping square cut off left-armspinner Mohammad Hussain, struck eight fours and a straight six – offHussain – in his 90-ball innings that has so far spanned 96 minutes.Earlier, Karachi Blues, led by Iqbal Imam – their fourth captain ofthe season, won the toss and decided to take first use of anotherdocile and dry pitch.Farhan Adil also sparkled with a stylish 31 off 48 balls in 44minutes. He hit six fours.Azam Khan made an inauspicious comeback after a gap of almost sevenmonths. He was out for a six-ball duck when he was caught at short legby Hafeez Qureshi off off-spinner Mohammad Asif, who returned figuresof thee for 61.Hussain, the discarded Test spinner, toiled through 39 overs butsucceeded in claiming just a couple of wickets.
