da prosport bet： A gutsy knock of 74 by all-rounder Faraz Ahmed Senior was thecornerstone of a splendid fight back by Karachi Whites in the NationalUnder-19 Grade-I Cricket Championship semifinal against Lahore Bluesat National Stadium here Tuesday
03-Oct-2001A gutsy knock of 74 by all-rounder Faraz Ahmed Senior was thecornerstone of a splendid fight back by Karachi Whites in the NationalUnder-19 Grade-I Cricket Championship semifinal against Lahore Bluesat National Stadium here Tuesday.Faraz’s dashing 84-ball innings enabled Karachi Whites reach 196 intheir first innings after being in tatters at 101 for seven in replyto Lahore Blues’ 283.After obtaining a handy lead of 87, the visitors then ran intodifficulties in their second innings. They were 130 for eight foroverall lead of 217 to set up an intriguing third and final dayWednesday.Faraz, who slammed eight fours during his 123-minute stay, togetherwith Ahmer Saeed led the recovery in a crucial eighth wicketpartnership of 69.Ahmer, forced to retire hurt earlier on, joined Faraz at the fall ofAzam Hussain’s wicket and batted bravely to make 36 off 62 deliverieswith four hits to the fence.It was the spin duo of left-armer Azam Hussain and off-spinnerIrfanuddin who really brought the home side back into the game bysharing five wickets while only 13 runs were scored towards the end ofthe day.Azam claimed three for 43 to follow his first innings’ haul of six or75. Irfan, who went wicketless Monday, picked up two for 26.Fahad-ul-Haq, the left-hander, struck 55 off 54 balls with the help ofeight fours and one six after Karachi skipper Khalid Latif dismissedhis Lahore counterpart Salman Butt (18) and Kashif Mahmood (0).Fahad and Khaqan Arsal (32 off 39 balls, five fours and one six) wereinvolved in a fourth wicket stand worth 74.