Karachi Blues go down to Faisalabad in Quaid-E-Azam Trophy Grade-II Cricket Tournament 2018/19
Karachi Blues suffered another defeat by Faisalabad in the most recent match played into Quaid-E-Azam Trophy Grade-II Cricket Tournament 2018/19 which is being held at different venues within the country.
Inclement weather continued to hit Pakistan’s second-tier cricket final as Faisalabad were reeling at 52-4 in their first innings in response to Karachi Blues’ total of 227 on the third day of the tournament decider which saw only 33.1 overs being bowled at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
Abu Bakar Khan was at the crease on 31 in which he had hit six fours, having faced 53 deliveries. Hassan Mohsin was the pick of the bowlers with 2-8.Earlier, Karachi Blues resumed their first innings on 194-7 and were bowled out for 227 in 56.3 overs.
Left-arm pacer Waqas Maqsood picked 5-71. Test discard Ehsan Adil got 4-60.Saturday (today) is the fourth and last day of the final. The team gaining lead will be declared the winner in case of a draw and it will qualify for first-class cricket.
Ghaffar Kazmi and Qaiser Waheed are supervising the matches while Bilal Khilji is the match referee.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has organized the second phase of mega Quaid-E-Azam Trophy Cricket Tournament 2018/19 which is featuring a total of eight (8) teams from all over Pakistan which includes: Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Karachi Blues, Abbottabad, Quetta, Larkana and Dera Murad Jamali. Players from the mentioned teams are seen making hard efforts with their sports skills to lift the trophy of this event which has a total prize money of Rupees 950,000.
Pakistan’s most successful Test captain Misbah Ul Haq is playing for Faisalabad with hopes to help Faisalabad regain their [lost] Grade-I spot.
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