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Ali Zaryab hits ton as Pakistan Shaheens’ three-day fixture ends in draw

CANTERBURY: Ali Zaryab scored an unbeaten century as the day fixture between Pakistan Shaheens and South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers ended in a stalemate here at the Spitfire Ground on Monday.

With this match, Shaheens’ tour of England concluded, where they played three one-day matches and two three-day games.

South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers XI resumed their innings at the overnight score of 183-6 in 60 overs.

However, MCCY-SACA-XI lost their seventh wicket early on the score of 212 runs.

Pakistan Shaheens bowled well and cleaned up the lower order of the home side for 278 runs. As a result, Pakistan Shaheens have a 107-run first innings lead.

For Shaheens, Mubasir Khan was the standout bowler who picked up three wickets ,whereas Mehran Mumtaz and Musa Khan scalped two wickets each.

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For MCCY-SACA-XI, Feroze Khushi was the top scorer, returning unbeaten on 90 from 142 balls.

After losing opener Azain Awais (5) for just seven runs on the board, Pakistan Shaheens opener Shamyl Hussain and one down batter Ali Zaryab forged a vital 142-run partnership for the second wicket to keep the home side bowlers at bay.

Shamyl made 70 off 131 balls, hitting nine fours and a six, whereas Ali scored a century.

He made 100* off 141 balls with the aid of eight fours and a six. Later, Pakistan Shaheens declared their second innings on 196 for two in 50.5 overs as the match ended in a draw.

During the tour, Pakistan Shaheens clinched the three-match one-day series against Professional County Club Select XI 2-1, while their first three-day game against the same side also ended in a draw.

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Ali Zaryab’s 83* leads Pakistan Shaheens to victory against Sri Lanka A

RAWALPINDI: A 158-run third wicket partnership between Mohammad Suleman and Ali Zaryab helped Pakistan Shaheens defeat Sri Lanka ‘A’ by seven wickets on the fourth and final day at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Suleman was dismissed after scoring 86, while Ali returned unbeaten on 83 as Pakistan Shaheens achieved the 222-run target in 53 overs.

Earlier, Test fast bowler Khurram Shahzad picked up the last Sri Lanka wicket on the fourth ball of the day without any addition to the overnight score of 364 to finish with impressive figures of five for 70 and match figures of nine wickets for 102 runs.

Mohammad Suleman and Ali Zaryab had joined hands after Pakistan Shaheens had slipped to 32 for two following the departures of Mohammad Huraira (9) and Abdul Faseeh (22).

When Suleman departed at the score of 190 after hitting 11 fours in a 129-ball knock with Shaheens requiring 32 runs for victory, Haider Ali belted two sixes and a four in a rapid 14-ball 19 not-out.

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Ali returned 83 not out from 125 balls with 11 hits to the fence. The highly-rated batter had scored 55 in Pakistan Shaheen’s 258 in response to Sri Lanka ‘A’ 115.

While Suleman and Ali took the second innings honours, Test fast bowler Khurram Shahzad was in sparkling form throughout the match.

In his third competitive match since returning from injury after successful completion of his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Stadium, the fast bowler returned figures of 10.1-3-32-4 and 25.4-4-70-5.

Khurram’s fellow new ball partner, Kashif Ali, also had a good match, recording figures of five for 31 and two for 79.

The second and last four-day match between Pakistan Shaheens and Sri Lanka ‘A’ will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 18 November.

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QEAT: Ahmed Shehzad, Ali Zaryab’s tons lift Lahore Whites against Peshawar

LAHORE: Ali Zaryab and Ahmed Shahzad scored centuries to power Lahore Whites to 375 at the loss of two wickets against Peshawar on the first day of the fifth-round fixture of the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2023/24 at Gaddafi Stadium.

After opting to bat, Lahore Whites scored 375 runs in the day and lost two wickets, thanks to Ali Zaryab, who gave his side a solid head-start, which was furthered by veteran Ahmed Shehzad. The former scored 141 runs in 213 balls, hitting 21 boundaries, while the latter remained unbeaten at 163 in 243 balls with the help of 22 boundaries.

Maaz Sadaqat and Mohammad Amir Khan had a wicket each, on a day that otherwise brought little respite to the Peshawar bowlers.

In another QEAT fixture, unbeaten centuries by Hussain Talat and Junaid Ali helped Lahore Blues to score 359-4 on the first day in 88 overs before stumps were called.

Rawalpindi opted to take the field first after winning the toss at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Lahore Blues had a convincing outing with the bat. On the back of half century by Hashim Ibrahim (69, 89b, 8x4s, 3x6s) and unbeaten centuries by Hussain Talat (100, 172b, 11x4s, 1×6) and Junaid Ali (102, 184b, 14x4s).

Pacer Mohammad Awais Anwar got two wickets, becoming the pick of the bowlers for Rawalpindi on a day that mostly went in Lahore Blues’ favour.

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In the 20^th match of the ongoing season of QEAT, Multan opted to bat first against Karachi White at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on the first day of the fifth round. Multan had a rough start to the innings, losing five wickets cheaply.

However, Mohammad Basit (60, 75b, 10x4s) and Aamer Yamin (44, 59b, 5x4s) recovered well for their side building a partnership of 83 runs.

Muhammad Imran (31, 48b, 3x4s, 1×6) and Ali Usman (57, 47b, 4x4s, 4x6s) furthered the efforts of their teammates by adding 86 more runs together.

Mir Hamza and Tabish Khan got three wickets each as Multan were bowled out for 220 runs.

Karachi Whites too struggled to get going; at stumps, the scorecard read 86 for five.

Saim Ayub (40, 62b, 9x4s) was the highest scorer for his side, while Ali Usman grabbed three wickets and experienced spinner Zahid Mehmood got two wickets.

On the other hand, in the 18^th match of the QEAT, Rehan Afridi-led FATA won the toss and elected to field first at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.

FATA banked on their decision to bowl first and kept the Faisalabad batters on their toes. Skipper Faheem Ashraf was the highest scorer of the innings, hitting 76 on 110 balls, including 12 boundaries rescuing his side from a certain collapse after an unstable start.

Mohammad Huraira (37, 59b, 6x4s) was the other contributor with the bat as the side was restricted to 215 runs in the first innings. Pacer Asif Afridi bagged three wickets. He was supported by Arshad Ullah and Aimal Khan, both of whom got two wickets apiece.

At stumps, FATA scored only nine runs while losing a wicket in the process courtesy of Khurram Shahzad in five overs.

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