Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Latif hails day-night matches in drawn tie

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Our Correspondent October 06, 2016
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KARACHI: Karachi Blues captain Khalid Latif believes playing day-night matches with the pink ball is a great step as his side romped to a mammoth total of 702-7 on the final day of their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tie against UBL at the National Stadium of Karachi yesterday.

Latif, who made 148 off 261 balls in the drawn match, said the experience with the pink ball will help players in the long run.

“These day-night matches will help the players in
the long run and allow them to prepare themselves for the future when pink balls would be used in Tests,” Latif told The Express Tribune. “This will also allow players to prove their fitness as well.”

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Karachi Blues had been dismissed for a meagre 111 runs in the first innings but came back strongly to dismiss UBL on 285 and then post a whopping 702 in the second innings and Latif admitted that the players had found it tough to deal with the pink ball in the first innings.

“We found coping with the pink ball extremely difficult in the first innings, but later on we understood what we have to do,” he added before crediting opener Khurram Manzoor, who had reached his double century in the third day for giving the team confidence.

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“Manzoor really lifted our spirits with the way he batted. He gave us confidence and as a result we all were able to bat well,” he added.

Latif further hoped that good performances by the players in the domestic first-class tournament could get one or two of his teammates into the national team.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2016.

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