Cricket: SBP register big win

SBP posted a convincing innings-and-46-runs win over Faisalabad on the last day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match. SBP bundled Faisalabad out for just 157 after enforcing the follow-on, with Kashif Siddique picking up four wickets. Meanwhile, Sialkot battled to a draw against NBP after having been forced to follow-on,ending the day on 298 for six. Mansoor Amjad scored 99. Elsewhere, HBL finished on 210 for four to draw their match against Karachi Blues. Karachi struggled against the HBL batsmen, with Ahmed Shahzad (60) and Shan Masood (50) being the main contributors. There was bad news for Shahzad, though, as he was suspended for one match and fined Rs 12,000 for showing dissent to the umpire.


Published in The Express Tribune, November 3^rd, 2011.