Cricket: Rawalpindi make solid start in final

Shoaib Ahmed made 78 runs off 112 balls for the hosts.

Rawalpindi made a bright start against Karachi as they reached 294 for nine on the first day of the under-23 Three-Day Inter-Region Cricket Tournament final being held at the Pindi Stadium. Shoaib Ahmed made 78 runs off 112 balls for the hosts and Umair Mushtaq also contributed with a useful run-a-ball 40 to give Rawalpindi a solid foundation on day one. Shoaib Khan claimed three wickets for Karachi, while Abdul Ameer and Husban Javed also chipped in with two wickets apiece.


Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2012. 
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