LAHORE: Khan Research Laboratories defeated Lahore Ravi by nine wickets here on the final day of the Division-II Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match at the LCCA Ground on Sunday. KRL bowled Lahore twice after forced the losers to follow on in the first innings. KRL made 247 in their first innings and Muhammad Imran, Rahat Ali restricted them to 75 runs in 31 overs. In their follow-on, Lahore managed 217 runs.
KRL batsmen had to chase mere 46 runs to win the match and they got that in 8.2 overs losing one wicket. SCORES: KRL 247 in 92.5 overs (Ali Naqvi 59, Ali Khan 85, Akhtar Ayub 23, Shabbir Ahmed 5-75, Asif Ashfaq 2-84, Asif Raza 2-67) and 46-1 in 8.2 overs. Lahore Ravi 75 in 31.3 overs (Zeeshan Ali 22, Asif Ashfaq 28, Yasir Arafat 4-24, Muhammad Imran 3-25, Rahat Ali 3-21). After following-on 217 in 58.4 overs (Abid Ali 68, Asif Yousuf 48, Junaid Jan 27, Rahat Ali 4-40, Akhtar Ayub 3-52) Result: KRL won by nine wickets. Overnight Score: Lahore Ravi (Second Innings) 108-2 in 30.1 overs, Toss: Lahore Ravi, Umpires: Iqbal Butt & Ihtshamul Haq, Referee: Khalid Niazi. Scorer: Najamus Saeed.
