Pakistan Shaheens’ first three-day fixture ended in a draw against the Professional County Club Select XI as only 25.1 overs of play was possible due to rain on the third day here at The First Central County Ground in Hove.
Pakistan Shaheens will face South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers Combined team in their second three-day fixture at the Spitfire Ground St Lawrence in Canterbury from Sunday, 3 August.
Responding to PCC Select XI’s 108-run first innings lead, the Shaheens were 50-4 in 11.4 overs when the rain played spoilsport as the play was called off.
Hosts’ Mitchell Stanley picked up 3-30 in his 5.5 overs, while Alex Green dismissed one batter as Shaheens slipped to 24-3 and then 41-4. Azam Awais and Mubasir Khan were the undefeated batters on the crease.
Earlier, the PCC Select XI resumed their first innings from overnight score of 288-4 in 64 overs before declaring on 351-7 in 77.2 overs as rain forced an early lunch break. Skipper Luc Bankenstein, who was 154 not out overnight, could only add 33 runs to his total before falling prey to Mehran Mumtaz.
Mir Hamza, who returned figures of 17-2-39-3, picked up the other two wickets to fall as he struck to remove half-centurion Ben Mayes (67, 105b, 8x4s, 1x6) and Thomas Rew for just 10. Apart from Hamza, Mehran and Mushtaq Ahmed dismissed two batters each.
Scores in brief:
Day 3 of 3: Match drawn at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove
Pakistan Shaheens 243 all out, 69.2 overs (Azan Awais 98, Shamyl Hussain 42, Rohail Nazir 22; Nathan Gilchrist 3-50, Jafer Ali Chohan 2-24, Alex Green 2-31) and 50-4, 11.5 overs (Haider Ali 17; Mitchell Stanley 3-30)
Professional County Club Select XI 351-7 dec, 77.2 overs (Luc Benkenstein 197, Ben Mayes 67, Rocky Flintoff 39; Mir Hamza 3-39, Mehran Mumtaz 2-57, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-86)
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