How Did Rohail Nazir Boost the Shaheens?
On the second-to-last day of their three-day red-ball match against South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers at the Spitfire Ground on Monday, the Pakistan Shaheens continued to dominate with a group bowling effort after Rohail Nazir’s unbeaten century.
At the end of day two, South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers were 183/6, 202 runs down, with wicketkeeper batsman Jack Carney and Vivan Hassen still in the game with 32 and 10 runs, respectively. The home team didn’t start their innings off well, as Ubaid Shah got rid of opener Ollie Meadows (eight) with only 19 runs on the board.
After a shaky start, Max Dunne (26) and Andrew Umeed (30) put up a 39-run partnership for the second wicket before both were out by Mehran Mumtaz.
Stuart van der Merwe came out to bat at number five and led the South Asian Cricket Academy & MCC Young Cricketers’ batting attack for a short time until he was out for 41 runs off 101 balls by Mubasir Khan. Mubasir got Hishaam Khan out for an 11-ball duck, leaving the South Asian Cricket Academy and MCC Young Cricketers with a score of 157/6.
So far, Mubasir, Ubaid, and Mehran have each taken two wickets for Pakistan Shaheens. Pakistan Shaheens started their first innings again earlier in the day, with Rohail and Maaz Sadaqat at 369/8.
As Pakistan Shaheens declared their first innings on 385/5, the two proceeded to dominate the bowlers from the South Asian Cricket Academy and MCC Young Cricketers. They added 16 runs to their overnight stand of 72 runs, and Rohail Nazir scored his first century of the tour.
The wicketkeeper batsman was Pakistan Shaheens’ top scorer with 100 runs off 120 balls, including 14 boundaries. Maaz, on the other hand, scored 39 runs off 48 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes.
Sana Khan, Hishaam, and Easa Nadeem each got two wickets for the South Asian Cricket Academy and MCC Young Cricketers. Chinmay Mullapudi and skipper Shaariq Sheikh each took one wicket.
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