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This is an archive article published on August 19, 1998

Latif XI win last match, lose series 1-2

DOHA, Aug 18: A Pakistani XI led by Rashid Latif beat an Indian side captained by Mohammad Azharuddin by 141 runs in the third and final ...

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DOHA, Aug 18: A Pakistani XI led by Rashid Latif beat an Indian side captained by Mohammad Azharuddin by 141 runs in the third and final engagement of a series of three exhibition matches in the Gulf here tonight.India, however, won the series 2-1, having won the first match in Dubai on August 14 and the second here on August 15.

put in to bat first, the Pakistanis piled up 262 in 42.3 overs and then bowled out the Indians for just 121 in 33.5 overs in the 45 overs a side match.

Pace bowler Aaqib Javed was the destroyer-in-chief, with five wickets for just 20 runs. Mohammed Hussein got two for 34 and Aamir Sohail and Saeed Anwar took one wicket each.

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The highlights of the Pakistani innings included half-centuries by opener Shahid Afridi (54: 37b, 3×4, 4×6) and Inzamum-ul Haq (50). Moin Khan made 43, Saeed Anwar 31, Aamir Sohail 27 and Azhar Mahmood 25.

Sachin Tendulkar took three wickets for 43 while VVS Laxman and Noel David got two victims each.

Wicket-keeper Saba Karim was the top-scorer for theIndians with 36, while skipper Azharuddin contributed 24.

SCOREBOARD
Latif XI: Shahid Afridi c Dravid b David 54, Rashid Latif c Dravid b Singh 18, Saeed Anwar run out 31, Inzamum-ul Haq c Prasad b Tendulkar 50, Aamir Sohail st Karim b David 27, Moin Khan c kanitkar b Tendulkar 43, Basit Ali c Raju b Laxman 4, Azhar Mahmood c Raju b Tendulkar 25, Mohammed Hussein c Singh b Laxman 0, Aaqib Javed c Prasad b Dravid 3, Mohammed Zahid not out 2; Extras (5w) 5. Total (all out in 42.3 overs) 262

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Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-97, 3-105, 4-145, 5-205, 6-220, 7-238, 8-240, 9-260

Bowling: Prasad 6-0-33-0, Tendulkar 7.3-1-43-3, Singh 4-0-36-1, Raju 5-0-39-0, David 9-1-51-2, Kanitkar 6-0-34-0, Jadeja 1-0-10-0, Laxman 3-0-15-2, Dravid 1-0-1-1

Azhar XI: Sachin Tendulkar c Khan b Hussein 13, Ajay Jadeja c Sohail b Javed 15, VVS Laxman c Sohail b Javed 4, Saba Karim c Anwar b Javed 36, Hrishikesh Kanitkar c Zahid b Hussein 2, Mohammed Azharuddin st Latif b Sohail 24, Rahul Dravidrun out 2, Robin Singh b Anwar 15, Noel David c Latif b Javed 5, Venkatesh Prasad not out 1, V Raju b Javed 0; Extras (1lb, 3w) 4. Total (all out in 33.5 overs) 121

Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-31, 3-33, 4-37, 5-70, 6-77, 7-111, 8-119, 9-121

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Bowling: Javed 8.5-1-20-5, Hussain 7-1-34-2, Mahmood 5-0-18-0, Sohail 7-1-18-1, Afridi 2-0-12-0, Zahid 3-0-17-0, Anwar 1-0-1-1.

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