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Railways v Karachi Blues
BCCP Patron's Trophy 1972/73 (Final)
VenueGaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th January 1973 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossRailways won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn (Karachi Blues won on first innings)
UmpiresAgha Saadat Ali, Munawwar Hussain
Close of play day 1Karachi Blues (1) 50/3 (Taslim Arif 24*, Aslam Qureshi 0*)
Close of play day 2No play
Close of play day 3Karachi Blues (1) 92/7 (Afzaal Ahmed 14*, Vakil Tatari 3*)
Close of play day 4Railways (1) 89/3 (Zakir Butt 22*, Ijaz Khan 0*)

Karachi Blues first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+Taslim Arifc Zakir Butt b Mohammad Nazir36     
Shakeel Khanc Saleem Pervez b Owais Shafqat8     
Mohsin Khanst Irshad Mirza b Nazir Khan16     
Liaqat Alilbw b Nazir Khan0     
Aslam Qureshic Mahmood Arshad b Nazir Khan0     
Afzaal Ahmedc Irshad Mirza b Owais Shafqat14     
*Aftab Balochc Arif Butt b Mohammad Nazir2     
Feroz Najamuddinb Mohammad Nazir5     
Vakil Tatarilbw b Ijaz Khan77     
Saeed Ahmedst Irshad Mirza b Nazir Khan3     
Abdur Raqibnot out13     
Extras12
Total(all out, 117.2 overs)186
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-43, 3-49, 4-55, 5-65, 6-67, 7-80, 8-97, 9-115, 10-186 (117.2 ov)
Railways bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Arif Butt21   9330--
Owais Shafqat16   6372--
Mohammad Nazir39   14493--
Nazir Khan39   21544--
Ijaz Khan2.2111--

Railways first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Zakir Buttc Vakil Tatari b Aftab Baloch37     
+Irshad Mirzac Feroz Najamuddin b Vakil Tatari9     
Mahmood Arshadc Aftab Baloch b Vakil Tatari4     
*Arif Buttc Abdur Raqib b Aftab Baloch41     
Ijaz Khanc Vakil Tatari b Aftab Baloch14     
Gulfraz Khanc Abdur Raqib b Aslam Qureshi9     
Saleem Pervezb Liaqat Ali22     
Bashir Mianc Vakil Tatari b Aftab Baloch7     
Mohammad Nazirc Vakil Tatari b Aftab Baloch8     
Owais Shafqatb Aslam Qureshi5     
Nazir Khannot out0     
Extras23
Total(all out, 94.4 overs)179
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-31, 3-89, 4-115, 5-128, 6-134, 7-150, 8-166, 9-179, 10-179 (94.4 ov)
Karachi Blues bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Liaqat Ali14   6121--
Aslam Qureshi23.49322--
Vakil Tatari17   5252--
Abdur Raqib8   4130--
Aftab Baloch30   5705--
Feroz Najamuddin2   140--

Karachi Blues second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+Taslim Arifb Nazir Khan21     
Afzaal Ahmedlbw b Mohammad Nazir39     
Mohsin Khanc Zakir Butt b Nazir Khan4     
*Aftab Balochnot out28     
Feroz Najamuddinnot out0     
Shakeel Khandid not bat      
Liaqat Alidid not bat      
Aslam Qureshidid not bat      
Vakil Tataridid not bat      
Saeed Ahmeddid not bat      
Abdur Raqibdid not bat      
Extras2
Total(3 wickets, 48 overs)94
Fall of wickets:
1-46, 2-62, 3-72
Railways bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Arif Butt3   0130--
Owais Shafqat2   200--
Mohammad Nazir18   6261--
Nazir Khan20   3422--
Ijaz Khan4   220--
Bashir Mian1   090--

Source: First-Class Cricket in Pakistan by Abid Ali Kazi