Date-stamped : 30 Jul97 - 11:31
Tour Match: Qayyum stays cool

By Richard Bright at Southampton

RANA   QAYYUM   stayed  cool in the crisis to ease the Pakistan A
side to a six-wicket victory over Hampshire at  Southampton  yes-
terday.

With  the  tourists  set  a target  of  only  168  from  their 50
overs, the match  appeared evenly poised when they  were  reduced
to 81 for three following the dismissal of Hasan Raza.

But Qayyum, who struck six crisp boundaries in his 47,  shared in
a fourth-wicket  stand  of  38 with his captain, Mohammad  Wasim,
who made 42.

He was then joined by the all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and shared an
unbroken  partnership  of  49 to steer his side  home  with  more
than five overs to spare.

Hampshire had earlier been dismissed for 167 as they struggled to
cope with a slow pitch, tight bowling and enthusiastic  fielding.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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