& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Worcester fight back

Sports Reporter
Pakistan were 3 I for the loss of two wickets tn thetr second innings at close of play on the
second day Of thetr three-day match against Worcestershire at Worcester yesterday, according to BBC monitored tn Dhaka late last night
Earlier, resuming at 43 without loss Worcestershire declared their first innings at 303 for five wickets 7! runs behind the visitors who had made 374 for four declared on the first day Wednesday
Openers Tim Curtis and Adam Seymour put on 85 for the first wicket but then there was a slide tn the county side s innings when they were re duced to 119 for three with England player Graeme Hick falling for a duck, edging Aaqulb Javed to Salim Malik at first slip from Just outside the off stump.
But opener Curtis, who top scored with 85, Damian D'Ollviera. son of Bail, Philip Weston and wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes mounted a fine fightback to see their side to a respectable score before the declaration came
Eighteen-year old Philip Weston, a left-hander playing in only his seventh first class game, batted with assurance against the varied Pakistani attack which toiled on a flat pitch under brilliant sunshine. Weston remained 64 not out and Rhodes 46 not out.
Leg-splnner Mustaq Ahmed was the pick of the Pakistani bowlers claiming three wickets for 71 from 28 overs while Aaqulb Javed picked up two for 30. Curtis and D OltvIera. who made 31 were completely fooled by Mushtaq s googly
RAMEEZ DAZZLES
Earlier, on Wednesday, opener Rameez Raja illuminated the Pakistan cricketers opening first-class tour match with a dazzling 172 against weakened Worcestershire.
Rameez, who reached his century tn 112 deliveries, spurred the touring team to 374 for four declared which included a cultured 91 from Salim Malik, his third score of more than 80 in four days.
Worcestershire, without Australian batsman Tom Moody and pace bowlers Graham Dilley and Stuart Lampltt because of injury, were 43 without toss at the close of the first day of the three-day game.
Rameez. who faced 206 balls and struck 28 fours, set the tone for his dashing performance from the outset as he and Aamir Sohail launched the Innings by hammering 43 off the first five overs
Aamir fell for 36 when he mistimed a shot off paceman Chris Tolley to end a first wicket stand of 80, while Rameez sped to 90 out of a lunch score of 148 for one.
Rameez consolidated by putting on 76 for the second wicket with Shoalb Mohammad (17). who was bowled playing across the line by pacemen Neal Radford.
Maltk, captaining Pakistan while Javed Miandad rested, followed his 84 against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI and 95 off the Kent attack In one-day matches by hitting 13 fours and one six In another high quality Innings
Rameez and Malik, making the most of a bland pitch, shared a third wicket partner ship of 166 in 38 overs before England left- arm spinner Richard Illingworth removed both batsmen tn the spate of three deliveries