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KARACHI, Oct 16: Habib Bank coasted to a crushing 10-wicket victory over KRL on the second day of the four-day Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at Saga Ground, Sialkot Tuesday.
The bankers’ second victory put them, for the time being, on top of the table with 30 points — three more than both KRL and PIA, according to details available here.
Set a target of only 64, openers Imran Farhat (35 of 43 balls) and Saleem Elahi (15) completed the formality in 54 minutes to ensure Habib Bank securing the maximum 12 points.
Having started the second morning 66 runs behind KRL on the first innings, Habib Bank’s last four wickets ensured a handy 46-run lead with Farhan Adil and Sajid Shah leading the way.
Farhan top-scored with 41 off 64 deliveries in 92 minutes while all-rounder Sajid contributed 31 off 64 balls in 98 minutes.
The seventh-wicket pair shared the highest partnership of the game — 66 as Habib Bank eventually reached 196 from the overnight 84 for six.
Batting a second time, KRL were shot out for just 109 in 33.1 overs with Test reject Misbah-ul-Haq making 45 off 93 balls in a stay of 143 minutes.
Kabir Khan, the left-arm pacer, did most of the damage by snapping up four for 34.
Shahid Nazir, who took five for 46 Monday, captured three for 28 while Sajid completed a fine match with three for 13 and match haul of six for 65.
KRL (1st Innings) 150 (Ali Naqvi 89; Shahid Nazir 5-46).
HABIB BANK (1st Innings, overnight 84-6):
Imran Farhat lbw b John 23
Saleem Elahi c sub b John 17
Asadullah Butt lbw b John 2
Irfan Fazil b John 6
Hasan Raza b Yasir 9
Farhan Adil c Ramzan b Ali Naqvi 41
Atiq-uz-Zaman lbw b Yasir 0
Sajid Shah c Wasim b Yasir 31
Akram Raza lbw b Ali Naqvi 19
Kabir Khan b John 13
Shahid Nazir not out 15
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-6, NB-10) 20
TOTAL (all out, 52.4 overs) 196
FALL OF WKTS: 1-39, 2-51, 3-57, 4-65, 5-69, 6-76, 7-142, 8-164, 9-172.
BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 10-0-44-0; Stephen John 17.4-5-59-5; Naeem Akhtar 6-0-24-0; Yasir Arafat 13-3-40-3; Ali Naqvi 6-0-19-2.
KRL (2nd Innings):
Ali Naqvi c Atiq b Shahid 1
Mohammad Ramzan lbw b Kabir 0
Mohammad Wasim c Kabir b Shahid 14
Saeed bin Nasir b Sajid 18
Misbah-ul-Haq c Atiq b Shahid 45
Intikhab Alam lbw b Sajid 9
Yasir Arafat c Akram b Sajid 10
Zulfiqar Jan c Sajid b Kabir 3
Naeem Akhtar lbw b Kabir 2
Stephen John lbw b Kabir 0
Mohammad Asif not out 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-1, NB-4) 7
TOTAL (all out, 33.1 overs) 109
FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-1, 3-19, 4-44, 5-58, 6-90, 7-99, 8-109, 9-109.
BOWLING: Kabir Khan 12-2-34-4; Shahid Nazir 9.1-3-28-3; Irfan Fazil 5-0-31-0; Sajid Shah 7-3-13-3.
HABIB BANK (2nd Innings):
Imran Farhat not out 35
Saleem Elahi not out 15
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-5, NB-4) 14
TOTAL (for no wkt, 12.1 overs) 64
BOWLING: Stephen John 4-1-14-0; Mohammad Wasim 5-0-18-0; Yasir Arafat 2-0-10-0; Ali Naqvi 1.1-0-12-0.
RESULT: Habib Bank won by 10 wickets.
UMPIRES: Shakeel Khan and Ijaz Ahmed.
MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.
