September 13, 2002	Friday	Rajab 5, 1423

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ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Nasir Aziz hit up his second century in the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Championship Thursday as Karachi Blues made steady progress on day two of their match against Islamabad at Shalimar Ground.

On a day when play began as late as 4.30pm with only 23 overs possible, Karachi were 222 for four at the close after resuming their first innings at 146 for one.

Nasir, 63 not out overnight, struck 13 fours in his total of 110 that came off 136 deliveries. The youngster had scored an unbeaten 147 in his side’s opening game against Fata in Rawalpindi.

Along with Naveed Khan who collected 83, Nasir punished the Islamabad pacemen who toiled in vain before spinners Usman Nabi and Sajid Ali were brought in to check the flow of runs.

Both bowlers made their mark immediately, Sajid snapping up two wickets for just six runs, including the prize scalp of a well-set Naveed and Usman picking up one for 36.

Our Sports Correspondent adds from Lahore: Excellent batting by Khalil Ahmed (123) and fine bowling by leg-spinner Ali Aslam (five for 57) guided Sheikhupura to an innings and 82-run victory  against Kohat inside two days at Sheikhupura Stadium.

Lahore Blues, meanwhile, were in a commanding position against Fata after taking an overall lead of 262 with four  second innings wickets intact at Muridke.

Summarized scores:

*At Shalimar Ground, Islamabad:

KARACHI BLUES 222-4 in 48 overs (Nasir Aziz 110 not out, Naveed Khan 83) v ISLAMABAD

*At Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura:

Sheikhupura beat Kohat by an innings and 82 runs.

SHEIKHUPURA 396 in 79.4 overs (Khalil Ahmed 123, Shahid Siddique 86 not out, Salman Ali 45; Abid Iqbal 4-99, Waqar Ali 5-112);

KOHAT 132 in 46 overs (Umair Khan 45; Nasir Malik 6-47, Nawaz Sardar 3-20) and 182 (Habib Rasool 40; Faisal Rasheed 4-52, Ali Aslam 5-57).

*At Lahore Country Club, Muridke:

 LAHORE BLUES 208 in 71.5 overs (Mohammad Saeed 63, Azhar Ali 46, Adnan Butt 43; Riaz Afridi 3-70) and 223-6 (Fahad-ul-Haq 48, Adnan Atif Ijaz 44; Yasir Shah 4-60);

FATA 169 in 49.4 overs (Riaz Afridi 66; Zeeshan Safeer 6-40).

*At Bahawalpur Stadium, Bahawalpur:

BAHAWALPUR 213 in 79.1 overs (Asif Iqbal 72; Asim Naseer 7-61) and 37-3 (Imran Siddique 3-12);

LAHORE WHITES: 284-8 in 80 overs (Farrukh Shafiq 67, Salman Qadir 44, Kashif Mahmood 40; Muhammad Adnan 3-47).

*At National Stadium, Karachi:

KARACHI WHITES 313 in 79.2 overs (Faraz Patel 116, Mubashir Ahmed 90; Sajid Saeed 3-89) and 228-5 (Khalid Latif 104, Mubashir Ahmed 71);

PESHAWAR 186 in 65.2 overs (Abdul Nasir 50; Aftab Ahmed 7-44).

*At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Rawalpindi:

RAWALPINDI 241 in 75.1 overs (Usama Shabbir 68; Arun Lal 4-44, Abdul Hameed 3-54) and 113-5 (Umar Ali 3-28);

QUETTA 135 in 66.4 overs (Afzal Javed 3-24, Shahid Mahmood 3-31).