October 25, 2002	Friday	Sha’aban 18,1423

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RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: ARL spinners Alamgir Khan and Sohail Tanveer restricted Saga to just 200 in their first innings on the first day of their Kardar Trophy match at ARL Ground here Thursday.

Alamgir, bowling to a fine line and length, picked up five for 66 while Sohail proved equally good with the ball, conceding 67 runs for his four wickets.

Shahzad Malik was the main scorer for Saga with 65, followed by Ashraf Ali who hit 45.

In reply, ARL were 138 for four at the close of play, strike bowler Tahir Mughal inflicting the early damage with three for 43.

Asim Butt and Manzoor Ali were together at the crease having collected 24 and 29 runs respectively.

Centuries by opener Hasnain Alam (108) and Zia-ul-Haq (101) helped Army reach 385 in their first innings against PTV at Pindi Club Ground.

Shiraz Khalid also batted well to contribute 61 while Ahmed Shah scored 47.

Slow left-armer Nadeem Sikander captured six for 121 in 30.5 overs.

PTV, in reply, were eight for no wicket in as many overs at stumps.

Our Sports Reporter adds from Karachi: A superb opening partnership of 129 between Ali Hussain (87) and Mohammad Hafeez (84) led Sui Gas to a reasonable 293 for nine in their first innings against Karachi Port Trust (KPT) at UBL Sports Complex.

KPT were 12 for no wicket at draw of stumps.

Left-arm spinner Mohammad Sarfraz claimed five for 60 as Navy restricted Pakistan Education Board (PEB) to 210 for eight in the game at PCB Regional Academy Ground.

Navy reached 42 for one at close of play.

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) did well to curtail a strong KESC side to only 243 in their first innings at National Stadium.

KESC, in fact, struggled for most of the day and only managed to recover thanks to a robust knock of 54 by tailender Tabish Khan.

Tabish, who recently represented Karachi Whites in the National Under-19 Cricket Championship, slammed six fours and one six in his 44-ball innings.

Wicket-keeper Amin-ur-Rehman was the other major scorer. He made 42 off 43 balls with the aid of four fours and a six.

Mohammad Riaz, the slow left-armer, was the pick of PAF’s bowlers by returning splendid analysis of five for 89 in 34.1 overs.

The airmen lost opener Shahid Khan cheaply to end the day on 22 for one.

Summarised scores:

*At ARL Ground, Rawalpindi:

SAGA 200 in 62.1 overs (Shahzad Malik 65, Ashraf Ali 45; Alamgir Khan 5-66, Sohail Tanveer 4-67);

ARL 138-4 in 30 overs (Abad Mohammad 38, Asim Butt 24 not out, Manzoor Ali 29 not out; Tahir Mughal 3-43).

*At Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi:

ARMY 385 in 79.5 overs (Hasnain Alam 108, Zia-ul-Haq 101, Shiraz Khalid 61, Ahmed Shah 47; Nadeem Sikander 6-121);

PTV 8-0 in 8 overs.

*At National Stadium, Karachi:

KESC 243 in 79.1 overs (Tabish Khan 54, Amin-ur-Rehman 42; Mohammad Riaz 5-89, Naseeruddin 3-52);

PAF 22-1 in 7 overs.

*At PCB Regional Academy Ground, Karachi:

PEB 210-8 in 80 overs (Hasan Saud 52, Shahzad Siddique 39, Zulfiqar Ali 32; Mohammad Sarfraz 5-60, Nasir Khan 2-58);

NAVY 42-1 in 14 overs.

*At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi:

SUI GAS 293-9 in 80 overs (Ali Hussain 87, Mohammad Hafeez 84, Sohail Idrees 41; Mohammad Farrukh 3-35, Iqbal Shaikh 2-32, Rashid Hanif 2-103);

KPT 12-0 in 4 overs.