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RAWALPINDI, Dec 21: Opener Kamran Sajid and Bazid Khan were the only bright spots as PIA struggled to 155 for six in their first innings against KRL on a truncated opening day of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship tie at KRL Stadium here on Saturday.
Making their debut for the national carrier, Kamran (52) and Bazid (45) shared a third-wicket partnership of 55 after Ghulam Ali (0) and Yasir Hameed (8) had gone with 34 runs on the board.
Jaffar Nazir troubled all the batsmen after Ali Naqvi, the KRL captain, had opted to field first having beaten Moin Khan on the spin of the coin. The right-arm pacer’s victims were Ghulam Ali, Bazid and Moin (9).
Ali Naqvi chipped in with the scalp of Kamran while Faisal Afridi sent back Yasir and Mohammad Asif got rid of Asif Mujtaba (16).
There was no play at all in the match between Rawalpindi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), formerly known as ADBP, because the entire square at Pindi Cricket Stadium was saturated.
Meanwhile, Peshawar skipper Jahangir Khan made Karachi Blues pay heavily for inserting his side into bat by smashing 168 off 197 balls in the other Group-IV fixture at Arbab Niaz Stadium.
Peshawar reached stumps at 373 for eight in their first innings. Mohammad Fayyaz (68 off 98 balls) also batted well in partnership with Jahangir. These two were involved in a fourth-wicket stand of 126.
Scoreboard
PIA (1st Innings):
Kamran Sajid c Zulfiqar b Ali Naqvi 52
Ghulam Ali c Ramzan b Jaffar 0
Yasir Hameed b Faisal 8
Bazid Khan c Zulfiqar b Jaffar 45
Asif Mujtaba c Zulfiqar b Asif 16
Mahmood Hamid not out 10
Moin Khan c Zulfiqar b Jaffar 9
Shoaib Malik not out 3
EXTRAS (LB-5, NB-7) 12
TOTAL (for six wkts, 58 overs) 155
FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-34, 3-89, 4-122, 5-136, 6-151.
BOWLING (to-date): Jaffar Nazir 18-7-26-3 (1nb); Mohammad Asif 12-2-29-1 (3nb); Yasir Arafat 12-1-55-0 (3nb); Faisal Afridi 10-4-33-1; Ali Naqvi 6-3-7-1.
Brief scores of other Group-IV match:
*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
PESHAWAR 373-8 in 83 overs (Jahangir Khan 168, Mohammad Fayyaz 68; Anees Shaikh 3-89, Jaffar Qureshi 2-93) v KARACHI BLUES.
*At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI v ZTBL no play because of wet conditions.
