Rizwan slams unbeaten century

Published December 29, 2002

LAHORE,  Dec  28: A superb unbeaten knock of 165 by  opener Rizwan Aslam helped Lahore Whites to get a 147-run lead on first innings against Gujranwala on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-III match at LCCA Ground on Saturday.

The home side were 326 for six at close of play in reply to Gujranwala’s 179.

Resuming at 69 for one, the Whites were well served by Rizwan who cracked 21 fours in his 321-ball innings.

In other matches of the group, Sheikhupura gained a slim 12-run lead against Habib Bank Limited (HBL) at Sheikhupura Stadium. Sheikhupura scored 167 after resuming at 140 for seven in reply to the bankers’ 155.

Skipper Aamir Bashir scored 75 to help Pakistan Customs make 255 against Sialkot at Saga Ground in Sialkot.

At the stumps, Sialkot were 92 for three.

Scoreboard

GUJRANWALA (1st Innings) 179 (Asim Munir 82; Wasim  Khan 4-63).

LAHORE WHITES (1st Innings, overnight 69-1):

Rizwan Aslam not out 165

Ikramullah lbw b Naved 1

Khurram Siddique lbw b Naved 63

Tariq Mahmood b Jahanzeb 9 Aamir Sajjad b Murtaza 42

Tariq Shaikh lbw b Naved 6

Mohammad Hussain not out 10

EXTRAS (B-18, LB-5, W-1, NB-6) 30

TOTAL (for five wkts, 110 overs) 326

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-163, 3-172, 4-289, 5-298.

BOWLING (to-date): Naved Arif 33-10-87-3; Rana Jahanzeb 19-3-61-1; Kamran Younis 18-6-39-0; Ghulam Murtaza 20-2-70-1; Babar Siddique 16-6-31-0; Fayyaz Ahmed 3-0-10-0; Asim Munir 1-0-5-0.

Summarised scores of other Group-III matches:

*At Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura:

HABIB BANK 155 in 38.5 overs (Irfan  Fazil  53; Waqas Chughtai 6-65) and 262-8 in 73 overs (Atiq-uz-Zaman 66, Asadullah Butt 63; Ayub Dogar 3-77);

SHEIKHUPURA 167 in 51.2 overs (Tahir Amin 38; Sajid Shah 4-37, Danish Kaneria 4-36).

*At Saga Ground, Sialkot:

PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 255 in 77.3 overs (Aamir Bashir 75, Shadab Kabir 32; Tahir Mughal 3-77, Shahid Khan 3-73);

SIALKOT  92-3 in 24 overs (Shahzad Malik 32 not out).

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