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RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: A 115-run opening stand between Kamran Sajid and Ghulam Ali powered PIA to a healthy 242 for five on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-IV match against Zarai Taraqaiti Bank Limited (ZTBL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Kamran Sajid hit a steady 50 and Ghulam struck 69 to give PIA a flying start. Down the order Bazid Khan was looking good, having scored an unbeaten 53. With him was his skipper Moin Khan, who was 32 not out at the close.
The wickets went to medium-pacers Mubashir Nazir and Fahad Masood, both picking up two each.
Meanwhile, KRL gained an important 30-run first innings lead after their paceman Jaffer Nazir sent Karachi Blues crashing to 115 all out by snapping up five for 57.
Tariq Sabzwari with 29 top-scored for the Karachiites as others around him could not stand their ground and the entire side was back in the pavilion in just 36.5 overs.
Apart from Jaffer, Faisal Afridi claimed three for 35 and Yasir Arafat took two for 20 to complete the first innings demolition.
KRL, in reply, were 145 for four when bad light stopped play prematurely at their home ground.
Saeed Anwar Jr cracked 51 and Muhammad Ramzan scored 42 as the hosts finished the day on top.
Scoreboard
PIA (1st Innings):
Kamran Sajid c Inam b Mubashir 50
Ghulam Ali lbw b Fahad 69
Yasir Hameed lbw b Mubashir 0
Asif Mujtaba c Kashif b Rao 6
Bazid Khan not out 53
Mahmood Hamid lbw b Fahad 7
Moin Khan not out 32
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-2, NB-12) 25
TOTAL (for five wkts, 78 overs) 242
FALL OF WKTS: 1-115, 2-115, 3-132, 4-150, 5-176
BOWLING (to-date): Mubashir Nazir 18-5-49-2; Rao Iftikhar 20-3-69-1; Fahad Masood 16-3-48-2; Faisal Naveed 17-5-41-0; Hafiz Majid 3-0-16-0; Javed Hayat 4-0-8-0.
Summarised scores of other Group-IV matches:
*At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:
KARACHI BLUES 115 (Tariq Sabzwari 29, Faraz Patel 23; Jaffar Nazir 5-57, Faisal Afridi 3-35, Yasir Arafat 2-20);
KRL 145-4 (Saeed Anwar Jr 51, Mohammad Ramzan 42).
*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:
RAWALPINDI 318-8 (Shiraz Khalid 128, Nadeem Abbasi 52 not out, Nauman Aman 37; Abdul Nasir 3-56) v PESHAWAR.
