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| October 28, 2003 | Tuesday | Ramazan 1, 1424 |
Centuries galore on opening day
LAHORE, Oct 27: Naveed Qureshi and Imran Abbas struck centuries and with 148-run second wicket stand they helped Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) to pile up a formidable first innings total of 433 for six against Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on first day of the Inter-departmental qualifying round pool “C” match at Bagh-i-Jinnah on Monday.
Naveed scored 146-ball 137, laced with 24 strokes to the fence while Imran also took heavy toll of KPT’s mediocre attack for his 176-ball 115 with 12 boundaries.
Adnan Akmal (56) and Javed Hayat (28) plundered 60-run in an unbroken seventh wicket stand as ZTBL finished the day with comfortable position.
Middle-order batsman Zia-ur-Rehman cracked a century (101) to help Railways post a respectable first innings total of 289 for nine against Service Industries at the Railways Stadium.
Zia hit 12 fours off 138 balls while Khurram Chohan was batting at 46 as another key scorer with Usma Aftab who yet to open his account.
Pacers Tahir Maqsood and Jamshed Ahmad conceded 78 runs each to claim three wickets, apiece.
Propelled by three half-centuries including Zaheer Abbas who was unlucky to miss a deserved the century by six runs,
Higher Education Commission (HEC) piled up 305 before were all out in 80.3 overs against Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at the LCCA Ground. Opted to bat first besides Zaheer (94,10 fours, Mohammad Sohail (55, four boundaries) Rizwan Ahmed (53 not out, seven fours) hammered fifties. Asif Khan (3-77) and Naseer-ud-Din (3-94) shared six wickets.
PAF will start their first innings on Tuesday morning.
In pool “D” matches, according to an information, seven wicket burst by pacer Abdur Rauf enabled Allied Bank to bowl out Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in first innings for a 252, despite a gutsy century by Test discard Saleem Elahi (110, 14 fours, 187 balls at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
Rauf conceded 104 runs to claim seven wickets.
At SAGA Ground Sialkot, four wickets haul by SAGA’s pacer Azharullah (4-66) helped bowled Sui Gas out in the first innings for 238 in 61 overs.
Saleem Mughal’s unbeaten 86 with 13 fours gave Sui Gas’s total some respectability. At the stumps, SAGA were 33 for one.
Paceman Hassan Bhatti picked up five wickets for 41 to help Leo International restrict PEB to 219 despite a century by Waqas Haroon (115, 141 balls) at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala.
By close of play, Leo International were 77 for two.
Summarised scores:
ZTBL vs KPT at Bagh-i-Jinnah, Lahore.
ZTBL: 433 for six in 83 overs (Naveed Qureshi 137, Imran Abbas 115, Adnan Akmal 56 not out, Javed Hayat 28, not out; Raza Ali Dar 2-89, Muhammad Furrukh 2-71).
Railways vs Service Industries at Railways Stadium, Lahore.
RAILWAYS: 289 for nine in 83 overs (Zia-ur-Rehman 101, Javed Iqbal 36, Khurram Chohan 46 not out, Shehzad Butt 23, Khalid Bashir 28; Tahir Maqsood 3-78, Jamshed Ahmad 3-78, Zeeshan Sarfeer 2-45).
Pakistan Air Force vs Higher Education Commission at LCCA Ground.
HEC: 305 for all in 80.3 overs (Zaheer Abbas 94, Rizwan Ahmed 53, Raheel Abbas 33, Amjad Ali 55; Asif Khan 3-77, Naseer-ud-Din 3- 94, Muhammad Riaz 2-56).
HBL vs ABL at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
HBL: 252 for all in 73.1 overs (Saleem Elahi 110, Sajid Shah 38 not out; Abdur Rauf 7-104, Tahir Mughal 2-49).
Leo International vs PEB at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala.
PEB: 219 for all out in 58.5 overs (Waqas Haroon 115, Umair Ajmal 28; Hassan Bhatti 5-41, Hassan Arshad 3-35).
LEO: 77 for two.
SAGA vs Sui Gas at SAGA Ground, Sialkot.
SUI: 238 all out in 61 overs (Saleem Mughal 86, Asim Munir Butt 22, Muhammad Hafeez 24; Azharullah 4-66, Moazzam 2-40, Umair 2- 46).
SAGA: 33 for one.
Our Sports Reporter adds from Rawalpindi: Former Test opener Ali Naqvi gave KRL great start on Monday striking a blazing century as his side put on 274 on the first day of their Patron’s Trophy qualifier against Wapda at the Rawalpindi Stadium.
Runs just flowed from Naqvi’s willow as he dispatched 17 hits to the ropes with one six in scoring a well deserved 112 that came off 181 deliveries.
Naqvi was involved in a 100-run stand for the first wicket with Muhammad Ramzan, who scored 23 runs, as the two batsmen laid foundations for a good total.
Wapda bowlers led by Farooq Iqbal, who had four scalps, however ensured that things did not get out of hand. In restricting their rivals, Kashif Raza also played his part snapping up three for 41 with Rana Naveed claiming two victims.
In another qualifier not too far away, all-rounder Muhammad Hussain cracked an incredible 113-ball 115, an innings that propelled PTCL to a mammoth 391 against Army at the Army Cricket Ground.
Hussain, PTCL’s star for the day, hammered 10 fours in his innings. Also doing well with the bat was Asher Zaidi who scored 66, a knock that featured nine boundaries, and Sheraz Khalid whose contribution was 64 runs.
Slow left arm bowler Zubair Wattoo with seven for 154 was Army’s main wicket-taker but gave away just too many runs.
At the close of play, Army were 39 for one with Ehsan Ali at the crease on 20. Muhammad Hussain took the only wicket for only three runs.
Elsewhere, ARL took a six-run first innings lead against PTV to finish the first day of their match at their home ground on 184 for two.
Yasir Arafat Junior stood firm having scored an unbeaten 70 while Afaq Rahim hit 71 runs as ARL finished the day in a happy position.
Earlier, their bowlers spearheaded by Alamgir Khan who had figures of four for 59, dismissed PTV for 178 in only 54 overs.
Had it not been for half centuries scored by Fayyaz Ahmed and Rashid Amin Butt, the PTV total would have been all the more poorer.
Summarised scores:
At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi:
KRL first innings 274 in 82.5 overs (Ali Naqvi 112, Zulfiqar Jan 30, Yasir Arafat 23, M. Ramzan 23; Farooq Iqbal 4-77, Kashif Raza 3-41, Rana Naveed 2-67) v Wapda.
At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi:
PTCL first innings 391 in 73.4 overs (Muhammad Hussain 115, Asher Zaidi 66, Sheraz Khalid 64; Zubair Watto 7-154, Imran Haider 2-50); Army first innings 39-1 in nine overs (Ehsan Ali 20 not out; Muhammad Hussain 1-3).
At ARL Ground, Rawalpindi: PTV 178 in 54 overs (Fayyaz Ahmed 54, Rashid Amin Butt 56; Alamgir Khan 4-59, Sohail Tanveer 3-45, Saad Altaf 2-56) ARL 184 for two (Yasir Arafat Junior 70 not out, Afaq Rahim 71; Naseer Ahmed Jnr 2-32).
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