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KARACHI, Dec 8: Wapda wrested early initiative in their Patron’s Trophy Pool ‘A’ tie against KRL at National Stadium on Monday, with Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan and Tariq Aziz making notable contributions.
The toss, always a key factor at this time of the year, decided KRL’s fate because Wapda captain Zahid Umar had no hesitation in inviting them to bat first.
The presence of heavy moisture on a green-tinged pitch did the rest. Using the conditions to his advantage, paceman Rana Naveed, another Pakistan discard, snapped up six for 38 as KRL were skittled out for 124 in their first innings which lasted only 39.3 overs.
Tariq then capped an excellent day for Wapda with a scintillating undefeated 114. The 31-year-old right-hander struck 16 fours and a brace of sixes from his blazing blade.
Left-handed opener Adil Nisar, who hit four boundaries in making 37, played second fiddle to Tariq while putting on 103 for the second wicket in only 78 minutes. Shoaib Khan (24) then joined Tariq in another productive stand worth 73 so far.
Play ended eight overs before the schedule because of poor light. Wapda that point were 182 for two, already 68 runs in front.
Scoreboard
KRL (1st Innings):
Ali Naqvi c Shoaib b Rana Naveed 8
Mohammad Ramzan b Rana Naveed 14
Saeed Anwar Jr c Rana Naveed b Shoaib 25
Intikhab Alam b Shoaib 0
Asif Mahmood c Zahid b Sarfraz 23
Yasir Arafat b Kashif 8
Zulfiqar Jan c Zahid b Rana Naveed 13
Mohammad Asif lbw b Rana Naveed 0
Jaffar Nazir b Rana Naveed 0
Faisal Afridi not out 0
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-3, NB-19) 33
TOTAL (all out, 39.3 overs) 124
FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-8, 3-41, 4-60, 5-64, 6-89, 7-115, 8-120, 9-124.
BOWLING: Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 12-1-38-6 (5nb); Sarfraz Ahmed12.3-5-35-1; Kashif Raza 8-0-29-1 (14nb, 2w); Shoaib Khan 7-4-11-2 (1w).
WAPDA (1st Innings):
Adil Nisar b Faisal 37
Atiq-ur-Rehman c Ramzan b Yasir 0
Tariq Aziz not out 114
Shoaib Khan not out 24
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-1, NB-1) 7
TOTAL (for two wkts, 40 overs) 182
FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-109.
TO BAT: Hasan Adnan, Rizwan Malik, Zahid Umar, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, Farooq Iqbal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Kashif Raza.
BOWLING (to-date): Jaffar Nazir 11-1-45-0; Yasir Arafat 6-2-23-1 (1w); Mohammad Asif 4-0-28-0; Ali Naqvi 9-1-43-0 (1nb); Faisal Afridi 5-2-18-1; Mohammad Ramzan 4-0-15-0; Saeed Anwar Jr 1-0-5-0.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Riazuddin.
MATCH REFEREE: Anwar Khan.
