KARACHI, Dec 16: A maiden first-class century by Shahid Yousuf put Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) into a healthy position on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Pool ‘B’ tie against Karachi Port Trust (KPT) at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Tuesday.
Shahid, who was given a life on two by wicket-keeper Farhan Iqbal off pacer Fahad Khan, struck 118 off 149 balls in 217 minutes as ZTBL reached 326 for eight in response to KPT’s first innings score of 240, according to details available here.
The 17-year-old right-hander, who hit 17 fours and one six, was involved in two productive partnerships, putting on 101 for the second wicket with nightwatchman Mubashir Nazir (47) and 108 with Naveed Qureshi for the sixth wicket.
Naveed was still at the crease with 76 that included 13 fours and two sixes.
Scoreboard
KPT (1st Innings) 240 (Atif Ali Zaidi 70, Rashid Hanif 56).
ZTBL (1st Innings, overnight 1-1):
Zeeshan Mohsin lbw b Adeel 0
Hafiz Majid b Wahab 16
Mubashir Nazir c Adeel b Maisam 47
Imran Abbas lbw b Fahad Khan 14
Shahid Yousuf lbw b Fahad Khan 118
Zahoor Elahi c Atif b Adeel 4
Naveed Qureshi not out 76
Javed Hayat lbw b Wahab 1
Adnan Akmal c Adeel b Hasnain 20
Rao Iftikhar not out 3
EXTRAS (B-8, LB-11, W-4, NB-4) 27
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 84.1 overs) 326
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-24, 3-56, 4-157, 5-166, 6-274, 7-279, 8-319.
TO BAT: Mohammad Siddique.
BOWLING (to-date): Adeel Malik 19-4-60-2 (2nb; Mohammad Hasnain 14.1-4-45-1 (1w); Wahab Riaz 20-5-80-2 (3w); Fahad Khan 17-3-75-2 (2nb); Maisam Hasnain 6-1-22-1; Rashid Hanif 5-1-16-0; Ariz Kamal 2-0-9-0; Raza Ali Dar 1-1-0-0.