December 22, 2003	Monday	Shawwal 27, 1424

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KARACHI, Dec 21: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), aided by half-centuries from Kamran Akmal and Naumanullah, thrashed Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) by six wickets in a Pool ‘B’ match of the Patron’s Cup at Peshawar’s Arbab Niaz Stadium on Sunday.

Kamran smashed a 89-ball 72 and Nauman 71 off 90 balls as NBP comfortably overhauled ZTBL’s formidable total of 278 with three overs to spare.

For ZTBL, Shahid Yousuf blasted five sixes and as many fours in an unbeaten 84 off 74 deliveries. Off-spinner Naeem Tayyab captured four for 62.

Scoreboard

ZTBL:

Raheel Majeed b Asad 18

Hammad Tariq c Kamran b Imran 41

Zahoor Elahi lbw b Javed 26

Shahid Yousuf not out 84

Faisal Naveed b Naeem 52

Javed Hayat c Qaiser b Naeem 8

Naveed Qureshi c Kamran b Zahid 1

Hafiz Khalid c Zahid b Naeem 3

Rao Iftikhar run out 1

Mubashir Nazir c Rashid b Naeem 16

EXTRAS (LB-8, W-19, NB-1) 28

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 278

FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-83, 3-111, 4-192, 5-206, 6-208, 7-227, 8-228, 9-278.

DID NOT BAT: Imran Sabir.

BOWLING: Zahid Saeed 10-0-54-1 (4w); Asad Zarar 7-1-33-1 (5w); Mohammad Javed 10-0-41-1 (7w); Imran Javed 9-0-45-1 (1nb); Qaiser Abbas 5-0-35-0; Naeem Tayyab 9-0-62-4 (3w).

NATIONAL BANK:

Hanif-ur-Rehman b Imran 58

Imran Javed run out 6

Kamran Akmal run out 72

Naumanullah c Shahid b R. Iftikhar 71

Qaiser Abbas not out 19

Sajid Ali not out 35

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-9, NB-3) 18

TOTAL (for four wkts, 47 overs) 279

FALL OF WKTS: 1-28, 2-94, 3-188, 4-286.

DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Javed, Rashid Riaz, Naeem Tayyab, Zahid Saeed, Asad Zarar.

BOWLING: Mubashir Nazir 8-0-56-0 (3nb, 2w); Rao Iftikhar 10-0-50-1 (4w); Imran Sabir 5-0-30-1; Faisal Naveed 5-1-29-0; Javed Hayat 10-0-44-0; Raheel Majeed 8-1-58-0 (3w); Shahid Yousuf 1-0-6-0.

RESULT: National Bank won by six wickets.