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RAWALPINDI, Dec 21: Opener Riffatullah struck a fine half century and off-spinner Akram Raza claimed five wickets to help Habib Bank score a comfortable 60-run victory over Sui Gas in their Patron’s Cup Pool ‘B’ match at the KRL Stadium on Sunday.
After being asked to bat first, Habib Bank scored 266 for nine off their 50 overs and then bowled out their rivals for 206 in just over 45 overs, Akram doing most of the damage. He conceded just 27 runs for his five wickets.
Riffat who hit 86 with six boundaries faced 136 deliveries to be the top scorer for his side. Notable contributions of 43 runs apiece were also made by Aftab Khan and Hasan Raza. Off-spinner Tariq Mahmood took three for 50.
Scoreboard
HABIB BANK:
Riffatullah st Ali Raza b Tariq 86
Humayun Taj lbw b Arsalan 0
Aftab Khan st Ali Raza b Imran 43
Hasan Raza c Misbah b Shahid 43
Bilal Azmat b Tariq 6
Atiq-uz-Zaman b Wasim 15
Salman Qadir lbw b Tariq 18
Abdul Rehman run out 12
Sajid Shah run out 0
Shahid Nazir not out 4
Akram Raza not out 1
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-3, W-24, NB-9) 38
TOTAL(for nine wkts, 50 overs) 266
FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-93, 3-175, 4-191, 5-217, 6-238, 7-251, 8-251, 9-261.
BOWLING: Wasim Khan 10-1-51-1; Arsalan Mir 10-2-41-1; Shahid Khan 10-0-88-1; Imran Tahir 10-0-31-1; Tariq Mahmood 10-0-50-3.
SUI GAS:
Sufyan Munir c Hasan b Akram 35
Ali Hussain lbw b Shahid 0
Umar Javed lbw b Akram 34
Misbah-ul-Haq c and b Akram 0
Sohail Idreees c Aftab b A. Rehman 5
Arsalan Mir c Aftab b Salman 42
Ali Raza c Atiq b Akram 32
Tariq Mahmood lbw b Shahid 1
Shahid Khan c Salman b Akram 7
Imran Tahir not out 31
Wasim Khan c Atiq b A. Rehman 8
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-6) 11
TOTAL (all out, 45.1 overs) 206
FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-72, 3-72, 4-73, 5-79, 6-136, 7-141, 8-160, 9-180.
BOWLING: Shahid Nazir 8-1-32-2; Sajid Shah 8-0-41-0; Akram Raza 7-1-27-5; Abdul Rehman 8.1-1-39-2; Salman Qadir 9-0-39-1; Humayun Taj 2-0-7-0; Aftab Khan 3-0-16-0.
