December 22, 2003	Monday	Shawwal 27, 1424

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RAWALPINDI, Dec 21: Wajahatullah Wasti smashed a sizzling 112 on Sunday as Allied Bank went free-wheeling to a 117-run victory over Karachi Port Trust (KPT) in a Patron’s Cup Pool ‘B’ match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The ex-Test opener hit 10 stylish boundaries and a six as his side posted 295 for eight, a total in which Farhan Adil chipped in with 65 runs. Three of the wickets went to Adeel Malik while Rashid Hanif took two.

In reply, KPT could manage just 178 for eight before running out of overs. The only significant contribution came from Iqbal Sheikh who scored a half century. Ijaz Ahmed Junior captured three for 38.

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis, making his debut for the bankers, bowled a five-over opening spell during which he had Fahadullah caught behind for two.

Scoreboard

ALLIED BANK:

Usman Tariq c Farhan b Adeel 13

Wajahatullah Wasti run out 112

Farhan Adil b Farrukh 65

Ijaz Ahmed Jr c Zafar b Rashid 32

Amir Hanif b Rashid 5

Taimur Khan c sub b Iqbal Shaikh 13

Tahir Mughal c and b Adeel 2

Mohammad Salman not out 14

Arshad Khan c Shahid b Adeel 0

Waqar Younis not out 9

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, W-13, NB-8) 27

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 295

FALL OF WKTS: 1-32, 2-158, 3-219, 4-230, 5-258, 6-269, 7-274, 8-274.

BOWLING: Adeel Malik 10-0-61-3; Shahid Iqbal 8-0-42-0; Faisal Mirza 4-0-29-0; Iqbal Shaikh 9-0-49-1; Mohammad Ali Zafar 6-0-42-0; Rashid Hanif 10-0-47-2; Mohammad Farrukh 3-0-19-1.

KPT:

Shadab Kabir lbw b Arshad 19

Mohammad Farrukh lbw b Tahir 5

Fahadullah c Salman b Waqar 2

Atif Ali Zaidi run out 20

Iqbal Shaikh st Salman b Ijaz 50

Rashid Hanif run out 29

Farhan Iqbal st Salman b Zahid 3

Faisal Mirza not out 21

M.A. Zafar c Wajahat b Ijaz 21

Adeel Malik not out 0

EXTRAS (LB 4, W-4) 8

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 178

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-11, 3-42, 4-65, 5-115, 6-134, 7-140, 8-178.

DID NOT BAT: Shahid Iqbal.

BOWLING: Waqar Younis 5-2-13-1; Tahir Mughal 6-1-17-1; Taimur Khan 6-0-18-0; Arshad Khan 10-1-30-1; Mohammad Zahid Sr 10-2-34-1; Wajhatullah Wasti 4-0-24-0; Ijaz Ahmed Jr 9-0-38-3.

RESULT: Allied Bank won by 117 runs.