December 25, 2003	Thursday	Ziqa’ad 1, 1424

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RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: Habib Bank gained a 61-run first innings advantage against Sui Gas as play in the Patron’s Trophy Pool ‘B’ match resumed on Wednesday after Tuesday’s wash out at the KRL Stadium.

Play on the third day could begin only after lunch because of fog and once the batsmen came on to the crease, Habib Bank put on 213 for six. Khaqan Arsal stood within smelling distance of a half century on 48 and not far behind was Abdul Rehman who was unbeaten 46.

After dismissing Sui Gas for a meagre 152 on Monday’s first day, Habib Bank had resumed their innings at the overnight score of 53 for two.

Scoreboard

SUI GAS (1st Innings) 152 (Umar Javed 54; Kabir Khan 4-20, Waqas Chughtai 4-54).

HABIB BANK (overnight 53-2):

Riffatullah b Adnan 35

Asadullah Butt lbw b Wasim 12

Sajid Shah c Ali Raza b Adnan 5

Aftab Khan c Ali Raza b Wasim 11

Hasan Raza lbw b Wasim 0

Khaqan Arsal not out 48

Atiq-uz-Zaman lbw b Adnan 23

Abdul Rehman not out 46

EXTRAS (B-11, LB-8, W-1, NB-13) 33

TOTAL (for six wkts, 67 overs) 213

FALL OF WKTS: 1-32, 2-38, 3-60, 4-67, 5-89, 6-137.

BOWLING (to-date): Wasim Khan 19-4-54-3; Adnan Farooq 22-4-63-3; Sajid Ali 11-3-30-0; Nadeem Boota 9-0-30-0; Saleem Mughal 6-0-15-0.