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KARACHI, Feb 27: ZTBL's young leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad grabbed two quick wickets in the closing overs of the first day to leave PIA struggling at 259 for six in the Patron's Trophy Pool 'A' match at the UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.
Mansoor, who toiled through 34 overs during the day, dismissed Faisal Iqbal (17) and PIA skipper Moin Khan (0) in the space of three balls to lead a fine comeback by the defending champions in this vital penultimate round fixture.
After electing to bat first on a slow track, PIA made a solid start with openers Kamran Sajid (45 off 90 balls, five fours) and veteran Ghulam Ali (67 off 158 balls, 10 fours) sharing a partnership of 90 in just over two hours.
Shoaib Khan then struck seven boundaries before falling caught behind off Imran Sabir for a 96-ball 60. PIA's hopes for a sizeable first innings total now rest with Bazid Khan Who is still at the crease with 21. The other not out batsman was all-rounder Janisar Khan (9) as Mansoor finished with four for 96.
SCOREBOARD
PIA (1st Innings):
Kamran Sajid c Atif b Nadeem 45
Ghulam Ali c Adnan b Mansoor 67
Shoaib Khan c Adnan b Imran 60
Asif Mujtaba b Mansoor 28
Faisal Iqbal c Naveed b Mansoor 17
Bazid Khan not out 21
Moin Khan c Rao Iftikhar b Mansoor 0
Janisar Khan not out 9
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-3, W-1, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (for six wkts, 90 overs) 259
FALL OF WKTS: 1-90, 2-142, 3-207, 4-209, 5-240, 6-240.
TO BAT: Tahir Khan, Imran Tahir, Najaf Shah.
BOWLING (to-date): Rao Iftikhar 15-1-50-0; Imran Sabir 17-4-38-1 (1nb); Mansoor Amjad 34-10-96-4 (1w); Nadeem Sikander 20-3-62-1 (5nb); Shahid Yousuf 3-0-7-0; Rehan Rafiq 1-0-1-0.
ZTBL: Atif Ashraf, Zeeshan Mohsin, Hammad Tariq, Shahid Yousuf, Naveed Qureshi, Rehan Rafiq, Mansoor Amjad, Rao Iftikhar, Adnan Akmal, Imran Sabir, Nadeem Sikander.
UMPIRES: Afzaal Ahmed and Siddique Khan.
MATCH REFEREE: Saadat Ali.
