KARACHI, April 3: Taufiq Umar, the Test opener, returned to form with a run-a-ball 102 to help defending champions Habib Bank beat National Bank by 36 runs in the Patron’s Cup one-day Pool ‘B’ tie at the Iqbal Stadium (Faisalabad) on Sunday. Taufiq, who hit 12 fours and one six, inspired Habib Bank to 284 for five in the 50 overs.
National Bank responded with 248 before they were all out in the 45th over with off-spinner Salman Qadir capturing four for 48.
Scoreboard
HABIB BANK:
Imran Farhat c Qaiser b Zahid 1
Taufiq Umar c Rashid b Irfan 102
Riffatullah b Shabbir 0
Farhan Adil c Nauman b Zahid 20
Aftab Khan c M. Javed b Rahman 56
Khaqan Arsal not out 47
Salman Qadir not out 45
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-5, NB-7) 13
TOTAL (for five wkts, 50 overs) 284
FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-22, 3-51, 4-182, 5-193.
DID NOT BAT: Farhan Iqbal, Sajid Shah, Irfan Fazil, Fahad Masood (Abdul Rahman).
BOWLING: Shabbir Ahmed 8-1-39-1 (5nb, 2w); Zahid Saeed 9-1-64-2 (1w);
Aleem Musa 2-0-13-0 (1nb); Mohammad Javed 2-0-18-0; Irfanuddin 10-0-35-1;
Qaiser Abbas 10-0-54-0; Rahman Qadir 5-0-30-1; Naumanullah 4-0-30-0.
NATIONAL BANK:
Rashid Riaz c Rahman b Irfan 25
SajidAli c Riffat b Irfan 46
Naumanullah c Taufiq b Rahman 33
Akhtar Sarfraz c Taufiq b Salman 54
Qaiser Abbas c Fahad b Salman 10
Mohammad Javed lbw b Salman 17
Imran Javed run out 38
Rahman Qadir b Salman 1
Zahid Saeed run out 6
Shabbir Ahmed c Farhan b Imran 4
Irfanuddin not out 2
EXTRAS (W-6, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (all out, 44.2 overs) 248
FALL OF WKTS: 1-61, 2-89, 3-148, 4-177, 5-184, 6-206, 7-210, 8-225, 9-230.
DID NOT BAT: (Aleem Musa).
BOWLING: Sajid Shah 6-0-44-0 (3w); Fahad Masood 6-1-22-0 (1w);
