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);

Irfan Fazil 5-0-45-2 (6nb); Imran Farhat 8.2-0-56-1; 10-0-33-1 (1w);

Salman Qadir 9-0-48-4 (1w).

RESULT: Habib Bank won by 36 runs.

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Zamir Haider.

MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.