LAHORE, Dec 24: A double century by opener Adil Nisar and a fiery burst by medium-pacer Kashif Raza put Wapda in a commanding position against Service Industries in the Patron’s Trophy Grade I tie at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday.
The left-handed Adil made 232 after starting the day at 145 as Wapda amassed 446 for five in their first innings.
Adil’s 303-ball innings included 33 fours and one six. He added 194 for the third-wicket with Aamir Sajjad, who contributed 81 with seven boundaries and one six off 146 balls.
Kashif then claimed all the four wickets to fall for 45 to have Service Industries struggling.
Scoreboard
WAPDA (1st Innings, overnight 268-2):
Adil Nisar c Kamran b Irshad 232
Asif Hussain c Rizwan b Irshad 26
Tariq Aziz lbw b Rizwan 23
Aamir Sajjad c Faisal b Irshad 81
Bilal Khilji b Sohail 39
Jahangir Mirza not out 14
EXTRAS (B-11, LB-3, NB-17) 31
TOTAL (for five wkts decl, 106.2 overs) 446
FALL OF WKTS: 1-71, 2-126, 3-320, 4-387, 5-446.
BOWLING: Mohammad Irshad 29.2-4-127-3 (6nb); Jamshed Ahmed 29-7-90-0 (1nb); Rizwan Akbar 16-3-72-1 (1nb); Sohail Ahmed 28-5-114-1 (8nb); Asim Butt 1-0-11-0; Khurram Shahzad 3-0-18-0.