January 23, 2006	Monday	Zilhaj 22, 1426

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LAHORE, Jan 22: Naved Latif struck a century while Imran Nazir and Yasir Arfat scored half-centuries to help National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) hold sway over Habib Bank Limited (HBL) gaining a big 89-run lead with two first innings wickets intact in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I at Multan Stadium on Sunday.

Naved scored 167-ball 123, laced with 15 fours and five towering sixes as NBP were 350 for eight by close of play in reply to rivals’ total of 261.

Naved with Yasir (62, 119 balls, nine fours) plundered 164 runs in the seventh-wicket stand after NBP were in trouble at 174-6.

Opener Imran Nazir scored a quick-fire 58-ball 62 with nine strokes to the fence.

Scoreboard

HBL (1st innings): 261 (Abdul Rahman 96; Wasim Khan 4-44).

NBP (1st innings, overnight two for no loss):

Imran Nazir b A Rahman 62

Faisal Athar lbw Fahad 6

Nauman Ullah lbw Fahad 0

Shahid Yousaf c Raffat b Junaid 40

Naved Latif lbw b Waqas 123

Mansoor Amjad c Humayun b Junaid 4

Imran Javed c Taufiq b Shahid 14

Yasir Arfat c Humayun b Waqas 62

Zahid Saeed not out 5

Naeem Ahmed not out 1

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-7, W-13, NB-9) 33

TOTAL (for 8 wkts, 85 overs) 350

FALL OF WKTS: 1-41, 2-41, 3-119, 4-129, 5-148, 6-174, 7-338, 8- 345.

BOWLING: Shahid Nazir 17-2-58-1; Fahad Masood 18-2-81-2 (7nb, 7w); Waqas 11-2-70-2 (1w); Junaid Zia 15-2-72-2 (nb2, 5w); Abdul Rahman 21-6-54-1; Taufiq Umar 3-1-4-0.