February 1, 2006	Wednesday	Muharram 2, 1427

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LAHORE, Jan 31: Half-centuries by Naved Latif and Naumanullah enabled National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to earn an 88-run lead on the first innings against PTCL on the penultimate day of Patron’s Trophy Grade-I at Sheikhupura Stadium on Tuesday.

Naved hit 62 with nine fours and two sixes while Nauman Ullah made 59 that included 10 boundaries as the bankers piled up 405 after resuming first innings at 223 for four wickets while replying to PTCL’s first innings score of 317.

Leg-spinner Muhammad Hussain (4-103) and medium pacer Tahir Mughal (4-109) bowled well to share eight wickets.

The bankers further consolidated the position by reducing PTCL to 131-5 in the second innings by close of play—only 43

runs ahead with five wickets in hand.

Babar Naeem and Mohammad Hussain batted well for PTCL against some quality bowling from medium pacer Yasir Arafat who claimed two wickets.

Scoreboard

PTCL (1st innings) 317 (Asim Kamal 95; Yasir Arafat 4-70, Wasim Khan 4-104).

NBP (1st innings), overnight 223-4):

Imran Nazir Asim b Hussain 76

Hanifur Rehman lbw Khalil 8

Mansoor Amjed c sub b Hussain 62

Shahid Yousaf c Amer b Hussain 49

Nauman Ullah c Shehzad b Tahir 59

Yasir Arafat c Usman b Hussain 39

Naved Latif c Hussain b Tahir 62

Imran Javed lbw Tahir 5

Zahid Saeed c Zulqrnain b Khalil 10

Wasim Khan Tahir 8

Naeem Ahmed not out 9

EXTRAS (B-8, LB-2, W-1, NB-7) 18

TOTAL (all out, 100.4 overs) 405

FALL OF WKTS: 1-18, 2-108, 3-188, 4-210, 5-288, 6-318, 7-330, 8- 351, 9-388.

BOWLING: Tahir Mughal 25.4-8-109-4; Muhammad Khalil 20-3-11-3-2; Waqar Ahmed 14-1-55-0; Muhammad Hussain 28-3-103-4; Babar Naeem 4-0-15- 0.

PTCL (2nd innings):

Usman Tariq run out 28

Babar Naeem c Nauman b Hanif 44

M. Hussain c Wasim b Mansoor 40

Zulqarnain Haider lbw Yasir 8

Aamer Bashir b Yasir 4

Tahir Mughal not out 5

Shehzad Malik not out 2

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1) 2

TOTAL (five wkts, 33 overs) 131

FALL OF WKTS: 1-66, 2-77, 3-116, 4-120,

5-124.

BOWLING: Yasir Arafat 17-3-74-2; Wasim Khan 7-1-31-0; Hanif-ur-Rehman 7-2- 20-1; Mansoor Amjad 2-1-4-1.