LAHORE, April 12: Fine batting by lower-order batsmen Mohammad Hasnain and Rajesh Ramesh helped Karachi Harbour stage a good recovery to reach 326 in their first innings against Sialkot in the Pentangular Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday.
Ramesh scored a 94-ball 73 while Hasnain hit 72 off 103 deliveries after Karachi Harbour slumped to 97 for five on the opening day of the four-day fixture.
The pair added 107 for the eighth wicket with Ramesh striking 12 fours and Hasanain 13.
Pacemen Kashif Dawood (5-80) and Asim Butt (4-48) shared the bowling honours.
By close of play, Sialkot were 43-2.
Scoreboard
KARACHI HARBOUR (1st Innings):
Asif Zakir lbw b Asim 5
Khalid Latif lbw b Asim 45
Afsar Nawaz lbw b Asim 2
Asim Kamal c Nadeem b Asim 10
Fawad Alam c Khalid b Kashif 37
Fahadullah Khan c Bilal b Kashif 6
Farhan Iqbal c Khalid b Kashif 32
Mohammad Hasnain c Majid b Nadeem 72
Rajesh Ramesh not out 73
Atif Maqbool c Majid b Kashif 18
Faraz Ahmed b Kashif 6
EXTRAS (B-10, LB-8, W-1, NB-1) 20
TOTAL (all out, 74.4 overs) 326
FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-29, 3-62, 4-61, 5-97, 6-146, 7-176, 8-283, 9-314.