April 18, 2006	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 19, 1427

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LAHORE, April 17: Devastating bowling by paceman Wasim Khan and Mohammad Sami helped National Bank bowl out PIA for a first-innings total of 242 on the first day of Pentangular Cup match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Wasim finished with five for 67 while Sami captured three for 52 as PIA, despite a defiant century by Ghulam Ali.

Ghulam Ali laboured for 370 minutes and was last man out for 256-ball 124 but he did not get any support from the other end. The veteran opener hit 16 boundaries.

Scoreboard

PIA (1st Innings):

Agha Sabir c Naeem b Wasim 12

Ghulam Ali c Naeem b Sami 124

Yasir Hameed lbw b Yasir 15

Kamran Sajid c Shahid b Sami 23

Imran Abbas c Naeem b Wasim 10

Mahmood Hamid b Wasim 1

Janisar Khan c Naeem b Wasim 24

Abdur Rauf c sub (Qaiser) b Mansoor 0

Umar Gul b Wasim 4

Najaf Shah b Sami 9

Fazle Akbar not out 4

EXTRAS (B-7, LB-6, W-1, NB-2) 16

TOTAL (all out, 88.2 overs) 242

FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-51, 3-111, 4-141, 5-143, 6-203, 7-204, 8-215, 9-231.

BOWLING: Mohammad Sami 20.2-7-52-3 (1nb); Wasim Khan 28-5-67-5; Imran Javed 15-4-31-0 (1w); Yasir Arafat 14-3-45-1; Mansoor Amjad 11-2-34-1 (1nb).