LAHORE, April 23: Former Test speedster Fazle Akbar claimed a hat trick as Sialkot were all out for 278 in their first innings against PIA in the Pentangular Cup match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Left-arm medium-pacer Najaf Shah also bowled well to take for five for 54.
At stumps PIA were 69 for three in reply.
Scoreboard
SIALKOT (1st Innings):
Hafiz Majid c Kashif b Najaf 62
Atiq-ur-Rehman c Mahmood b Fazle 13
Inamul Haq lbw b b Najaf 44
Faisal Khan c Imran b Najaf 6
Mohammad Ayub lbw b Najaf 0
Adeel Malik not out 61
Abdur Rahman c Kashif b Ali Gohar 5
Hafiz Khalid b Najaf 64
Asim Butt lbw b Fazle 1
Kashif Dawood c Ghulam Ai b Fazle 0
Mahmood Malik lbw b Fazle 0
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-1, NB-19) 22
TOTAL (all out, 62.5 overs) 278
FALL OF WKTS: 1-24, 2-122, 3-138, 4-138, 5-109, 6-170, 7-192, 8-192, 9-192.
BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 16-1-66-4 (7nb); Najaf Shah 17.5-3-34-5 (2nb); Ali Gohar 9-1-81-1 (10nb); Kamran Sajid 3-0-18-0; Janisar Khan 15-3-38-0 (1w); Mahmood Hamid 2-0-19-0.