November 05, 2006	Sunday	Shawwal 12, 1427

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LAHORE, Nov 4: A fighting knock by opener Ahmed Said and an all-round performance by Bilal Khilji helped Wapda earn a massive 127-run lead in the low-scoring Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match against Sui Gas at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Saturday.

Ahmed scored 47 and Bilal, who took five wickets, made 30 as Wapda were all out for 167 after resuming their first innings at 97-5 in reply to Sui Gas’s paltry total of 40. Ahmed hit two fours and Bilal struck five boundaries.Left-arm pacer Samiullah Niazi, who sent back Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq (9) and Mohammad Yousuf (8), finished with impressive figures of 6-42.

By close of play, Sui Gas gave an improved performance in the second innings to close at 125-2.

Scoreboard

SUI GAS (1st Innings) 40 (Bilal Khilji 5-9).

WAPDA (1st innings, overnight 97-5):

Ahmed Said c Saleem b Sami 47

Atiqur Rehman c Salman b Imran 17

Tariq Aziz b Asad 16

Mohammad Yousuf c Yasir b Sami 8

Inzamam-ul-Haq c Imran b Sami 9

Aamir Sajjad lbw b Imran 12

Shabbir Ahmed b Sami 8

Bilal Khilji lbw b Asad 30

Naved-ul-Hasan c Salman b Sami 1

Sarfraz Ahmed not out 3

Mushtaq Ahmed c Salman b Sami 0

EXTRAS (LB-7, NB-9) 16

TOTAL (all out, 76.4 overs) 167

FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-46, 3-55, 4-69, 5-89, 6-98, 7-154, 8-155,9-167.

BOWLING: Samiullah Niazi 25.4-9-42-6; Imran Ali 21-3-46-2 (3nb); Azhar Shafiq 2-0-4-0; Asad Ali 18-3-51-2 (6nb); Imran Khalid 5-2-8-0; Mohammad Hafeez 5-2-8-0.

SUI GAS (2nd Innings):

Mohammad Hafeez c Atiq b Mushtaq 29

Yasir Arafat lbw b Sarfraz 40

Azhar Shafiq not out 16

Misbah-ul-Haq not out 30

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-1, NB-4) 10

TOTAL (for two wkts, 45 overs) 125

FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-87.

BOWLING (to-date): Naved-ul-Hasan 15-3-35-0 (2nb); Shabbir Ahmed 8-2-24-0 (2nb); Sarfraz Ahmed 9-6-8-1; Bilal Khilji 5-2-12-0; Mushtaq Ahmed 10-3-27-1; Tariq Aziz 1-0-13-0.