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| November 24, 2006 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 2, 1427 |
Usman shines for Customs with century
KARACHI, Nov 23: Faisalabad’s talented young batsman Usman Arshad smashed a classy hundred to give Pakistan Customs a healthy start on the first day of their Patrons Cricket Trophy Grade-I tie against National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) at their own ground on Thursday.
The 23-year-old player showed great potential and promise while blasting 16 sweetly-timed boundaries in his 101 which came off 203-balls in 259 minutes as Customs scored 237 for seven after being asked to bat first.
Paceman Wasim Khan was pick of National Bank of Pakistan bowling attack with five wickets for 82 runs in 27 overs while Test pacer Mohammad Sami finished with one for 79 in 26 overs which included 13 no-balls.
Summarised Scores: Customs (Usman Arshad 101; Wasim Khan 5-82).—APP
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