January 07, 2007	Sunday	Zilhaj 16, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Islamabad sent Abbottabad on a leather hunt by reaching 350 for one on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Diamond Club Ground on Saturday.

Atif Ashraf hammered an unbeaten 177 while fellow opener Afaq Raheem compiled 121 after Abbottabad won the toss and invited the home side to bat first.

Bilal Asad was 31 not out by the close of the day's play. Atif’s brilliant knock contained 24 fours and one six while his partnership with Afaq was worth 285 in 276 minutes.

Former Pakistan seamer Sajid Shah claimed the lone success with the ball on a placid wicket.

Scoreboard

ISLAMABAD (1st Innings):

Afaq Raheem c Ahmed Said b Sajid 121

Atif Ashraf not out 177

Bilal Asad not out 31

EXTRAS (LB-8, NB-13) 21

TOTAL (for one wkt, 90 overs) 350

FALL OF WKT: 1-285.

TP BAT: Bazid Khan, Ashar Zaidi, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Altaf, Naeem Anjum, Rao Iftikhar, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohaib Ahmed.

BOWLING (to-date): Sajid Shah 10-3-53-1 (6nb); Nasir Jalil 14.4-4-47-0; Mohammad Siddique 14-2-48-0 (6nb); Dilawar Khan 25-0-137-0 (1nb); Bilal Marwat 2.2-0-10-0; Riaz Kail 6-0-25-0; Mohammad Naeem 3-1-10-0; Adnan Raees 6-1-12-0.

ABBOTTABAD: Zafar Jadoon, Sajid Rasheed, Adnan Raees, Mohammad Naeem, Bilal Marwat, Riaz Kail, Ahmed Said, Sajid Shah, Dilawar Khan, Nasir Jalil, Mohammad Siddique.

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Zaheer Ahmed.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Nadeem Akhtar.—Agencies