March 20, 2007	Tuesday	Safar 30, 1428

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LAHORE, March 19: A fine knock by Test opener Salman Butt enabled National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) score a four-wicket win over defending champions Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in ABN-Amro One-day Patron's Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday.

Salman hit 156-ball 83 with 11 boundaries as NBP romped home by making 181 for six in 47.2 overs in response to 179 scored by HBL.

Scoreboard

HABIB BANK:

Imran Farhat b Wasim 15

Taufiq Umar b Tahir 9

Riffatullah Mohmand c Mansoor b Tahir 15

Khaqan Arsal c Mansoor b Tahir 7

Hasan Raza c Tahir b Imran 10

Aftab Khan c Amin b Imran 7

Abdul Rehman b Fawwad 25

Farhan Iqbal c Amin b Mansoor 16

Kamran Hussain not out 34

Shahid Nazir c and b Mansoor 18

Sajid Shah c Amin b Fawad 3

EXTRAS (B-3, LB-4, W-11, NB-2) 20

TOTAL (all out, 47.4 overs) 179

FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-36, 3-51, 4-59, 5-76, 6-77, 7-117, 8-129, 9-162.

BOWLING: Wasim Khan 10-2-43-1 (2nb, 6w); Tahir Mughal 10-1-38-3 (5w); Imran Javed 8-0-29-2; Shahid Yousuf 1-0-6-0; Mansoor Amjad 10-1-30-2; Fawwad Alam 8.4-0-26-2.

NATIONAL BANK:

Salman Butt c and b Abdul Rehman 83

Qaiser Abbas c Farhan b Shahid 4

Naumanullah b Kamran 11

Shahid Yousuf c Taufiq b Kamran 4

Fawwad Alam c Shahid b Kamran 2

Naved Latif st Farhan b Abdul Rehman 36

Mansoor Amjad not out 32

Imran Javed not out 6

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-1) 3

TOTAL (for six wkts, 47.2 overs) 181

FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-60, 3-64, 4-68, 5-123, 6-170.

BOWLING: Shahid Nazir 10-2-35-1; Kamran Hussain 10-0-55-3; Sajid Shah 10-2-25-0 (1w); Abdur Rehman 9.2-2-23-0; Imran Farhat 3-0-18-2; Aftab Khan 5-0-23-0.

RESULT: National Bank won by four wickets.

UMPIRES: Iftikhar Malik and Ahmed Shahab.

MATCH-REFEREE: Naeem Ahmed.