October 28, 2007	Sunday	Shawwal 15, 1428

KARACHI, Oct 27: Pakistan reject Bazid Khan fell just three short of scoring a century in successive matches as Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) gained first-innings lead over PIA in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship fixture at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

Bazid, who last week scored 122 in the first-round match against ZTBL, hit 97 to rescue KRL from 16 for three to 232 for four on second day of the four-day clash. Together with former Test opener Ali Naqvi, who is still at the crease with 108, Bazid added 193 for the fourth wicket.

Helped by centuries from Hammad Tariq (116) and Imranullah (115) and Usman Tariq’s 91, Multan piled on the agony for Sialkot by making 458-8 in reply to their opponents’ paltry first-innings total of 100 at the Sheikhupura Stadium.

Scores on Saturday (second day of four):

At Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi:

KARACHI WHITES 218 in 79.1 overs (Afsar Nawaz 52, Asad Shafiq 45; Kashif Shafi 3-32, Junaid Zia 3-52); LAHORE RAVI 226-4 in 86 over (Arsalan Mir 67 not out, Rizwan Ahmed 54, Hafiz Saad Nasim 41 not out).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi:

SSGC 328 in 113.1 overs (Ali Hussain 83, Ahmed Zeeshan Malik 67, Ashraf Ali 49, Asif Zakir 41; Raees Amjad 4-68, Yasir Shah 3-89); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 180-5 in 50 overs (Hasnain Abbas 53).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad:

HYDERABAD 197 in 84 overs (Akbar Khan 97, Shahid Qambrani 41; Danish Kaneria 4-64, Aslam Qureshi 4-32); HABIB BANK 299-4 in 80 overs (Aftab Khan 75 not out, Taufiq Umar 72, Hasan Raza 69, Riffatullah Mohmand 51).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:

PIA 211 in 68.4 over (Kamran Sajid 64 not out; Bilal Asad 4-37); KRL 232-4 in 81 overs (Ali Naqvi 108 not out, Bazid Khan 97).

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad:

FAI’SALABAD 245 in 83.5 overs (Usman Arshad 62, Mohammad Salman 61; Uzair-ul-Haq 3-31); NATIONAL BANK 269-7 in 80 overs (Nasir Jamshed 126).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta:

KARACHI BLUES 444 in 120.5 overs (Shadab Kabir 136, Ali Asad 66, Faraz Patel 48; Naseer Khan 5-101, Arun Lal 4-84); QUETTA 128-5 in 43 overs (Taimur Ali 64 not out).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad:

LAHORE SHALIMAR 219 in 58.1 overs (Suleman Khan 88; Saad Altaf 4-81, Rauf Akbar 3-49) and 115-6 in 29 overs (Saad Altaf 4-47); ISLAMABAD 255 in 57.5 overs (Rauf Akbar 98, Fayyaz Ahmed 58; Asif Raza 5-104, Shahzad Ali 3-63).

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:

SNGPL 303 in 85.2 overs (Azhar Shafiq 95, Khurram Shahzad 75; Junaid Nadir 4-54, Zohaib Khan 3-80); 85 in 30.4 overs (Samiullah Niazi 4-28, Imran Ali 3-22, Adil Raza 3-34) and 100-2 in 37 overs (Junaid Nadir 72 not out).

At Sheikhupura Stadium:

SIALKOT 100 in 36.4 overs (Mohammad Kashif 4-30, Imranullah 3-18); MULTAN 458-8 in 126.1 overs (Hammad Tariq 116, Imranullah 115, Usman Tariq 91, Mohammad Sarwar 51; M. Ali Bhutta 4-76).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium (first day of four):

ABBOTTABAD 225-6 in 70.2 overs (Wajid Ali 75; Mohammad Ayaz 4-72) v RAWALPINDI.