March 09, 2008	Sunday	Safar 30, 1429

LAHORE, March 8: Punjab needed 15 deliveries on the fourth and final day of the Pentangular Cup fixture at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot to complete a crushing innings and 128-run victory over Balochistan on Saturday.

Balochistan’s last two wickets fell for the addition of only 13 runs after resuming play at 207 for eight. Both wickets were claimed by former international Junaid Zia, who dismissed Imranullah Aslam for 51 and Azharullah off successive deliveries. Punjab’s first victory in the tournament earned them nine points.

Scoreboard

BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings) 375 (Rameez Alam 84, Yasir Arafat Jr 62, Gulraiz Sadaf 55).

PUNJAB (1st Innings) 723-4 declared (Misbah-ul-Haq 208 not out, Salman Butt 160, Nasir Jamshed 140 retired hurt, Ammar Mahmood 94, Shoaib Malik 60).

BALOCHISTAN (2nd Innings, overnight 207-8):

Yasir Arafat Jr lbw b Aizaz 3

Usman Tariq b Wahab 2

Rameez Alam c Kamran b Wahab 48

Saeed bin Nasir lbw b Rehman 16

Naseem Khan lbw b Hafeez 1

Gulraiz Sadaf c Ammar b Hafeez 0

Imranullah Aslam c Kamran b Junaid 51

Abdur Rauf b Rehman 24

Jalat Khan c Kamran b Rehman 11

Tanvir Ahmed not out 47

Azharullah c Kamran b Junaid 0

EXTRAS (B-4, NB-13) 17

TOTAL (all out, 48.4 overs) 220

FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-19, 3-66, 4-67, 5-67, 6-98, 7-129, 8-149, 9-220.

BOWLING: Wahab Riaz 10-1-45-2 (7nb); Aizaz Cheema 6-0-34-1; Mohammad Hafeez 15-0-47-2; Junaid Zia 3.4-0-25-2 (6nb); Abdul Rehman 14-1-65-3.

RESULT: Punjab won by an innings and 128 runs.

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Riazuddin.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Farrukh Ilyas.