KARACHI: An unbeaten 144 from Jahangir Shah enabled Pakistan Navy to pile up 338-7 against K-Electric on the opening day of the Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament here on Monday.

After opting to bat first in the Group ‘A’ fixture at the RLCA Ground in Gulberg, Navy reached a competitive total in the 83-over allocation set for first innings in all three-day matches. Jahangir faced 260 balls and hit 18 boundaries.

By stumps, K-Electric had made 18-0 in five overs.

Arsalan Farzand bludgeoned 156 off 163 balls (27 fours) and Shahzar Hasan hit 98 (149 balls, 14 fours) as Medicam amassed 468-8 to make a mockery of Saudi Cricket International’s decision to bowl first at the UBL Sports Complex.

Pakistan Customs were 19-1 after Sindh Police posted 330 all out at the NBP Sports Complex.

The much-awaited return to action of banned Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir was put on hold for a day at least as rain washed out the entire day’s play at the Army Cricket Ground in Rawalpindi where Amir was scheduled to play for Omar Associates against Pakistan Army in the Group ‘B’ tie.

Just 11 overs were bowled at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad with Nadra reaching 47-1 after being asked to bat by Humak Engineering.

Newcomers Asim Textile secured points without even playing as their Group ‘C’ opponents Punjab Text Book Board (PTBB) failed to turn up for the their fixture at the Country Club Ground in Muridke.

An undefeated 95 from Nadeem Javed guided Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to 238-5 after they were invited by debutants Brighto Paints to bat first at the Sheikhupura Stadium.

Three other games couldn’t start on day one because of rain and wet conditions.

Close of play scores on Monday (day one of three):

Group ‘A’:

At RLCA Ground (Gulberg), Karachi: PAKISTAN NAVY 338-7 in 83 overs (Jahangir Shah 144, Abdul Latif 62; Mir Hamza 3-69, Taj Wali 2-58, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 2-120); K-ELECTRIC 18-0 in 5 overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: SINDH POLICE 330 in 81.2 overs (Abdul Jabbar 66, Yasir Mushtaq 64, Gohar Ali 45, Qamar Iqbal 30, Aamir Hanif 29, Wajid Khan 24, Kamran Shaukat 24; Ali Manzoor 5-82, Arsalan Hussain 2-79) vs PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 19-1 in 6 overs.

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: MEDICAM 468-8 in 83 overs (Arsalan Farzand 156, Shahzar Hasan 98, Wasim Ahmed 62, Babar Khan 43 not out, Umar Khan 38; Nadeem Babar 2-64, Wajid Saleem 2-120); SAUDI CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 17-0 in 5 overs.

Group ‘B’:

At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi: ARMY vs OMAR ASSOCIATES — no play due to rain.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: NADRA 47-1 in 11 overs (Hamza Ali 25 not out) vs HUMAK ENGINEERING.

Group ‘C’:

At Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura: KARACHI PORT TRUST 238-5 in 71 overs (Nadeem Javed 95 not out, Faisal Khan 30, Anas Mahmood 26, Raza Ali Dar 24; Awais Munir 4-89) vs BRIGHTO PAINTS.

At Country Club Ground, Muridke: Asim Textile awarded walkover against Punjab Text Book Board.

At Ittefaq Cricket Ground, Lahore: CANDYLAND vs RAILWAYS — no play due to rain.

Group ‘D’:

At Stags Cricket Ground, Lahore: SERVICE INDUSTRIES vs INCOME TAX — no play due to rain.

At Khayaban-e-Amin Cricket Ground, Lahore: KHAYABAN-E-AMIN vs HEC — no play due to rain.

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: DOLLAR EAST 141-0 in 26 overs (Azeem Ghumman 85 not out, Gulraiz Sadaf 46 not out) vs FACE FRESH.

Published in Dawn March 10th , 2015

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