KARACHI: A fine century from opener Behram Khan enabled K-Electric to take a vital first-innings lead of four runs against Pakistan Navy on the second day of their Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament fixture on Tuesday.

Replying to the sailors’ 338-7, K-Electric ended up making 342-8 in the allotted 83 overs at the RLCA Gulberg Ground with Behram contributing 133 off 186 balls with 15 boundaries and one six.

Centuries from Ramiz Raja (152 off 149 balls, 21 fours and two sixes) and Zia-ul-Haq (114 off 186, seven fours) helped Pakistan Customs collect 363 in reply to Sindh Police’s 330 at the NBP Sports Complex.

Medicam were poised for an outright victory after Saudi Cricket International were forced to follow on at the UBL Sports Complex.

Resuming at 17-0 in reply to Medicam’s 468-8, Saudi Cricket International folded up for 238 with Nadeem Babar striking a fighting 92 (108 balls, 15 fours and three sixes).

Batting again, the underdogs reached 133-2 by stumps.

For the second day running, Mohammad Amir, the disgraced Pakistan paceman, was disappointed as rain and wet conditions resulted in the second day of the game between Omar Associates and hosts Pakistan Army being a complete washout.

Humak Engineering were in strife at 75-4 after Nadra has posted 357-8 at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad. Mohammad Naqqash struck 117 (191 balls, 14 fours and one six) while Shahid Ilyas made 97 (159 balls, 13 fours).

Debutants Brighto Paints were heading for defeat after Karachi Port Trust (KPT) enforced the follow on at the Sheikhupura Stadium. After being dismissed for 122 to let KPT enjoy a lead of 195 on the first innings, Brighto Paints were 174-5 in their second essay.

Earlier, Nadeem Javed carried his overnight score of 95 to an unbeaten 140 (226 balls, 14 boundaries).

Close of play scores on Tuesday (day two 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) and 30-1 in 10 overs; K-ELECTRIC 342-8 in 83 overs (Behram Khan 133, Saad Ali 52 not out, Majid Khan 49, Faraz Ahmed 38, Saud Shakeel 29; Zohaib Shera 3-89, Nasir Awais 3-100, Abdul Latif 2-57).

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) and 65-2 in 13 overs (Yasir Mushtaq 25 not out); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 363 in 82.1 overs (Ramiz Raja 152, Zia-ul-Haq 114, Jibran Khan 32, Ramiz Shahzad 20; Aamir Hanif 4-62, Hasan Khan 3-136, Afnan Ahmed 2-78).

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 238 in 65 overs (Nadeem Babar 92 not out, Rao Waqar 50, Mohammad Zohaib 21; Mohammad Salman 3-52, Arif Khan 3-54, Babar Khan 2-57) and 133-2 in 28 overs (Mirza Adnan Baig 55 not out, Mohammad Zohaib 30 not out, Salman Hafeez 29).

Group ‘B’:

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

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: NADRA 357-8 in 83 overs (Mohammad Naqqash 117, Shahid Ilyas 97, Hamza Ali 34, Zeeshan Akram 26 not out; Atlas Khan 3-54, Zain-ul-Abedin 2-27) vs HUMAK ENGINEERING 57-4 in 16 overs (Sharam Ali 24 not out; Ibrahim 2-19).

Group ‘C’:

At Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura: KARACHI PORT TRUST 317-9 in 83 overs (Nadeem Javed 140 not out, Faisal Khan 30, Mohammad Hasan 27, Anas Mahmood 26, Raza Ali Dar 24; Awais Munir 7-127); BRIGHTO PAINTS 122 in 33.3 overs (Farhan Khan 36, Mohammad Waheed 27, Akbar Badshah 25; Afaq Ahmed 4-25, Babar Rehman 2-41, Adeel Malik 2-42) and 174-5 in 39 overs (Waqas Saleem 51, Ahmed Dar 38, Zeeshan Malik 35; Shah Ali Zafar 2-32, Nabeel Malik 2-33).

At Ittefaq Cricket Ground, Lahore: RAILWAYS 295-9 in 79 overs (Mohsin Pervaiz 89, Salman Fayyaz 72, Jahanzeb Abdullah 70 not out; Asghar Ali 4-66) vs CANDYLAND.

Group ‘D’:

At Stags Cricket Ground, Lahore: SERVICE INDUSTRIES 172 in 59.2 overs (Muntazar Mehdi 66, Adil Akram 39 not out, Ali Afzal 28; Abdul Mateen 5-48, Mohammad Ismail 3-49, Mohammad Alam 2-43); INCOME TAX 77-2 in 25 overs (Mohammad Asad 42 not out).

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

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: DOLLAR EAST 437-7 declared in 76.5 overs (Azeem Ghumman 169, Gulraiz Sadaf 79, Rehan Rafiq 72, Faisal Athar 66; Zeeshan Farooq 3-20, Raheel Minhas 3-122); FACE FRESH 72-5 in 41 overs (Zeeshan Farooq 44; Amjad Manzoor 3-27).

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2015

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