KARACHI: Pakistan Navy were on verge of completing a crushing victory after Sindh Police were forced to follow on in the Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament match here on Saturday.

On day two of the three-day Group ‘A’ fixture at the UBL Sports Complex, the policemen were in dire straits at 151-7 in the second innings after being bowled out for 197 in response to Navy’s first-innings tally of 408-6.

Off-spinner Nasir Awais grabbed six for 60 and paceman Zohaib Shera 4-54 before slow left-armer Fawad Khan tormented Sindh Police further with 4-43 in the second innings with Nasir taking two more as well.

Wet conditions at the NBP Sports Complex saw play being restricted to just seven overs; K-Electric added 17 runs to Friday’s total before declaring at 354-5 in 67 overs. Medicam batted five overs safely to reach 18-0.

Zia-ul-Haq’s 166 (14 boundaries) helped Pakistan Customs earn a lead of 46 against Saudi Cricket International at the RLCA Gulberg Ground. After Saudi closed at 330-7, Customs totalled 376-7 in 76.1 overs.

Mohammad Amir continued his comeback to competitive by scoring 29 as Omar Associates took a 39-run lead over Capital Development Authority (CDA) by making 307 in the Group ‘B’ tie at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Mohammad Waqas excelled by stroking 143 (off 222 balls, 13 fours and two sixes). Amir, who took 3-73 in the first innings on Friday, claimed one of the two wickets to fall as CDA went to stumps 88-2.

Asim Textile made a fitting response to Candyland’s 406-7 as they collected 366-4 in 75.5 overs in their Group ‘C’ fixture at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot. Faisal bin Mubashir was their hero with a 149-ball 128 (10 boundaries).

Veteran Rehan Rafiq struck an even 100 (153 balls, seven fours and two sixes) as Dollar East obtained a vital 19-run lead against Service Industries in the Group ‘D’ match at the Stags Cricket Ground in Lahore.

By stumps, Service Industries led by 61 as they struggled to 80-3 in the second innings.

Close of play scores on Saturday (day two of three):

Group ‘A’:

At RLCA Gulberg Ground, Karachi: SAUDI CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 330-7 in 83 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 111, Naveed Khan 72, Salman Hafeez 48 not out, Adnan Baig 36; Irfan Khan 3-70, Basit Ali 3-76); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 376-8 in 76.1 overs (Zia-ul-Haq 166, 14x4s, Ramiz Shahzad 82, Asim Ali 56; Nadeem Babar 3-68, Kamran Qadri 2-66).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: K-ELECTRIC 354-5 declared in 67 overs (Behram Khan 129 not out, Ramiz Raja 82, Saad Ali 56, Majid Khan 32); MEDICAM 18-0 in 5 overs.

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: PAKISTAN NAVY 408-6 in 83 overs (Jahangir Shah 125, Babar Hussain Agha 74, Owais Ahmed 69 not out, Amit Ravi 37, Hamza Ghani 36; Shiraz Ali 3-112) vs SINDH POLICE 197 in 47.1 overs (Yasir Mushtaq 42, Nasir Awais 6-60, Zohaib Shera 4-54) and 151-7 in 42 overs (Qamber Iqbal 48; Fawad Khan 4-43, Nasir Awais 2-57).

Group ‘B’:

At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi: PAKISTAN ARMY 368-8 in 83 overs (Shahid Khan 124, M. Miqdad Hussain 95, Maaz Taimia 39; Atlas Khan 3-79); HUMAK ENGINEERING 385 in 81.3 overs (Nauman Nazir 115, M. Saboor Dawood 104, Saddam Hussain 58 not out, Babar Khaliq 39; Khadim Jan 3-82, Mawaz Taimia 3-107, Mir Saeed 2-13).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: CDA 268 in 64.1 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 73, Zohaib Ahmed 66; Mohammad Amir 3-23, Saad Nasim 2-14, Waqas Ahmed 2-36, Jalat Khan 2-60) and 88-2 in 24 overs (Ali Sarfraz 47 not out); OMAR ASSOCIATES 307 in 80.5 overs (Mohammad Waqas 143, Zohaib Ahmed 3-75, Imad Wasim 3-52).

Group ‘C’:

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: CANDYLAND 406-7 in 83 overs (Zahid Manzoor 188, Mohammad Bilal 52, Sohail Ahmed 74 not out; Hazir Habibullah 2-68, Tauseef Yasin 2-77, Ali Usman 2-86); ASIM TEXTILE 366-4 in 75.5 overs (Faisal bin Mubashir 128, Ammar Ali Raza 76, Shahzad Ali 56, Hammad Javed 46 not out, Zeeshan Ali Ashraf 45; Mohammad Bilal 2-80).

At Model Town Greens Cricket Ground, Lahore: BRIGHTO PAINTS 322 in 81.1 overs (Akbar Badshah 104, Waqas Ali 43; Shahid Nawaz 3-62, Ahmed Shafiq 2-54) and 117-0 in 22 overs (Waqas Saleem 69 not out, Zeeshan Malik 39 not out); Railways 242 in 82.2 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 73, Salman Fayyaz 50, Syed Kashif Ali 43; Akbar Badshah 2-12, Awais Munir 2-37, Mohammad Waheed 2-37, Ahmed Bashir 2-41, M. Qaiser Ashraf 2-48).

Group ‘D’:

At Stags Cricket Ground, Lahore: SERVICE INDUSTRIES 244-5 in 83 overs (Moazzam Hayat 101, Muntazir Mehdi 53, Farhan Asghar 50 not out; Ansar Javed 2-19, Shahan Akram 2-83) and 80-3 in 23.1 overs (Moazzam Hayat 29); DOLLAR EAST 263 in 72.4 overs (Rehan Rafiq 100, Shahan Akram 47, Usman Saeed 45; Ijaz Ali 3-73, Zaheer Khan 3-95, Moazzam Hayat 2-34).

At LCCA Ground Lahore: HEC 122 in 36.4 overs (Mohammad Ismail 6-57, Mohammad Alam 3-32) and 309-4 in 65 overs (Junaid Ali 120, M. Taimur Sultan 78, Mohammad Akhlaq 67; Mohammad Alam 2-76); INCOME TAX 235 in 73.3 overs (Mohsin Nadeem 87, Ameer Hamza 35, Awais Dogar 38, Ali Mustafa Naqvi 6-58, Bilal Anwar 3-62).

Published in Dawn March 15th , 2015

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