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The PIA skipper hammered 102 off only 80 deliveries with the aid of eight fours and three sixes to help the national carrier pile up 318-5 in 50 overs after Wapda captain Adil Nisar chose to field having won the toss in the Group 'D' match at the Bahawalpur Stadium.
Talented wicket-keeper/batsman Sarfraz Ahmed also warmed up for the Twenty20 series in Dubai with an 88-ball 79 (seven fours and one six) while Faisal Iqbal reminded the national selectors of his limited-overs abilities with a 53-ball innings of 58 that included seven boundaries.
Wapda, despite good knocks from Riffatullah Mohmand (77 off 71 balls, nine fours) and Imranullah (76 off 58 balls, five fours and four sixes) made 287 in reply. Malik completed a good day at the office by taking two of the wickets.
In the other match in this pool, ZTBL easily defeated Pakistan Customs by six wickets in Multan.
National Bank and hosts KRL had to share points after their Group 'B' clash in Rawalpindi was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.
Meanwhile, Quetta Bears pulled off an exciting four-run win after bowling out Peshawar Panthers for 149 in the Group 'A' fixture at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium here in Karachi.
Multan Tigers defeated hosts Hyderabad Hawks by five wickets at the Niaz Stadium thanks to an unbroken 93-run partnership between Kashif Naved (78) and Rizwan Haider (45).
Rawalpindi Rams won a truncated Group 'C' tie against Islamabad Leopards at the Diamond Club Ground after rain reduced the fixture to a 20-over game. The day's other winners were Abbottabad Rhinos and Sialkot Stallions, who beat Faisalabad Wolves and Lahore Lions, respectively.
Our Sports Reporter adds from Lahore Fine unbeaten knocks by former Pakistan captain Younis Khan and Hasan Raza guided Habib Bank to a seven-wicket win over Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in the Group 'B' match at the Gaddafi Stadium.
Chasing a target of 266, Younis, the Habib Bank skipper, hit a 94-ball 81 with a solitary boundary as he and Hasan (76 off 64 balls, six fours) put on an unfinished partnership of 150. Saleem Elahi also shine with 67 (69 balls, nine boundaries) as the bankers were home in 43.4 overs.
Earlier, Azeem Ghumman, who led Pakistan in the recent ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, hit 66 off 107 balls with six fours) to top score for SSGC.
In another match at the LCCA Ground, paceman Mohammad Irshad snared 4-39 to help Lahore Eagles post a 69-run victory over Karachi Zebras.
Karachi Zebras, who were dismissed for 163 in 37.4 overs with Akbar Rehman making 61, were severely depleted by the loss of their skipper Asim Kamal, who was unable to bat after fracturing the index finger of his right hand while fielding.
Asim, the forgotten Pakistan Test batsman, will miss the rest of the tournament since the injury will take at least three weeks to heal up.
Results
Group 'A'
At Southend Cricket Club Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Bears beat Peshawar Panthers by four runs.
QUETTA BEARS 153 in 50 overs (Taimur Khan 55 not out; Riaz Afridi 4-29, Jibran Khan 3-35); PESHAWAR PANTHERS 149 in 44.2 overs (Khalil Ahmed 4-34).
At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Multan Tigers beat Hyderabad Hawks by five wickets.
HYDERABAD HAWKS 255-8 in 50 overs (Aqeel Anjum 81; Zulfiqar Babar 3-43); MULTAN TIGERS 256-5 overs (Kashif Javed 78 not out, Rizwan Haider 45 not out).
Group 'B'
At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Habib Bank beat SSGC by seven wickets.
SSGC 265-6 in 50 overs (Azeem Ghumman 66, Wajid Ali 57, Rizwan Ahmed 53, Asif Zakir 45; Sarmad Anwar 3-60); HABIB BANK 266-3 in 43.4 overs (Younis Khan 81 not out, Hasan Raza 76 not out, Saleem Elahi 67).
At LCCA Ground, Lahore Lahore Eagles beat Karachi Zebras by 69 runs.
LAHORE EAGLES 232 in 48.3 overs (Irfan Zaman 46, Wasim Butt 42; Usama Basharat 3-36, Akbar Rehman 3-42); KARACHI ZEBRAS 163 in 37.4 overs (Akbar Rehman 61; Mohammad Irshad 4-39, Mohammad Saeed 3-28).
At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi KRL v NATIONAL BANK — no play because of rain.
Group 'C'
At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad
Rawalpindi Rams beat Islamabad Leopards by five wickets.
ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 148-6 in 20 overs (Ali Sarfraz 45); RAWALPINDI RAMS 149-5 in 18.3 overs (Adnan Mufti 47, Usman Saeed 46 not out; Shahzad Azam 3-17).
At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Abbottabad Rhinos beat Faisalabad Wolves by 88 runs.
ABBOTTABAD RHINOS 314-8 in 50 overs (Mir Azam Khan 61, Adnan Raees 52, Fawad Khan 51, Khalid Usman 43 not out; Zulqarnain 3-72); FAISALABAD WOLVES 226 in 46.3 overs (Mohammad Salman 68, Farrukh Shahzad 64; Khalid Usman 3-32).
At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot Sialkot Stallions beat Lahore Lions by 79 runs.
SIALKOT STALLIONS 310-6 in 50 overs (Shahzad Malik 80, Adeel Malik 70, Hafiz Majid Jahangir 58; Junaid Zia 3-48); LAHORE LIONS 231 in 48.3 overs (Sohail Ahmed 81).
Group 'D'
At Multan Cricket Stadium ZTBL beat Pakistan Customs by six wickets.
PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 178 in 45 overs (Aamir Yamin 43; Mohammad Khalil 3-24); ZTBL 182-4 in 30 overs (Babar Azam 68, Shahid Yousuf 46; Yasir Hussain 3-28).
At Bahawalpur Stadium PIA beat Wapda by 31 runs.
PIA 318-5 in 50 overs (Shoaib Malik 102, Sarfraz Ahmed 79, Faisal Iqbal 58); WAPDA 287 in 47.2 overs (Riffatullah Mohmand 77, Imranullah 76, Ahmed Said 45; Anwar Ali 3-54).
