PIA better placed

Published December 24, 2003

HYDERABAD, Dec 23: Half-centuries by openers Kamran Sajid and Ghulam Ali enabled PIA make a strong reply to Wapda’s first innings score of 283 on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Pool ‘A’ match at Niaz Stadium on Tuesday.

PIA were 202 for three at close of play after Kamran hit 68 and the veteran Ghulam Ali exactly 50. The duo put on 98 for the first wicket in just under three hours.

Kamran’s 177-ball knock included eight hits to the fence while Ghulam Ali stroked seven fours and faced 143 deliveries.

Bazid Khan (27) and skipper Asif Mujtaba (16) have so far added 44 for the unbroken fourth-wicket partnership after Mahmood Hamid had been run out for 27.

Earlier, Wapda added 17 runs to the overnight 266 for eight with paceman Aizaz bin Ilyas taking both the wickets to fall.

Scoreboard

WAPDA (1st Innings, overnight 266-8):

Asif Hussain b Saqlain 45

Adil Nisar c Ghulam Ali b Najaf 0

Tariq Aziz lbw b Najaf 0

Shoaib Khan c Mahmood b Najaf 47

Hasan Adnan c Ahmed Zeeshan b Aizaz 81

Rizwan Malik lbw b Aizaz 16

R. Naveed-ul-Hasan c Bazid b Ali Gohar 16

Zahid Umar c sub b Saqlain 50

Waqas Ahmed c Ahmed Zeeshan b Najaf 7

Aqeel Ahmed not out 3

Sarfraz Ahmed c Ahmed Zeeshan b Aizaz 9

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-6, NB-2) 9

TOTAL (all out, 92.1 overs) 283

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-5, 3-89, 4-99, 5-122, 6-141, 7-242, 8-265, 9-273.

BOWLING: Najaf Shah 30-9-68-4; Ali Gohar 15-4-35-1 (1nb); Aizaz bin Ilyas 15.1-5-46-3; Asif Mujtaba 7-1-21-0; Saqlain Mushtaq 22-2-98-2 (1nb); Kamran Sajid 3-0-8-0.

PIA (1st Innings):

Kamran Sajid c Adil b Sarfraz 68

Ghulam Ali c Rizwan b Aqeel 50

Mahmood Hamid run out 27

Bazid Khan not out 27

Asif Mujtaba not out 16

EXTRAS (B-10, LB-3, NB-1) 14

TOTAL (for three wkts, 84 overs) 202

FALL OF WKTS: 1-98, 2-147, 3-158.

TO BAT: Zahid Fazal, Ahmed Zeeshan Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq, Najaf Shah, Aizaz bin Ilyas, Ali Gohar.

BOWLING (to-date): Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 21-7-40-0; Sarfraz Ahmed 26-10-55-1; Waqas Ahmed 23-11-45-0 (1nb); Aqeel Ahmed 14-0-49-1.

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