LAHORE, Oct 16: Fine batting by Khaqan Arsal and Kamran Sajid guided Lahore Shalimar to 286 for four on the opening day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match against Multan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Khaqan scored 87 while Kamran contributed 62 as the pair added 154 for the third wicket after the visiting team were asked to bat first. Khaqan hit six boundaries while Kamran adorned his knock with 10 fours.

Scoreboard

LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st Innings):

Ashfaq Ahmed c Ata b Zahid 33

Sohail Ahmed c Saeed Jr b Tahir 8

Khaqan Arsal st Ata b Majid 87

Kamran Sajid b Tahir 62

Aamir Sajjad not out 41

Arsalan Mir not out 25

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-2, W-1, NB-21) 30

TOTAL (for four wkts, 83 overs) 286

FALL OF WKTS: 1-35, 2-51, 3-205, 4-229.

BOWLING (to-date): Abdul Rauf 15-1-61-0; Tahir Maqsood 17-2-64-2; Mohammad Zahid 12-3-27-1; Majid Majeed 24-1-76-1; Azhar Shafiq 3-2-8-0; Saeed Anwar Jr 8-23-0; Usman Tariq 4-0-12-0.

UMPIRES: Shakeel Khan and Afzaal Ahmed.

MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.