LAHORE, Nov 10: Solid knock by Naved Qureshi (93) helped Rawalpindi gain a useful 104-run lead on first innings against Lahore Shalimar in the Quaid-ie-Azam Gold League at the LCCA Ground on Thursday.

Rawalpindi resuming their first innings at 70-3 and thanks to Naved’s knock managed to score 242 in 71.3 overs while replying to the home team’s first innings total of 138.

Naved struck 11 fours. Left-arm medium-pacer Muhammad Khalil took four wickets for 46. By close of play, Lahore Shalimar were 42 for one in the second innings.

Scoreboard

LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st innings) 138 (Hamayun Farhat 40).

RAWALPINDI (1st innings, overnight 70-3):

M. Wasim c Ali b Khali 39

Babar Naeem Ashfaq b Junaid 9

Sohail Nasir b Khalil 16

Usman Saeed c Ali b Khalil 0

Pervaiz Aziz c Khaqan b Fahad 22

Naved Qureshi c Hamayun b Khalil 93

Yasir Arafat c Ashfaq b Fahad 2

Sohail Tanvir c Khalil b Fahad 8

Alamgir Khan c Kamran b Ashfaq 14

Sajid Mahmood lbw b Ashfaq 5

EXTRAS (b-9, lb-1, nb-13) 23

TOTAL (all out, 71.3 overs) 242

FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-63, 3-65, 4-70, 5-136, 6- 144, 7-179, 8- 228, 9-228.

BOWLING: Fahad Masood 22-1-75-3; Junaid Zia 24-2-76-1; Muhammad Khalil

16-2-46-4; Kamran Sajid 1-0-1-0; Ashfaq Ahmed 8.3-2-34-2.

LAHORE SHALIMAR (2nd innings):

Sohail Ahmed c Sajid b Yasir 11

Imran Qadir batting 34

Ashfaq Ahmed batting 13

EXTRAS (b-2, nb-2) 4

TOTAL (for one wkt, 15 overs) 62

FALL OF WKTS: 1-20.

BOWLING: Yasir Arafat 8-1-39-1; Najaf Shah 6-0-10-0; Sohail Tanvir 1-0-3- 0.