KARACHI, Dec 26: Medium-pacer Najaf Shah snapped up four wickets as PIA registered a thumping 105-run victory over KRL in their third round Patron’s Trophy match on Sunday.

The left-armer Najaf finished four for 36 in 12.2 overs as KRL, chasing 310 for victory in 84 overs, were bowled out for 210 in 56.2 overs.

He got good support from pace fellow Fazle Akbar and Umar Gul, who both claimed two wickets each.

Wicket-keeper Zulfiqar Jan made 35 in 94 minutes while Shahzad Butt finished 27 not out.

It was splendid win for the airlines as they have conceded a 120-run first innings lead to KRL after being dismissed for 123.

PIA opened their account in Pool ‘A’ with six points.

Scoreboard

PIA (1st Innings) 123 (Abdul Rauf 5-54).

KRL (1st Innings) 243 (Fazle Akbar 5-63).

PIA (2nd Innings) 429-6 declared (Yasir Hameed 139, Faisal Iqbal 114).

KRL (2nd Innings, overnight 0-0):

Saeed Anwar c Bazid b Najaf 6

Mohammad Wasim lbw b Umar 9

Mohtashim Ali c Zeeshan b Fazle 14

Mohammad Farrukh b Fazle 0

Usman Saeed lbw b Janisar 25

Zulfiqar Jan c Bazid b Kamran 35

Abdul Rauf c Zeeshan b Najaf 24

Ali Naqvi c Zeeshan b Najaf 16

Shahzad Butt not out 27

Saeed Ajmal b Umar 6

Ali Raza c Bazid b Najaf 11

EXTRAS (B-12, LB-9, NB-10) 31

TOTAL (all out, 56.2 overs) 204

FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-29, 3-32, 4-83, 5-115, 6-137, 7-146, 8-160, 9-185.

BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 17-3-51-2 (1nb); Umar Gul 16-3-65-2 (2nb); Najaf Shah 12.2-3-36-4 (4nb); Kamran Sajid 8-5-18-1; Janisar Khan 3-0-13-1 (2nb).—APP