Weather intervenes for 3rd day

Published December 31, 2005

LAHORE, Dec 30: Only 16 overs were bowled due to fog on the third day of Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match between Wapda and NBP at LCCA Ground on Friday.

Wapda resumed at 216-6 and progressed to 249 for nine before the poor visibility forced umpires to abandon day’s play.

Bilal, not out 74 overnight, was still at the crease with an unbeaten 81.

Overall, only 83 overs have so far been bowled in three days due to inclement weather.

Scoreboard

WAPDA (1st innings, overnight 216-6):

Adil Nisar c Kamran b Yasir 37

Ahmed Said b Wasim 4

Tariq Aziz b Wasim 4

Aamir Sajjad b Yasir 74

Bilal not out 81

Muhammad Yousuf c sub b Sami 11

Faisal Irfan c Kamran b Sami 9

Aqeel Ahmed lbw Wasim 5

Kashif Raza b Mansoor 0

Mushtaq Ahmed c Wasim b Mansoor 0

Sarfraz Ahmed not out 0

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-1, W-1, NB-6) 14

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 83 overs) 249

FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-23, 3-70, 4-193, 5-206, 6-216, 7-225, 8- 247, 9-249.

BOWLING: Wasim Khan 23-8-51-3; Muhammad Sami 24-0-74-2; Mansoor Amjad 22-4-62-2; Yasir Arafat 14-1-55-2.

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