LAHORE, Jan 4: Medium pacer Mohammad Altaf grabbed six for 54 to help PTV skittle ARL 197 in first innings on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II final, which started on Wednesday after the first day was washed out, at Multan Cricket Stadium.

A fifth-wicket stand of 70 between Nawaz Ahmed (60 with seven fours) and Sohail Tanvir (44 with five fours) lifted ARL out of total disaster.

PTV were nine for one by close of play.

Summarised scores:

ARL 197 (Nawaz Ahmed 60, Sohail Tanvir 44, Abdul Mannan 31; Mohammad Altaf 6-54); PTV 9-1.

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