Asim, Aamer slam half-centuries

Published January 30, 2006

LAHORE, Jan 29: Defiant half-centuries by Asim Kamal and Aamer Bashir enabled PTCL to earn a fighting total 214-6 in first innings against NBP on the opening day of Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at Sheikhupura Stadium on Sunday.

Medium-pacer Wasim Khan claimed three wickets for 72 runs.

Scoreboard

PTCL (1st innings):

Asher Zaidi lbw Yasir 0

Babar Naeem c Imran b Wasim 6

Usman Tariq c Naeem b Imran 24

Zulqarnain Haider lbw Wasim 0

Aamer Bashir c Navid b Wasim 55

Shehzad Malik retired hurt 14

Asim Kamal not out 59

Muhammad Hussain run out 25

Tahir Mughal not out 18

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-6, W-2,NB-3) 13

TOTAL (for six wkts, 68.3 overs) 214

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-14, 3-14, 4-54, 5-117, 6-156.

BOWLING: Yasir Arfat 21-7-54-1; Wasim Khan 20-3-72-3; Zahid Saeed 13-2-45- 0; Imra Javed 8.3-2-65-1; Mansoor Amjad 6-2-20-0.

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