ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: ZTBL defeated PTCL by five runs under the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method of scoring after their Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match was hit by bad light at the KRL Stadium on Monday.

Chasing 289, ZTBL were 173-4 in 32 overs when light brought a halt to the game with Bilal Asad unbeaten on 39 along with Atif Ashraf who was 21 not out.

Hammad Tariq (40) top-scored for ZTBL while Naveed Qureshi stroked a useful 37 in a chase that had appeared well on track. Jawwad Hameed snapped up two wickets.

Earlier, skipper Aamir Bashir’s undefeated 97 and impressive scores notched up by Shahzad Malik (75) and Usman Tariq (74) helped PTCL post 288-9 off their 50 overs.

Rao Iftikhar was the top wicket-taker with 3-45.

Scoreboard

PTCL:

Usman Tariq run out 74

Babar Naeem c Faisal b Rao 0

Asim Kamal c Hamad b Imran 10

Mohammad Boota lbw b Imran 16

Aamir Bashir not out 97

Shahzad Malik run out 75

Mohammad Hussain b Rao 0

Tahir Mughal c Hammad b Rao 0

Jawwad Hameed b Kashif 1

Mohammad Khalil run out 1

Waqar Ahmed not out 0

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-4, NB-3) 14

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 288

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-17, 3-42, 4-143, 5-283, 6-283, 7-283, 8-285, 9-287.

BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 10-0-45-3; Imran Sabir 10-1-45-2; Kashif Dawood 8-0-49-1; Bilal Asad 3-0-24-0; Naeem Anjum 10-0-46-0; Faisal Naveed 2-0-14-0; Raheel Majeed 7-0-58-0.

ZTBL:

Raheel Majeed run out 4

Hammad Tariq lbw b Khalil 40

Faisal Naveed lbw b Jawwad 19

Naveed Qureshi c sub (Ashar) b Jawwad 37

Bilal Asad not out 39

Atif Ashraf not out 21

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-2, W-9, NB-1) 13

TOTAL (for four wkts, 32 overs) 173

FALL OF WKTS: 1-18, 2-59, 3-110, 4-115.

BOWLING: Tahir Mughal 6-1-33-0; Waqar Ahmed 2-0-15-0; Jawwad Hameed 8-0-28-2; Mohammad Khalil 5-0-24-1; Mohammad Hussain 7-0-40-0; Babar Naeem 2-0-15-0; Aamir Bashir 2-0-15-0.

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Z.I. Pasha.

MATCH REFEREE: Khateeb Rizwan.