Wapda rout Bankers

Published February 14, 2006

RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: Jahangir Mirza and Aamir Sajjad stroked half-centuries on Monday as defending champions Wapda scored a crushing 112-run victory over National Bank in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match at the KRL Stadium.

Put in to bat first, Wapda piled up 327 for six and then bowled out the bankers for 215 in 41.4 overs with Jahangir taking 3-15 to round off a fine day’s work.

Earlier, Jahangir struck 85 as he belted six fours and two sixes while Aamir scored 70. Also making useful contributions were Ali Azmat (46) and Bilal Khilji (44).

Mohammad Sami took 2-70 in his 10 overs and Wasim Khan captured 2-52.

Shahid Yousuf (47) was the top scorer for the bankers and hit three fours and a six.

Scoreboard

WAPDA:

Adil Nisar c Rashid b Sami 10

Jahangir Mirza c Wasim b Sami 85

Tariq Aziz b Wasim 20

Aamir Sajjad c Naved b Wasim 70

Bilal Khilji run out 44

Ali Azmat b Zahid 46

Sarfraz Ahmed not out 21

Shabbir Ahmed not out 0

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-5, W-18, NB-2) 31

TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 327

FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-51, 3-198, 4-220, 5-290, 6-320

BOWLING: Mohammad Sami 10-0-70-2 (2nb, 1w); Wasim Khan 10-1-52-2 (1w); Zahid Saeed 10-1-70-1 (3w); Naved Latif 3-0-15-0; Mansoor Amjad 7-0-37-0 (1w); Irfanuddin 6-0-39-0 (7w); Naumanullah 4-0-33-0 (5w).

NATIONAL BANK:

Imran Nazir c Tariq b Sarfraz 8

Rashid Riaz c Adil b Shabbir 7

Mansoor Amjad c Ahmed b Shabbir 31

Naumanullah c Bilal b Sarfraz 6

Shahid Yousuf c Ahmed b Kashif 67

Naved Latif c Ahmed b Kashif 47

Mohammad Sami c Adil b Jahangir 8

Naeem Ahmed lbw b Jahangir 1

Zahid Saeed b Jahangir 14

Wasim Khan run out 14

Irfanuddin not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-4, W-4, NB-3) 11

TOTAL (all out, 41.4 overs) 215

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-24, 3-52, 4-59, 5-175, 6-176, 7-177, 8-190, 9-212.

BOWLING: Shabbir Ahmed 6-0-23-2 (1nb, 2w); Sarfraz Ahmed 7-0-49-2 (1w); Kashif Raza 7-0-42-2 (2nb, 1w); Farooq Iqbal 9-0-43-0; Ali Azmat 5-0-26-0; Jahangir Mirza 5.4-0-15-3; Adil Nisar 2-0-13-0.

UMPIRES: M. Nazir Junior and Z.I. Pasha.

MATCH REFEREE: Khateeb Rizwan.

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