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KARACHI, Feb 8: Sheikhupura batted themselves into a strong position on the second day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Rawalpindi at Sheikhupura Stadium Friday.
Saleem Mughal hit 11 fours in scoring 74 off 137 balls while opener Mohammad Azam made a solid 52 off 177 balls with five fours as Sheikhupura closed the second day at 312 for five in reply to Rawalpindi’s 235.
RAWALPINDI (1st Innings) 235 (Mohammad Wasim 77, Naveed Ashraf 56; 5-78).
SHEIKHUPURA (1st Innings, overnight 26-1):
Imran Nazir c Salman b Naeem 15
Mohammad Azam c Salman b Azhar 52
Qaiser Abbas b Yasir 37
Mohammad Haroon lbw b Jawwad 17
Saleem Mughal c Naeem b Yasir 74
Maqsood Raza not out 45
Sarfraz Kazmi not out 17
EXTRAS (B-10, LB-16, W-7, NB-22) 55
TOTAL (for five wkts, 90 overs) 312
FALL OF WKTS: 1-24, 2-93, 3-135, 4-187, 5-276.
BOWLING (to-date): Yasir Arafat 16-0-52-2; Naeem Akhtar 23-3-63-1; Azhar Bhatti 20-2-72-1; Jawwad Hameed 25-6-73-1; Mohammad Wasim 6-0-19-0.
