Afaq shines for ZTBL

Published November 18, 2006

KARACHI, Nov 17: Opener Afaq Raheem hit a half-century as ZTBL scored 216 for loss of six wickets on the opening day of their four-day Patrons Trophy grade-I match against Pakistan Customs at NBP Sports Complex on Friday. Afaq hit seven boundaries in his innings of 71 as ZTBL won the toss and elected to bat first.

Summarised scores:

ZTBL (1st innings) 216-6 in 83 overs (Afaq Raheem 71, Rao Iftikhar not out 32; Uzair-ul-Haq 60-2, Murtaza Hussain 37-2).—APP

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