Naumanullah rescues NBP

Published November 20, 2006

KARACHI, Nov 19: Naumanullah hit 69 for National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on the third day of their four-day Patrons Trophy grade-I match against Habib Bank Limited (HBL) at the UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.

At the end of day’s play, NBP scored 146 for loss of five wickets in their second innings with medium-pacer Irfan Fazil taking three wickets for 34 runs in eight overs.

Earlier, resuming at their overnight second innings score of 81 for four, HBL bowled out for 217.

Summarised scores:

HBL (1st innings) 266; NBP (1st innings) 225; HBL (2nd innings) 217 all out in 59.2 overs (Aftab Khan 40, Humayun Farhat 38; Mohammad Sami 79-4, Tahir Mughal 31-3); NBP (2nd innings) 146-5 in 45 overs (Naumanullah not out 69, Qaiser Abbas not out 29; Irfan Fazil 34-3).—APP

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