LAHORE, Jan 7: Fine batting by discarded Test opener Salman Butt helped Lahore Shalimar give good response to Faisalabad on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

Salman scored 98 as Lahore Shalimar reached 240 for nine in reply to Faisalabad’s first innings total of 257. Former Test slow left-armer Mohammad Hussain (30) and Mohammad Khalil (1) were at the crease at stumps.

The left-handed Salman cracked 14 fours during a stay of 207 minutes before fell victim to off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who finished with three for 80.

Earlier, Faisalabad added just one run to overnight total of 256-9 before top-scorer Ali Raza (56, eight fours, one six) became medium-pacer Junaid Zia’s five wicket of the innings. The ex-international paceman conceded 37 runs

Scoreboard

FAISALABAD (1st Innings, overnight 256-9):

Imran Ali c Humayun b Junaid 1

Mohammad Zahid lbw b Khalil 0

Usman Arshad c Jahangir b Junaid 4

Misbah-ul-Haq b Junaid 30

Naved Latif b Khalil 30

Ijaz Ahmed Jr c Arsalan b Sohail 41

M. Salman c Humayun b Khalil 24

Ahmed Hayat c Hussain b Khalil 45

Ali Raza c Salman b Junaid 56

Saeed Ajmal c Ashraf b Junaid 1

Asad Ali not out 9

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-4, NB-6) 15

TOTAL (all out, 87.1 overs) 257

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-18, 3-63, 4-91, 5-127, 6-152, 7-233, 8-234, 9-240.

BOWLING: Mohammad Khalil 22-8-48-4; Junaid Zia 19.1-7-37-5; Fahad Masood 15-7-72-0 (6nb); Arsalan Mir 4-0-28-0; Mohammad Hussain 15-6-32-0; Sohail Ahmed 9-2-31-1; Salman Butt 3-1-6-0.

LAHORE SHALIMAR (1st Innings):

Salman Butt c Hayat b Saeed 98

Sohail Ahmed c Naved b Ahmed Hayat 0

Ashraf Ali c Naved b Ali Raza 34

Aamir Sajjad lbw Ali Raza 0

Jahangir Mirza c Ahmed Hayat b Saeed 37

Arsalan Mir c Ijaz b Asad 11

Humayun Farhat lbw b Asad 9

Mohammad Hussain not out 30

Junaid Zia c Misbah b Saeed 0

Fahad Masood b Ahmed Hayat 7

Mohammad Khalil not out 1

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-5, NB-4) 13

TOTAL (nine wkts, 80.3 overs) 240

FALL OF WKTS: 1-19, 2-119,3-119, 4-152, 5-189, 6-189, 7-198, 8-199, 9-225.

BOWLING (to-date): Asad Ali 26-5-87-2 (1nb); Ahmed Hayat 17.3-6-42-2 (2nb); Ali Raza 10-0-27-2 (1nb); Saeed Ajmal 27-5-80-3.