ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Islamabad put Quetta bowling to the sword to take a massive 419-run lead on the first innings on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League game at the Diamond Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Islamabad, replying to Quetta's 161 amassed 580 in 122.3 overs after resuming at 185 for three.

Quetta’s misery was such that even tail-enders Fakhir Hussain hit 54 with nine fours and one six and last man Zohaib Ahmed scored 52 with nine fours.

Other notable contributors for the hosts were debutant Immad Wasim (88), Ashar Zaidi (48) and Test discard Azhar Mahmood (57) while wicket-keeper Naeem Anjum struck an unbeaten 83.

The main wicket taker for Quetta was off-spinner Naseer Khan with six for 174.

Quetta lost Jalat Khan for a duck to finish at 2 for one.

Scoreboard

QUETTA (1st Innings) 161 (Shoaib Khan 86; Azhar Mahmood 5-45).

ISLAMABAD (1st Innings, overnight 185-3):

Afaq Raheem lbw b Naseer 47

Atif Ashraf c Faisal b Jalat 76

Bilal Asad c Jalat b Naseer 24

Ashar Zaidi b Naseer 48

Immad Wasim c Yasir b Jalat 88

Azhar Mahmood c Hameed b Naseer 57

Mohammad Altaf c Shaukat b Jalat 1

Rao Iftikhar c Jalat b Naseer 7

Naeem Anjum not out 83

Fakhir Hussain c Hameed b Faiz 52

Zohaib Ahmed lbw b Naseer 52

EXTRAS (B-24, LB-5, W-1, NB-15) 45

TOTAL (all out, 122.3 overs) 580

FALL OF WKTS: 1-134, 2-140, 3-176, 4-254, 5-372, 6-374, 7-376, 8-384, 9-473.

BOWLING: Faisal Irfan 23-1-94-0; Faiz Gohar 19-1-113-1 (5nb); Yasir Majeed 11-0-56-0 (3nb); Naseer Khan 38.3-1-174-6; Jalat Khan 31-2-114-3 (7nb).

QUETTA (2nd Innings):

Jalat Khan lbw b Rao Iftikhar 0

Hameedullah not out 0

Yasir Majeed not out 2

EXTRAS 0

TOTAL (for one wkt, 0.3 over) 2

FALL OF WKT: 1-0.

BOWLING (to-date): Rao Iftikhar 0.3-0-2-1.—Agencies

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