KARACHI, Oct 26: NWFP took command of their Pentangular Cup match against Balochistan after reducing the host team to 66 for three in their first innings at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta on Sunday.

After declaring their inning at 550 for five, with Adnan Raees making a career-beat 205, NWFP bowlers made short work of Balochistan top-order batting.

Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, batting on 10, remains Balochistan’s last hope of averting the follow on when play resumes on Monday.

Adnan, resuming at 122, was finally dismissed after hitting 20 boundaries during marathon 590-minute vigil at the crease. The 27-old Mardan-born left-hander negotiated 387 balls.

Shoaib Khan was unbeaten on 81 when Umar Gul opted to close NWFP innings.

Saeed Anwar Junior, who took three for 136 in 42 overs of left-arm spin bowling, failed with the bat when he was snared by leg-spinner Yasir Shah for 10.

Balochistan opener Shoaib Khan Junior, a mysterious selection in the Pakistan squad for the recent Twenty20 quadrangular tournament in Canada recently, was bowled by Umar Gul for 10. Fellow opener Usman Tariq scored 24 befor falling to left-arm pacer Junaid Khan.

Scoreboard

NWFP (1st Innings, overnight 293-2):

Yasir Hameed c S. bin Nasir b Saeed Jr 72

Adnan Raees st Gulraiz b Saeed Jr 205

Wajid Ali b Abdur Rauf 82

Riaz Kail lbw b Kamran 29

Shoaib Khan not out 81

Umar Gul st Gulraiz b Saeed Jr 21

Aftab Khan not out 32

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-12, W-10, NB-4) 28

TOTAL (for five decl, 157 overs) 550

FALL OF WKTS: 1-109, 2-285, 3-348, 4-452, 5-485.

DID NOT BAT: Zulfiqar Jan, Junaid Khan, Yasir Shah, Nauman Habib.

BOWLING: Abdur Rauf 30-5-83-1 (1w); Kamran Hussain 17-4-46-1 (4nb); Mohammad Irshad 19-0-81-0; Azharullah 26-5-88-0 (1w); Saeed Anwar Jr 42-2-136-3 (7w); Misbah-ul-Haq 20-0-88-0 (1w); Usman Tariq 3-0-14-0.

BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings):

Shoaib Khan Jr b Umar Gul 11

Usman Tariq b Junaid 24

Saeed Anwar Jr c Aftab b Yasir 15

Misbah-ul-Haq not out 10

Abdur Rauf not out 0

EXTRAS (B-4, NB-2) 6

TOTAL (for three wkts, 21 overs) 66

FALL OF WKTS: 1-28, 2-44, 3-58.

TO BAT: Saeed bin Nasir, Naseem Khan, Kamran Hussain, Gulraiz Sadaf, Mohammad Irshad, Azharullah.

BOWLING (to-date): Umar Gul 6-1-19-1 (2nb); Nauman Habib 6-0-23-0; Junaid Khan 7-1-20-1; Yasir Shah 2-2-0-1.