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MULTAN, Feb 24: Experienced left-hander Naseem Khan scored an unbeaten 114 to dig Quetta out of trouble on the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy tie at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
At one stage, Quetta were reeling at 109 for six, but Naseem helped by got good support from tailenders Faisal Irfan (35) and Stephen John (40 not out) lifted the total to 268 for seven at close of play.
Earlier, Rehan Rafiq, another left-hander, finished undefeated on 78 to lift Multan's first innings total to 297 from the overnight 235 for six.
Scoreboard
MULTAN (1st Innings, overnight 235-6):
Nazir Ahmed c Usman b Irfan 44
Yasir Arafat Jr c Kamran b Irfan 50
Usman Tariq lbw b John 7
Saeed Anwar Jr c Atif b Zahid 44
Aamir Bashir b Irfan 22
Rehan Rafiq not out 78
Aqeel Arshad b Irfan 17
Aamir Ata c Usman b Asif 8
Sohaib Maqsood c Kamran b Asif 11
Abdul Rauf c and b Faisal 0
Mohammad Irshad b John 0
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-6, W-1, NB-4) 16
TOTAL (all out, 103.1 overs) 297
FALL OF WKTS: 1-84, 2-93, 3-121, 4-171, 5-185, 6-219, 7-243, 8-269, 9-272.
BOWLING: Faisal Irfan 18-7-46-1; Mohammad Asif 22-5-69-2 (4nb); Stephen John 12.1-4-34-2 (1w); Irfanuddin 34-9-94-4; Zahid Naseer 17-2-43-1.
QUETTA (1st Innings):
Samiullah Agha c Aamir Ata b A. Rauf 0
Kamran Niazi c Aamir Ata b A. Rauf 0
Atif Ali Zaidi c Sohaib b Aqeel 24
Naseem Khan not out 114
Usman Khalid c Aamir Bashir b Aqeel 0
Javed Iqbal c Aamir Ata b Aqeel 0
Irfanuddin c Aamir Ata b Sohaib 4
Faisal Irfan b Sohaib 35
Stephen John not out 40
EXTRAS (B-22, LB-8, W-2, NB-19) 51
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 77 overs) 268
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-12, 3-54, 4-90, 5-90, 6-109, 7-183.
TO BAT: Mohammad Asif, Zahid Naseer.
BOWLING (to-date): Abdul Rauf 16-4-41-2 (9nb); Mohammad Irshad 13-1-65-0 (7nb); Aqeel Arshad 19-3-59-3; Sohaib Maqsood 17-3-52-2 (3nb, 2w); Saeed Anwar Jr 9-3-23-0.
