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KARACHI, Feb 28: Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), the reigning champions, were heading for a certain defeat after PIA forced them to follow-on in the Patron's Trophy Pool 'A' match at the UBL Sports Complex on Monday.
Batting a second time, ZTBL were in deep trouble at 56 for three at the close of play on the second day and still need 105 to make PIA bat again. Having reaching a respectable 307 after resuming at 259 for six on a pitch favouring spinners, PIA's pace-cum-spin attack then prised out ZTBL for 146 in the first innings.
Apart from Shahid Yousuf (35, six fours) and the left-handed Rehan Rafiq (33 not out, four fours), no other batsman in the ZTBL innings managed to pass 20. Left-arm pace man Najaf Shah got rid of both openers and then came back to dismiss tail-ender Nadeem Sikander.
Imran Tahir, the leg-spinner, and off-spinner Tahir Khan chipped in with two wickets each while Shahid Yousuf and ZTBL captain Rao Iftikhar were both run out. Imran struck twice more when he clean bowled Atif Ashraf and Hammad Tariq after the follow-on was enforced upon the hapless ZTBL team by PIA skipper Moin Khan. Earlier, Mansoor Amjad took one further wicket to finish with five for 112 in 37 overs of leg-spin bowling.
SCOREBOARD
PIA (1st Innings, overnight 259-6):
Kamran Sajid c Atif b Nadeem 45
Ghulam Ali c Adnan b Mansoor 67
Shoaib Khan c Adnan b Imran 60
Asif Mujtaba b Mansoor 28
Faisal Iqbal c Naveed b Mansoor 17
Bazid Khan c Adnan b Mansoor 25
Moin Khan c Rao Iftikhar b Mansoor 0
Janisar Khan lbw b Rao Iftikhar 30
Tahir Khan c Adnan b Imran 17
Imran Tahir c Adnan b Rao Iftikhar 0
Najaf Shah not out 6
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-3, W-1, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (all out, 106.3 overs) 307
FALL OF WKTS: 1-90, 2-142, 3-207, 4-209, 5-240, 6-240, 7-267, 8-297, 9-300.
BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 20.3-2-59-2; Imran Sabir 25-6-61-2 (1nb); Mansoor Amjad 37-11-112-5 (1w); Nadeem Sikander 20-3-62-1 (5nb); Shahid Yousuf 3-0-7-0; Rehan Rafiq 1-0-1-0.
ZTBL (1st Innings):
Atif Ashraf c Moin b Najaf 11
Zeeshan Mohsin c and b Najaf 6
Hammad Tariq c Shoaib b Janisar 4
Mansoor Amjad st Moin b Imran 12
Shahid Yousuf run out 35
Naveed Qureshi b Imran 0
Rehan Rafiq not out 33
Adnan Akmal lbw b Tahir Khan 11
Rao Iftikhar run out 4
Nadeem Sikander b Najaf 0
Imran Sabir c Janisar b Tahir Khan 13
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-3, W-1, NB-7) 17
TOTAL (all out, 52.4 overs) 146
FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-29, 3-29, 4-64, 5-64, 6-94, 7-107, 8-117, 9-119.
BOWLING: Najaf Shah 15-3-52-3 (1nb); Janisar Khan 7-1-19-1 (4nb); Imran Tahir 19-7-41-2 (2nb, 1w); Tahir Khan 11.4-2-25-2.
ZTBL (2nd Innings, following-on):
Zeeshan Mohsin c Faisal b Najaf 0
Atif Ashraf b Imran 11
Hammad Tariq b Imran 26
Mansoor Amjad not out 2
Shahid Yousuf not out 14
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-1) 3
TOTAL (for three wkts, 20 overs) 56
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-30, 3-41.
BOWLING (to-date): Najaf Shah 6-1-21-1; Janisar Khan 4-0-18-0 (1w); Imran Tahir 6-2-7-2; Tahir Khan 1-0-5-0; Asif Mujtaba 3-1-3-0.
