Customs lose unbeaten run

Published April 7, 2013

KARACHI, April 6: Pakistan Customs lost their unbeaten run in the Patron’s Cup Pool ‘B’ after going down to Habib Bank by six wickets at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Wednesday.

Habib Bank, the defending champions, were put on the victory path by skipper Imran Farhat, who blasted 10 boundaries in scoring 53 off just 32 balls. Riffatullah hit 82 off 93 balls with six fours while Farhan Adil hit a 72-ball 52.

Skipper Azhar Shafiq top-scored for Customs with 86 off 96 deliveries with eight hits to the fence.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN CUSTOMS:

Rashid Ali c Farhan Iqbal b Waqas                          13
M. Ali Niazi c Fahad b Sajid                                    13
Azhar Shafiq b Imran                                               86
Naseem Khan lbw b Fahad                                      39
Afsar Nawaz b Fahad                                                1
Shahid Siddique c Imran b Rahman                            7
Fawad Alam run out                                                  4
Kamran Hussain b Imran                                          30
Hanif Malik c and b Rahman                                     11
Stephen John not out                                                17
Murtaza Hussain not out                                             7

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-8, NB-10)                      25
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs)                          248
FALL OF WKTS: 1-32, 2-39, 3-88, 4-93, 5-121, 6-147, 7-201, 8-219, 9-219.
DID NOT BAT: (Imran Ali).
BOWLING: Sajid Shah 8-0-44-1 (1nb); Waqas Chughtai 4-0-36-1 (5nb); Fahad Masood 7-0-43-2 (5w); Abdul Rahman 10-0-22-2; Salman Qadir 5-0-27-0; Taufiq Umar 7-0-30-0 (1w); Imran Farhat 9-0-39-2 (2w).

HABIB BANK:

Imran Farhat c John b Imran                                  53
Taufiq Umar b Kamran                                           8
Riffatullah c Shahid b Fawad                                 82
Farhan Adil c Afsar b Fawad                                52
Aftab Khan not out                                               18
Khaqan Arsal not out                                            17

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-15, NB-3)                           19
TOTAL (for four wkts, 41.2 overs)                     249
FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-88, 3-207, 4-215.
DID NOT BAT: Salman Qadir, Abdul Rahman, Farhan Iqbal, Sajid Shah, Fahad Masood, (Waqas Chughtai).
BOWLING: Stephen John 6-0-41-0 (2nb); Kamran Hussain 5-0-45-1 (1w); Mohammad Ali Niazi 2-0-16-0 (1nb); Imran Ali 4-0-21-1; Murtaza Hussain 10-0-55-0 (3w); Afsar Nawaz 4-0-29-0 (3nb); Fawad Alam 6.2-1-22-2; Azhar Shafiq 4-0-19-0 (2w).

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Rasheed Bhatti.
MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.

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