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KARACHI: Left-handed batsman Ali Azmat slammed century in each innings against Sialkot to help Wapda maintain their winning streak in the Faysal Bank Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship Division I on Friday.
Ali, who scored 101 in the first innings, remained undefeated with 106 as Wapda eased to their fourth victory of the competition by five wickets at the Jinnah Stadium. The 32-year-old Ali laced his 116-ball knock with 13 fours and dominated the unfinished sixth-wicket partnership of 94 with fellow left-hander Bilal Khilji who contributed 33.
Wapda now have a 12-point advantage over second-placed reigning champions Habib Bank who have 21 points following their three-day against Islamabad on Wednesday.
Left-arm paceman Sadaf Hussain continued his tremendous form with a 12-wicket haul as Rawalpindi sneaked to a 25-run win against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The 21-year-old Sadaf followed his 6-55 in the first innings with 6-113 as ZTBL were dismissed for 229 after resuming the final day of the four-day fixture at 37-2. Wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider was the highest run-getter for ZTBL with 76.
Sadaf, who claimed 15 wickets for 154 runs against Habib Bank last week, is the leading wicket-taker this season 43 first-class scalps in just four games.
National Bank, meanwhile, had to settle for just three points after Faisalabad held on for a draw at the Iqbal Stadium. The bankers enforced the follow on after bowling the hosts for 376, but Faisalabad battled through 49 overs to reach 108-5 in their second innings.
Scores and results on Friday (final day of four):
At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Match drawn.
NATIONAL BANK 539-4 declared in 137.1 overs (Fawad Alam 157 not out, Aqeel Anjum 146, Qaiser Abbas 101 not out, Khurram Manzoor 69); FAISALABAD 376 in 143.1 overs (Mohammad Salman 68, Asif Zeeshan 58, Farrukh Shahzad 51, Asif Hussain 47; Uzair-ul-Haq 3-54, Irfanuddin 3-94) and 108-5 in 49 overs.
At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: Wapda beat Sialkot by five wickets.
SIALKOT 139 in 48.2 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 5-36, M. Imran Khan 3-43) and 396 in 96.1 overs (M. Ayub Dogar 200, Mansoor Amjad 97; Sarfraz Ahmed 5-74); WAPDA 296 in 73.5 overs (Ali Azmat 101, Zulfiqar Babar 81; Prince Abbas 3-72) and 241-5 in 74.2 overs (Ali Azmat 106 not out, Aamir Sajjad 46, Riffatullah Mohmand 40; Mohammad Abbas 3-67).
At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Rawalpindi beat ZTBL by 25 runs.
RAWALPINDI 304 in 81.3 overs (Usman Saeed 94, Naved Malik 72, Shoaib Nasir 54; Rao Iftikhar 5-49, Mohammad Khalil 3-94) and 162 in 50.5 overs (Rehan Riaz 3-17, Mohammad Khalil 3-39); ZTBL 212 in 83.2 overs (Haris Sohail 67, Zohaib Khan 58; Sadaf Hussain 6-55, Haseeb Azam 3-66) and 229 in 75.1 overs (Zulqarnain Haider 76, Haris Sohail 47; Sadaf Hussain 6-113, Haseeb Azam 3-54).
