Faisal keeps PWD’s hopes alive

Published January 25, 2003

KARACHI, Jan 24: A spirited unbeaten 142 by opener Faisal Athar kept alive Pak PWD’s slender hopes of taking first innings lead over Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) in their pre-quarterfinal encounter at Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground.

At the end of the third day on Friday in this high-scoring match, Pak PWD were 247 for four in response to ZTBL’s massive 510 for nine declared.

Scoreboard

ZTBL (1st Innings) 510-9 dec (Javed Hayat 115 not out, Faisal Naveed 106, Raheel Majeed 87, Hafiz Khalid 64, Mubashir Nazir 54).

PAK PWD (1st Innings):

Faisal Athar not out 142

Riaz Shaikh b Rao Iftikhar 2

Ahmer Saeed lbw b Fahad 47

Afsar Nawaz c Khalid b Raheel 37

Saad Wasim b Fahad 3

Fahim Ahmed Sr not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-8, NB-8) 16

TOTAL (for four wkts, 83 overs) 247

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-142, 3-238, 4-246.

TO BAT: Iqbal Imam, Mutahir Shah, Rauf Akbar, Mansoor Ahmed, Rajesh Ramesh.

BOWLING (to-date): Mubashir Nazir 15-4-42-0; Rao Iftikhar 10-1-32-1; Fahad Masood 15-2-41-2 (8nb); Javed Hayat 16-3-31-0; Munir Ansari 8-1-25-0; Raheel Majeed 13-0-46-1; Inam-ul-Haq 6-2-22-0.

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