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KARACHI, March 25: Ijaz Ahmed Junior and Naved Latif hits sparkling half centuries as Allied Bank Limited (ABL) stormed in the last four stage of the NBP One-day Patron’s Cup when they easily defeated Karachi Whites by six wickets at UBL Sports Complex Ground on Tuesday.
Ijaz and Naved put on 131 runs for the fourth wicket in 139 balls as ABL overhauled Karachi Whites’ total of 236 for nine in the 43rd over, scoring 238 for the loss of four wickets in this quarterfinal match.
Ijaz slammed an unbeaten 86 off 96 balls with 10 hits to the ropes and Naved Latif hit 70 off 73 balls with the aid of nine fours and one six.
ABL made a shaky start when they lost opener Usman Tariq for eight and former Test opener Wajahatullah Wasti for four with 43 runs on the board.
However, Humayun Farhat smashed a whirlwind 49 with eight powerful boundaries and a six after facing just 29 deliveries to set up ABL’s victory.
Earlier, Karachi Whites, who were sent into bat, owed their total to Sharjeel Ashraf. The youngster remained undefeated with a defiant 94 off 113 balls, which was laced with 10 fours and a six.
Former Test paceman and current national junior coach Aaqib Javed grabbed two wickets for 28 runs. Fellow pacer Tanvir Ahmed claimed two for 56 and slow left-arm armer Mohammad Zahid got two for 47.
Scoreboard
KARACHI WHITES:
Agha Sabir c Humayun b Tanvir 7
Maisam Hasnain lbw b Aaqib 9
Asim Kamal c Wajahat b Tanvir 13
Iqbal Shaikh c Humayun b Taimur 1
Sharjeel Ashraf not out 94
Arif Mahmood c Humayun b Aaqib 2
Tahir Khan c Arshad b Zahid 31
Amin-ur-Rehman c Aaqib b Wajahat 27
Haris Ayaz c Wajahat b Zahid 13
Imranullah run out 12
Mohammad Hasnain not out 5
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-14, NB-4) 22
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 236
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-17, 3-32, 4-32, 5-48, 6-104, 7-148, 8-194, 9-194.
BOWLING: Tanvir Ahmed 10-0-56-2; Aaqib Javed 9-0-28-2; Taimur Khan 7-1-15-1; Arshad Khan 10-0-52-0; Mohammad Zahid 10-0-47-2; Wajahatullah Wasti 3-0-17-1; Naved Latif 1-0-17-0.
ALLIED BANK:
Humayun Farhat c Iqbal b Imran 49
Usman Tariq c Tahir b Imran 8
Wajahatullah Wasti run out 4
Ijaz Ahmed Jr not out 86
Naved Latif st Amin b Tahir 70
Aamir Hanif not out 9
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-8, NB-2) 12
TOTAL (for four wkts, 42.1 overs) 238
FALL OF WKTS: 1-37, 2-41, 3-75, 4-206.
DID NOT BAT: Taimur Khan, Arshad Khan, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Zahid, Aaqib Javed.
BOWLING: Imranullah 7-1-39-2; Mohammad Hasnain 9-0-67-0; Tahir Khan 10-0-41-1; Sharjeel Ashraf 6-0-32-0; Haris Ayaz 2-0-20-0; Arif Mahmood 8-0-33-0; Iqbal Shaikh 0.1-0-4-0.
RESULT: Allied Bank won by six wickets.
UMPIRES: Athar Zaidi and Iftikhar Malik.
MATCH REFEREE: Fahimuddin Alvi.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH (joint): Ijaz Ahmed Junior and Sharjeel Ashraf.—APP
