KARACHI: Raja Nadeem scored 96 as Fata earned a handy 65-run lead on the first innings against Larkana on the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II cricket tournament match in Multan on Thursday.

Resuming at the overnight score of 71-4 in response to Larkana’s 193, Fata were dismissed for 259 in 77.4 overs. Asad Afridi and Almar Afridi both made 32.

Aamir Panwahr was the most successful bowler for Larkana with figures of 4-57, while Ghulam Yasin, Imran Chandio and Mohammad Siddique bagged two wickets each.

By stumps on the penultimate day of the three-day fixture, Larkana had reached 97-4 in their second innings to lead by just 32 runs.

Close of play scores on Thursday (day two of three):

LAKRANA 193 in 65.3 overs (Mohammad Urs 43, Zahid Mahmood 38, Noordin 31, Zafar Ali 21; Mohammad Zeeshan 5-49, Asif Ali 3-57) and 97-4 in 34 overs (Noordin 20, Ayaz Jamali 20, Ghulam Yasin 20; Asif Ali 4-26); FATA 259 in 77.4 overs (Raja Nadeem 96, Asad Afridi 32, Almar Afridi 32, Rehan Afridi 30; Aamir Panwahr 4-57, Mohammad Siddique 2-33, Ghulam Yasin 2-42, Imran Chandio 2-45).