HYDERABAD, Dec 21: National one-day champions PIA made it three out of three when they trounced last season’s runners-up Wapda by eight wickets in the Patron’s Cup Pool ‘A’ tie at Niaz Stadium on Sunday.

After being asked to bat first by PIA skipper Asif Mujtaba, Wapda lost wickets at regular intervals before the last one fell at the total of 138 in the 37th over.

Medium-pacers Aizaz bin Ilyas and Ali Gohar claimed four and three wickets, respectively. Off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq took two for five in three overs.

Ashraf Ali then guided PIA home with an undefeated 57 off 51 balls, hitting three fours and one six, while adding 70 for the second wicket with Ghulam Ali (36).

Scoreboard

WAPDA:

Atiq-ur-Rehman c Najaf b Aizaz 46

Asif Hussain c Kamran b Ali Gohar 0

Sabir Hossain lbw b Ali Gohar 7

Adil Nisar c Asif b Ali Gohar 9

Hasan Adnan b Aizaz 0

Mohammad Zaman b Aizaz 7

R. Naveed-ul-Hasan c Ashraf b Saqlain 34

Farooq Iqbal c Ahmed Zeeshan b Aizaz 4

Waqas Ahmed c Ahmed Zeeshan b Najaf 21

Aqeel Ahmed c Bazid b Saqlain 0

Faisal Irfan not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-7, NB-2) 10

TOTAL (all out, 36.2 overs) 138

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-30, 3-51, 4-52, 5-71, 6-72, 7-86, 8-137, 9-137.

BOWLING: Najaf Shah 7.1-0-25-1 (2w); Ali Gohar 10-1-41-3 (1nb); Aizaz bin Ilyas 9-0-33-4 (1w); Kamran Sajid 7-1-33-0 (1nb, 3w); Saqlain Mushtaq 3-1-5-2.

PIA:

Kamran Sajid b Faisal 7

Ghulam Ali lbw b Aqeel 36

Ashraf Ali not out 57

Bazid Khan not out 26

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-6, NB-1) 13

TOTAL (for two wkts, 39 overs) 139

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-83.

DID NOT BAT: Mahmood Hamid, Asif Mujtaba, Ahmed Zeeshan Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq, Najaf Shah, Ali Gohar, Aizaz bin Ilyas.

BOWLING: Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 2-0-8-0 (2w); Waqas Ahmed 8-1-21-0 (3w); Faisal Irfan 6-1-17-1; Farooq Iqbal 10-2-34-0; Aqeel Ahmed 10-0-42-1 (1w); Adil Nisar 2-0-9-0 (1nb); Hasan Adnan 1-0-2-0.

RESULT: PIA won by eight wickets.