KARACHI, Dec 23: Fine batting by Shiraz Khalid and Shahzad Malik put newcomers PTCL in a strong position against Bangladesh ‘A’ on the second day of the Pool ‘A’ Patron’s Trophy tie at National Stadium on Tuesday.
Shiraz, who is batting on 84 off 191 deliveries, and Shahzad (87) helped PTCL to a first innings score of 262 for five in reply to the 223 all out made by the tourists.
Shiraz and Shahzad were involved in a fifth-wicket partnership of 132 in just over three hours after medium-pacer Anwar Hossain Monir had disposed of the top four batsmen for a total of 70 runs.
Shahzad was the more aggressive of the two, striking 12 fours and one six in his 106-ball knock. Shiraz has so far hit nine boundaries during 259-minute vigil at the crease.
Earlier, pacer Riaz Afridi claimed two of the remaining three Bangladesh wickets to finish with four for 39 in 28.3 overs.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH ‘A’ (1st Innings, overnight 201-7):
Hannan Sarkar lbw b Yasin 3
Shahriar Hossain c Ashar b Babar 84
M. Ashraful c Zulqarnain b Nauman 7
Rajin Saleh c Ashar b Babar 47
Ehsanul Hoque c Ashar b Riaz 16
Jamaluddin Babu c Shahzad b Riaz 12
Mohammad Selim c Aqeel b Shiraz 3
Manjural Islam Rana c Shiraz b Nauman 29
Anwar Hossain Monir b Riaz 1
Alamgir Kabir c Shahzad b Riaz 6
Tarek Aziz not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-2, NB-10) 14
TOTAL (all out, 100.3 overs) 223
FALL OF WKTS: 1-20, 2-31, 3-139, 4-164, 5-170, 6-174, 7-199, 8-206, 9-216.
BOWLING: Nauman Habib 23-4-66-2 (5nb, 2w); Yasin Bari 11-2-4-1 (1nb); Shiraz Khalid 8-5-15-1; Riaz Afridi 28.3-14-39-4 (4nb); Tabish Nawab 7-0-24-0; Babar Naeem 14-7-15-2; Mohammad Fayyaz 9-2-18-0.
PTCL (1st Innings):
Babar Naeem c Selim b Anwar 34
Aqeel Mukhtar lbw b Anwar 1
Ashar Zaidi c Manjural b Anwar 0
Mohammad Fayyaz c Tarek b Anwar 21
Shiraz Khalid not out 84
Shahzad Malik c and b Manjural 87
Zulqarnain Haider not out 30
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-1, NB-3) 5
TOTAL (for five wkts, 77 overs) 262
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-5, 3-37, 4-70, 5-202.
TO BAT: Tabish Nawab, Nauman Habib, Riaz Afridi, Yasin Bari.
BOWLING (to-date): Anwar Hossain Monir 18-2-58-4 (1w); Tarek Aziz 9-0-34-0 (1nb); Alamgir Kabir 7-0-52-0 (2nb); Jamaluddin Babu 15-2-32-0; Manjural Islam Rana 22-4-59-1; Mohammad Ashraful 2-0-19-0; Rajin Saleh 3-1-6-0; Hannan Sarkar 1-0-1-0.