RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: National Bank scraped to an exciting one-wicket victory over Allied Bank on Sunday in a Patron’s Cup match at KRL Stadium, opener Imran Javed striking a useful 94.

After Allied Bank, asked to bat first, had hit up 266 for nine off their 50 overs, National Bank barely managed to overhaul that total in the last over scoring 270 with two balls to spare.

Imran was the chief scorer and had he not made such a significant contribution, National Bank could have been in deep trouble. His innings had eight fours and a six.

Earlier, Wajahatullah Wasti hit 80 for Allied Banks while Ijaz Ahmed Jr made 51.

Scoreboard

ALLIED BANK:

Wajahatullah Wasti c Sajid b Imran 80

Rizwan Aslam lbw b Asad 5

Mohammad Salman c Imran b Naeem 49

Ijaz Ahmed Jr lbw b Asad 51

Farhan Adil retd hurt 15

Aamir Hanif c Kamran b Asad 0

Tahir Mughal b Zahid 20

Taimur Khan b Zahid 17

Waqar Younis b Zahid 3

Arshad Khan not out 2

Mohammad Zahid Sr b Zahid 0

EXTRAS (LB-10, W-12, NB-2) 24

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 266

FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-109, 3-197, 4-212, 5-212, 6-244, 7-253, 8-266, 9-266.

BOWLING: Zahid Saeed 10-1-41-4; Asad Zarar 10-3-47-3; Imran Javed 10-1-61-1; Naeem Tayyab 9-1-45-1; Qaiser Abbas 8-0-45-0; Hanif-ur-Rehman 3-0-17-0.

NATIONAL BANK:

Imran Javed c Waqar b Zahid 94

Hanif-ur-Rehman lbw b Waqar 8

Kamran Akmal c Salman b Tahir 8

Naumanullah c Salman b Taimur 45

Qaiser Abbas c Taimur b Tahir 11

Sajid Ali c Salman b Zahid 42

Mohammad Javed b Taimur 0

Akhtar Sarfraz run out 20

Zahid Saeed b Waqar 5 Asad Zarar not out 14

Naeem Tayyab not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-10, W-7, NB-5) 22

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 49.4 overs) 270

FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-19, 3-134, 4-162, 5-214, 6-215, 7-233, 8-246, 9-265.

BOWLING: Waqar Younis 10-0-48-2; Tahir Mughal 9.4-0-47-2; Arshad Khan 10-1-44-0; Tamiur Khan 10-0-58-2; Mohammad Zahid Sr 10-0-63-2.

RESULT: National Bank won by one wicket.