KARACHI, Dec 28: Wapda ended their winless streak in the Patron’s Cup when they overwhelmed Bangladesh ‘A’ by a comfortable margin of seven wickets at UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.
Wapda’s first one-day win in Pool ‘A’ was engineered by Adil Nisar, who made a welcome return to form by scoring 94 off 112 deliveries. He could easily had a century against his name, but a rush of blood saw him charged at leg-spinner Mosaddek Hossain and only to be bowled through the gate.
The left-hander stroked 12 boundaries while sharing a third-wicket stand of 129 with Mohammad Zaman (63 not out off 88 balls).
Earlier, Bangladesh were restricted to 221 for nine in their 50 overs. Rajin Saleh top-scored for the visitors with 61 off 93 balls, hitting only two fours. Shahriar Hossain was more flamboyant as he struck six fours in making a 79-ball 55.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH ‘A’:
Hannan Sarkar c Shoaib b Faisal 25
Shahriar Hossain c M. Zaman b Faisal 55
Mohammad Ashraful c and b Aqeel 2
Rajin Saleh run out 61
Ehsanul Hoque c Adil b Aqeel 0
Mohammad Selim run out 30
Mosaddek Hossain st M. Zaman b Adil 14
Manjural Islam Rana b Ran Naveed 3
Alamgir Kabir run out 7
Jamaluddin Babu not out 1
Tareq Aziz not out 2
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, W-11, NB-4) 21
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 221
FALL OF WKTS: 1-82, 2-87, 3-104, 4-104, 5-180, 6-204, 7-205, 8-215, 9-218.
BOWLING: Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 9-0-32-1 (7w); Zaman Haider 8-1-42-0 (2nb, 2w); Farooq Iqbal 10-0-48-0; Faisal Irfan 8-0-26-2 (1nb); Aqeel Ahmed 10-0-39-2 (1nb, 2w); Hasan Adnan 1-0-7-0; Adil Nisar 4-0-21-1.
WAPDA:
Atiq-ur-Rehman run out 17
Sohail Nasir c Jamal b Ehsanul 25
Adil Nisar b Mosaddek 94
Mohammad Zaman not out 63
Hasan Adnan not out 14
EXTRAS (B-3, W-3, NB-3) 9
TOTAL (for three wkts, 45.1 overs) 222
FALL OF WKTS: 1-26, 2-76, 3-205.
DID NOT BAT: Shoaib Khan, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, Farooq Iqbal, Zaman Haider, Faisal Irfan, Aqeel Ahmed.
BOWLING: Alamgir Kabir 8-1-28-0 (2nb); Tareq Aziz 7-0-49-0 (1nb, 1w); Jamaluddin Babu 10-0-41-0; Ehsanul Hoque 6-1-21-1 (2w); Mosaddek Hossain 7-0-43-1; Manjural Islam Rana 7-0-34-0; Shahriar Hossain 0.1-0-3-0.
RESULT: Wapda won by seven wickets.