RAWALPINDI, Jan 21: An error-free century by Rashid Amin Butt spurred Islamabad past Lahore Blues as the home side took a vital first innings lead of 64 runs on the second day of the Quaid Trophy match at the KRL Stadium Monday.
After Islamabad resumed their first innings at the overnight score of 58 for one, their batsmen did well in scoring 305, a total in which Rashid contributed 101.
Lahore Blues in their second innings were 43 without loss, Sohail Idrees and Imran Farhat batting confidently in the nine overs they faced before the close.
The talented Rashid gave Islamabad a lot to cheer about as he hit 10 boundaries and two sixes in his 173-ball knock that lasted 232 minutes. He seemed in ruthless mood and freely hit the Lahore attack to all parts of the ground.
Apart from Rashid, opener Ali Naqvi who was not out 28 Sunday, knocked off 40 runs from 65 balls while at the tail-end Rao Iftikhar chipped in with 37 to fire Islamabad to a formidable total.
Irfan Fazil picked up four for 55 for Lahore while slow left-armer Mohammad Hussain had two, including the prized scalp of Rashid, whom he trapped leg before.
Scoreboard
LAHORE BLUES (1st Innings) 241 (Humayan Farhat 67, Mohammad Hussain 50).
ISLAMABAD (Ist Innings, overnight 58-1):
Ali Naqvi c Hamayun b Irfan 40
Raheel Majeed c Hafiz Bilal b Hussain 28
Rauf Akbar c Mudassar b Waqas 1
Iftikhar Hussain c Waqas b Mudassar 30
Rashid Amin Butt lbw b Hussain 101
Bilal Asad c Humayun b Irfan 24
Muhammad Shahbaz c Humayun b Irfan 1
Shakir Mahmood c Saleem b Imran 14
Rao Iftikhar lbw b Irfan 37
Saeed Ajmal lbw b Hafiz Bilal 6
Anwar-ul-Haq not out 2
EXTRAS (B-9, LB-3, NB-9) 21
TOTAL (all out, 89.2 overs) 305
FALL OF WKTS: 1-51, 2-62, 3-70, 4-111, 5-176, 6-181, 7-225, 8-276, 9-285.
BOWLING: Waqas Ahmed 19-9-41-1, Irfan Fazil 17.2-4-55-4, Mohammad Hussain 27-6-101-2, Imran Farhat 6-0-21-1, Mudassar Mahboob 6-0-30-1; Hafiz Bilal Butt 14-3-45-1.
LAHORE (2nd Innings):
Sohail Idrees not out 17
Imran Farhat not out 24
EXTRAS (NB-2) 2
TOTAL (for no wkt, 9 overs) 43
BOWLING (to-date): Rao Iftikhar 4-0-24-0; Rauf Akbar 3-1-15-0; Saeed Ajmal 2-1-4-0.