LAHORE, Jan 23: Despite a defiant knock of 120 by wicket-keeper Kamran  Akmal, Lahore Whites were unable to prevent Peshawar scoring a five-wicket victory in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at LCCA Ground Wednesday.

Set to score 97 in 15 mandatory overs, Peshawar reached their target with one over to spare and thereby gained maximum 12 points in a match that only started on day two after the furore over the pitch.

Earlier, Lahore Whites resumed their second innings at 44 for one and were bowled out for 265 in 75.5 overs. The overnight pair of Kamran Akmal and Adnan Usman extended their second wicket stand to 87. After Adnan’s departure Rao Usman (54) joined  hands with Kamran in a third wicket partnership that produced 106 runs in 119 minutes.

But with the departure of Rao Usman, the middle-order caved in without a fight as the last five wickets fell for the addition of 39 runs.

However, Kamran played outstandingly to slam 22 fours during his 137-ball innings in 220 minutes.

For Peshawar, Test discards Fazle Akbar and Arshad Khan  claimed three wickets each for 74 and 70 runs, respectively.

Scoreboard

LAHORE WHITES (1st Innings) 183 (Waqar Ahmed 4-62).

PESHAWAR (1st Innings) 352 (Aftab Khan 95, Riffatullah 73; Shahnawaz Malik 5-78).

LAHORE WHITES (2nd Innings, overnight 44-1):

Kamran Akmal lbw b Nauman 120

Faisal Mahmood lbw b Waqar 1

Adnan Usman c Zulfiqar b Waqar 35

Rao Usman c Zulfiqar b Fazle 54

Shahnawaz Malik c Akhtar b Fazle 0

Tariq Rasheed c Zulfiqar b Nauman 5

Aamir Malik c Waqar b Arshad 4

Shahid Anwar b Arshad 28

Ahmed Khan lbw b Fazle 2

Shahid Mahmood not out 2

Wahab Riaz lbw b Arshad 0

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-1, NB-7) 14

TOTAL (all out, 75.5 overs) 265

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-87, 3-193, 4-194, 5-199, 6-226, 7-239, 8-255, 9-265.

BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 27-6-74-3; Waqar Ahmed 19-3-75-2; Nauman Habib 13-4-39-2; Arshad Khan 16.5-4-70-3.

PESHAWAR (2nd Innings):

Yasir Hameed b Adnan 21

Javed Iqbal c Wahab b Ahmed 16

Akhtar Sarfraz c Aamir b Ahmed 3

Riffatullah not out 35

Wajahatullah Wasti c sub b Tariq 5

Zulfiqar Jan b Adnan 1

Aftab Khan not out 7

EXTRAS (LB-5, W-4, NB-2) 11

TOTAL (for five wkts, 14 overs) 99

FALL OF WKTS: 1-24, 2-32, 3-66, 4-71, 5-84.

BOWLING: Ahmed Khan 4-0-26-2; Wahab Riaz 5-0-40-0; Tariq Rasheed 3-0-17-1; Adnan Usman 2-0-11-2.

RESULT: Peshawar won by five wickets.

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Feroz Butt.

MATCH REFEREE: Ali Zia.