KARACHI, Dec 17: Former Test batsman Farhan Adil scored an unbeaten 73 to help Habib Bank gain a 21-run first innings lead over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at NBP Sports Complex on Saturday.

Replying to KRL’s 247, the bankers were 268 for six.

Aftab Khan hit eight boundaries in his 59 and added 84 for the third wicket with captain Hasan Raza (44).

Scoreboard

KRL (1st Innings) 247 (Ali Naqvi 74; Abdul Rahman 5-120).

HABIB BANK (1st Innings, overnight 16-0):

Imran Farhat c Zulfiqar b Ali Naqvi 39

Riffatullah c Zulfiqar b Shahzad 13

Aftab Khan lbw b Ali Naqvi 59

Hasan Raza c Zulfiqar b Saeed Ajmal 44

Farhan Adil not out 73

Humayun Farhat c Wasim b Saeed Anwar 3

Kamran Hussain c Zulfiqar b Alamgir 18

EXTRAS (B-2, NB-17) 19

TOTAL (for six wkts, 90 overs) 268

FALL OF WKTS: 1-33, 2-65, 3-149, 4-211, 5-224, 6-268.

BOWLING (to-date): Abdul Rauf 14-1-47-0 (11nb); Shahzad Butt 14-1-58-1 (1nb); Saeed Ajmal 19-1-57-1 (2nb); Ali Naqvi 12-1-43-2 (2nb); Alamgir Khan 15-5-32-1 (1nb); Saeed Anwar Jr 15-3-29-1.—APP