Mustansar hits half-century

Published December 29, 2005

LAHORE, Dec 28: Unbeaten half-century by Mustansar Ali helped Service Industries collect a first innings total 174-6 against ZTBL on the first day of Patron’s Trophy Grade I match at Sheikhupura Stadium on Wednesday.

Mustansar was batting at 55 with six boundaries and one six. Mustansar with Khurram Shahzad (48, four fours) added 102 runs to the sixth-wicket stand after Service made a shaky start of 72-5. Medium pacer Bilal Asad did main damage to Service’s innings with three scalps for 25. Other seamer Tanvir Ahmed grabbed two wickets for 41.

Scoreboard

SERVICE (1st innings):

Afaq Rahim c Rahil b Tanvir 15

Shahjahan Malik lbw b Tanvir 2

Shaiman Anwar c Adnan b Bilal 33

Sohail Ahmed c Rahil b Bilal 3

Faisal Khan c Adnan b Bilal 4

Khurram Shehzad lbw Kashif 48

Mustansar Ali batting 55

Farhan Asghar batting 0

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

TOTAL (for six wkts, 68 overs) 174

FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-24, 3-31, 4-45, 5-72, 6-174. BOWLING. Tanvir Ahmed 17-3-41-2; Siddiq Khan 13-5-34-0; Bilal Asad 15-5-25-3; Kashif Dawood 9-0-31-1; Naeem Anjum 13-3-35-0; Rahil Majeed 1-0-1-0.