KARACHI, Dec 29: Spinners Saeed Ajmal and Alamgir Khan spun out Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd (SNGPL) for 157 to give Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) upper hand on the secondday of their four-day Patrons Cricket Trophy grade-I match at NBP Sports Complex ground on Thursday.
Off-spinner Saeed claimed four wickets for 25 runs in 17.4 overs and left arm spinner Alamgir Khan picked up three wickets for 51 in 20 overs to cause the slide in SNGPL batting.
After gaining 63 runs first innings, KRL extended their overall lead 101 by reaching 38 without loss in their second innings at stumps.
Test batsman Muhammad Hafeez emerged as the top-scorer with 40 spiced with six boundaries and a six. Skipper Misbahul Haq made 30 before was bowled by Alamgir Khan.
Earlier youthful paceman Sajid Ali finished with figures of five wickets for 46 runs in 17.2 overs as KRL resuming at 195 for eight added 25 runs before bowled out for 220.
Azhar Ali playing sheet-anchor role ended 39 not out in 175 minutes and it contained two boundaries.
Scoreboard
KRL (Ist innings) (overnight 195-8)
Saeed Anwar lbw b Asad 10
Muhammad Wasim c Salman b Sajid 9
Mohtashim Ali c Salman b Hafeez 32
Saeed Bin Nasir c Salman b Asad 6
Usman Saeed run out 34
Ali Raza c Salman b Sajid 22
Azhar Ali not out 39
Shahbaz Butt lbw b Sajid 2
Alamgir b Imran 17
Saeed Ajmal c Salman b Sajid 31
Tahir Maqsood b Sajid 2
Extras (B-1, LB-11, NB-4) 16
Total (all out in 90.2 overs) 220
Fall of wktS: 1-19, 2-19, 3-31, 4-98, 5-108, 6-135, 7-138, 8-163, 9-214
Bowling: Sajid Ali Jr 17.2-6-46-5, Asad Ali 19-4-53-2, Mahmood Malik 10-1-30-0, Imran Khalid 28-7-51-1, Muhammad Hafeez 16-4-28-1
SNGP (Ist innings)
Yasir Arafat Jr run out 10
Sohail Idrees c Shahbaz b Tahir 2
Sufiyan Munir c Wasim b Ali 9
Misbahul Haq b Alamgir 30
Muhammad Hafeez lbw b Ajmal 40
Salim Mughal c & b Alamgir 7
Muhammad Salman lbw b Ajmal 0
Imran Khalid c & b Ajmal 17
Mahmood Malik b Alamgir 17
Asad Ali b ajmal 4
Sajid Ali jr not out 2
Extras (B-8, Lb-1, NB-10) 19
Total (all out in 54.4 overs) 157
Fall of wktS: 1-12, 2-25, 3-29, 4-92, 5-103, 6-106, 7-118, 8-138, 9-154
Bowling: Tahir Maqsood 10-0-40-1, Ali Raza 7-2-32-1, Alamgir Khan 20-5-51-3, Saeed Ajmal 17.4-4-25-4
KRL (2nd innings)
Saeed Anwar Jr not out 22
Mohtashim Ali not out 13
Extras (B-1, LB-2) 3
Total (for no loss in 18 overs) 38
Bowling: Sajid Ali 5-1-17-0, Asad Ali 5-2-8-0, Mahmood Malik 4-0-9-0, Muhammad Hafeez 3-2-1-0, Imran Khalid 1-1-0-0.—APP