KARACHI, Feb 4: A brilliant unbeaten century by Fawad Alam guided Pakistan Customs to a five wicket win in a high-scoring Patron’s Cup one-day fixture against KRL at the NBP Sports Complex on Saturday.
Fawad, a talented left-handed batsman, finished with 100 off 106 balls with six boundaries as Customs reached their target of 286 in 48.5 overs.
Afsar Nawaz also made a vital contribution of 67 and helped Fawad add 147 for the fourth-wicket which tilted the match towards Customs. Afsar’s 75-ball knock was spiced with five fours and one six.
Earlier, pinch-hitter Abdur Rauf bludgeoned 91 off 106 balls and opener Saeed Anwar 60 as KRL ended up with 285 for nine after Customs skipper Azhar Shafiq elected to bowl first.
Rauf hit four fours and two sixes and Saeed Anwar struck six boundaries in his 94-ball innings. The two of them shared a second-wicket stand worth 116.
Scoreboard
KRL:
Saeed Anwar run out 60
Mohammad Wasim c Murtaza b Imran 0
Abdul Rauf b Kashif 91
Saeed bin Nasir c Azhar b Kashif 34
Mohammad Farrukh lbw b John 36
Shahbaz Butt b Imran 24
Shahzad Butt c Murtaza b Afsar 3
Asif Iqbal c Afsar b John 0
Jaffar Nazir not out 2
Azhar Ali c John b Azhar 7
Saeed Ajmal not out 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-7, W-10, NB-9) 28
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 285
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-119, 3-196, 4-210, 5-262, 6-274, 7-276, 8-276, 9-284.
BOWLING: Imran Ali 10-2-45-2 (3nb, 2w); Stephen John 9-2-44-2 (2nb, 2w); Azhar Shafiq 4-0-21-1; Murtaza Hussain 8-0-51-0 (4w); Jalat Khan 9-0-58-0 (4nb); Fawad Alam 4-0-20-0; Kashif Siddique 5-0-21-2 (2w); Afsar Nawaz 1-0-10-1 (1w).
PAKISTAN CUSTOMS:
Kashif Siddique c S. bin Nasir b A. Rauf 19
Shoaib Khan b Saeed Ajmal 12
Azhar Shafiq c Wasim b A. Rauf 32
Afsar Nawaz c Farrukh b Saeed Ajmal 67
Fawad Alam not out 100
Aamir Iqbal b Shahzad 10
M. Ali Niazi not out 18
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-20, NB-2) 28
TOTAL (for five wkts, 48.5 overs) 286
FALL OF WKTS: 1-37, 2-79, 3-79, 4-226, 5-243.
DID NOT BAT: Jalat Khan, Murtaza Hussain, Stephen John, Imran Ali.
BOWLING: Jaffar Nazir 8-0-64-0 (1nb, 9w); Abdul Rauf 7.5-0-44-2 (2nb, 2w); Saeed Ajmal 10-0-60-2 (1nb, 1w); Saeed Anwar 10-0-37-0; Mohammad Farrukh 4-0-20-0 (1w); Shahzad Butt 7-0-42-1 (2nb, 3w); Azhar Ali 2-0-17-0.
RESULT: Pakistan Customs won by five wickets.
UMPIRES: Afzaal Ahmed and Salim Badar.
MATCH REFEREE: Naeem Ahmed.