LAHORE, March 31: Fine century by Noumanullah and half- centuries by Faisal Athar and Mansoor Amjad propelled National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to a healthy first innings total of 357-6 against Sialkot on first day of Pentangular Cup cricket tournament at Multan Stadium on Friday.

Nouman hit 213-ball 142 with 23 boundaries while Faisal scored 72 off 94 balls with 11 fours. Mansoor had struck eight fours in his unbeaten 110-ball 62.

It was a hard toil for Sialkot bowlers for whom only leg spinner Abdul Rahman who claimed two wickets for 56 from 23 overs commanded respect.

Scoreboard

NBP (1st innings):

Imran Nazir c Khalid b Sarfraz 11

Faisal Athar c Faisal b A Rehman 72

Noumanullah c Naveed b Tahir 142

Shahid Yousaf b Asim 19

Naveed Latif b A Rehman 27

Mansoor Amjad not out 62

Yasir Arafat c Ayub b Tahir 4

Mohammad Sami not out 9

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-3, NB-3) 11

TOTAL (six wkts, 90 overs) 357

FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-126, 3-173, 4-231, 5-329, 6-333.

BOWLING: Sarfraz Ahmad 21-5-60-1; Tahir Muhal 20-0-117-2; Asim Butt 22-3- 107-1; Abdul Rehman 23-3-56-2; Kamran Younis 4-0-10-0.