KARACHI, Oct 16: ADBP found themselves in deep trouble after defending champions Pakistan Customs piled up 400 in their first innings on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture at Sheikhupura Stadium Tuesday.
According to details available here, ADBP require a further 104 runs to avert the possibility of being followed-on, having struggled to 147 for five in their first innings.
Earlier, Customs added 161 more to their Monday’s score of 239 for six. The overnight pair, Azhar Shafiq and Aamir Iqbal, set the tone in rapid 85-run seventh-wicket partnership in 97 minutes.
All-rounder Azhar Shafiq continued his excellent form by scoring a solid 85 off 184 deliveries. The left-hander batted for 335 minutes.
Wicket-keeper Aamir Iqbal and Waqar Ahmed both made 29 each.
PAKISTAN CUSTOMS (1st Innings, overnight 239-6):
Shadab Kabir lbw b Faisal 48
Kashif Siddique run out 12
Imran Mohammad lbw b Javed 52
Asim Kamal c Faisal b Iftikhar 29
Aamir Bashir c Ghaffar b Iftikhar 26
Naseem Khan lbw b Faisal 39
Azhar Shafiq c Nadeem b Ijaz 85
Aamir Iqbal c Nadeem b Ghaffar 29
Waqar Ahmed c Zahoor b Iftikhar 29
Nadeem Javed c and b Ijaz 15
Waqas Chughtai not out 0
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-14, W-3, NB-14) 36
TOTAL (all out, 127.1 overs) 400
FALL OF WKTS: 1-35, 2-119, 3-145, 4-167, 5-222, 6-239, 7-324, 8-364, 9-397.
BOWLING: Faisal Afridi 33-8-111-2; Rao Iftikhar Anjum 40-10-108-3; Fahad Masood 3-1-5-0; Ghaffar Kazmi 11-2-40-1; Hafiz Majid 3-0-15-0; Javed Hayat 15-2-48-1; Inam-ul-Haq 10-4-29-0; Ijaz Mahmood 12.1-5-25-2.
ADBP (1st Innings):
Inam-ul-Haq c Imran b Azhar 0
Hafiz Majid c A. Iqbal b Nadeem 45
Atif Rauf c Imran b Waqar 24
Nadeem Hussain b Nadeem 8
Zahoor Elahi not out 37
Ghaffar Kazmi c Naseem b Waqas 9
Javed Hayat not out 12
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-5, W-1) 12
TOTAL (for five wkts, 34 overs) 147
FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-36, 3-71, 4-90, 5-121.
TO BAT: Ijaz Mahmood, Faisal Afridi, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Fahad Masood.
BOWLING (to-date): Waqar Ahmed 8-1-33-1; Azhar Shafiq 4-1-25-1; Waqas Chughtai 13-3-53-1; Nadeem Javed 9-1-25-2.