KARACHI, Feb 13: Rest of Punjab were heading for defeat after conceding a massive 179-run first innings to Sialkot on the second day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Okara Wednesday.
Punjab were struggling at 64 for three in their second innings at stumps.
Earlier, Sialkot added 278 to their overnight score of 110 for two with Shahzad Malik hitting 74 off 102 balls.
SIALKOT (1st Innings, overnight 110-2):
Inam-ul-Haq c Fazil b Asim 18
Mubashir Dar c and b Shafiq 40
Hafiz Majid c Fazil b Asim 33
Basit Saeed c A. Rauf b Shafiq 42
Shahzad Malik c Fazil b Asim 74
Afan Rauf c Fazil b Saeed 31
Tahir Mughal c Asim b Arshad 29
Aamir Wasim c Fazil b Asim 25
Shahid Khan c Asim b Arshad 9
Khaleeq Malik not out 21
Zaman Haider not out 3
EXTRAS (B-18, LB-6, W-11 NB-28) 63
TOTAL (all out, 92.3 overs) 388
FALL OF WKTS: 1-65, 2-96, 3-138, 4-217, 5-271, 6-308, 7-314, 8-323, 9-384.
BOWLING: Abdur Rauf 25.3-2-122-0; Asim Butt 26-4-103-4; Shafiq Ahmed 22-4-67-2; Saeed Anwar Jr 4-2-12-1; Mohammad Arshad 14-1-55-2.
REST OF PUNJAB (2nd Innings):
Shahid Latif c Khaleeq b Tahir 5
Asad Ali c Khaleeq b Zaman 14
Kashif Naveed not out 29
Saeed Anwar Jr c Mubashir b Tahir 10
EXTRAS (W-5, NB-1) 6
TOTAL (for three wkts, 16 overs) 64
FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-30, 3-64.
BOWLING (to-date): Tahir Mughal 6-1-20-2; Zaman Haider 6-0-34-1; Shahid Khan 2-0-10-0.