LAHORE, Nov 5: Fiery bowling by Sarfraz Ahmed and dogged batting by Bilal Khilji kept alive Wapda’s slim hopes of victory against Sui Gas in the Patron's Trophy Grade-I match at Sheikhupura Stadium on Sunday.
Wapda, who are chasing a paltry target of 98, closed the penultimate day of the four-day fixture at 81 for seven with Bilal batting on 34 and Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq (6).
Wapda launched their second innings on a disastrous note when they five wickets for mere 19 runs, including the key scalp of Pakistan top batsman Mohammad Yousuf (1).
But the left-handed Bilal, who was promoted to No 4, stood firm.
Left-arm seamer Samiullah Niazi, who took six for 42 in the first innings, claimed three for 29. Right-arm pacer Imran Ali captured three for 28.
Earlier, Wapda’s lanky left-arm paceman Sarfraz returned impressive figures of four for 17 as Sui Gas were bowled out for 224 after resuming their second innings at 125-2.
Sui Gas skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was the top-scorer with 42 while opener Yasir Arafat made 40.
Scoreboard
SUI GAS (1st Innings) 40 (Bilal Khilji 5-9).
WAPDA (1st Innings) 167 (Ahmed Said 47; Samiullah Niazi 6-42).
SUI GAS (2nd Innings, overnight 125-2):
Mohammad Hafeez c Atiq b Mushtaq 29
Yasir Arafat lbw b Sarfraz 40
Azhar Shafiq b Sarfraz 37
Misbah-ul-Haq c Ahmed b Sarfraz 42
Zahoor Elahi c Ahmed b Naved 6
Saleem Mughal c Bilal b Mushtaq 4
Mohammad Salman lbw b Naved 23
Imran Khalid b Shabbir 8
Asad Ali c Ahmed b Sarfraz 4
Samiullah Niazi c Ahmed b Sarfraz 9
Imran Ali not out 0
EXTRAS (B-7, LB-8, NB-7) 22
TOTAL (all out, 90.4 overs) 224
FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-87, 3-158, 4-166, 5-169, 6-172, 7-204, 8-214, 9-224.
BOWLING: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 28-8-84-2 (4nb); Shabbir Ahmed 18-7-37-2 (2nb); Sarfraz Ahmed 17.4-9-17-4; Bilal Khilji 5-2-12-0; Mushtaq Ahmed 21-4-46-2 (1nb); Tariq Aziz 1-0-13-0.
WAPDA (2nd Innings):
Ahmed Said run out 6
Atiq-ur-Rehman lbw b Sami 4
Tariq Aziz c Yasir b Imran 0
Bilal Khilji not out 34
Aamir Sajjad c Khalid b Imran 4
Mohammad Yousuf lbw b Sami 1
Naved-ul-Hasan c Salman b Sami 16
Shabbir Ahmed c Salman b Imran 6
Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 6
EXTRAS (LB-1, NB-3) 4
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 27 overs) 81
FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-10, 3-10, 4-18, 5-19, 6-49, 7-73.
BOWLING (to-date): Samiullah Niazi 12-3-29-3 (3nb); Imran Ali 10-0-28-3; Azhar Shafiq 5-0-23-0.