KARACHI, March 13: Saeed bin Nasir scored his second century of the Pentangular Cup match against NWFP, but despite his heroics, Balochistan were heading for defeat at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Thursday.
By stumps on day three, Balochistan were 243-4 in the second innings after the home side had obtained a substantial lead of 356 on the first innings.
Saeed, the 28-year-old Karachi batsman, followed 149 not out in the first innings with an unbeaten 118 (170 balls, 13 fours and three sixes).
Sohaib Maqsood, who made 60 in the first innings, hit 70 (69 balls, 10 fours and two sixes) while adding 121 with Saeed in the fourth-wicket stand.
Earlier, Yasir Hameed, the Pakistan opener, was dismissed for exactly 300 after resuming at 265. His grand 367-ball knock, lasting seven hours and 52 minutes, contained 49 boundaries.
Younis Khan declared his team’s first innings at 664-6. The skipper scored 44 and Yasir Shah 51 in the unfinished partnership of 108 runs.
Paceman Abdur Rauf claimed all six wickets for 193.
Scoreboard
BALOCHISTAN (1st Innings) 308 (Saeed bin Nasir 149 not out, Sohaib Maqsood 60; Waqar Ahmed 4-47).
NWFP (1st Innings, overnight 503-2):
Riffatullah Mohmand c Sohaib b Rauf 11
Yasir Hameed c Gulraiz b Rauf 300
Asad Shafiq c sub b Rauf 181
Khurram Shahzad lbw b Rauf 13
Aftab Khan c Gulraiz b Rauf 3
Younis Khan not out 44
Fawad Khan c sub b Rauf 8
Yasir Shah not out 51
EXTRAS (B-8, LB-5, W-7, NB-33) 53
TOTAL (for six decl, 128.1 overs) 664
FALL OF WKTS: 1-42, 2-473, 3-508, 4-526, 5-548, 6-556.
DID NOT BAT: Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Nauman Habib, Waqar Ahmed.
BOWLING: Abdur Rauf 33.1-2-193-6 (16nb); Mohammad Irshad 0.1-0-4-0; Faisal Irfan 23.5-3-95-0; Jalat Khan 32-1-132-0 (9nb, 6w); Yasir Arafat Jr 13-0-51-0 (1nb, 1w); Sohaib Maqsood 16-0-108-0 (7nb); Saeed bin Nasir 10-0-68-0.
BALOCHISTAN (2nd Innings):
Yasir Arafat Jr c Shakeel b Waqar 3
Gulraiz Sadaf c Younis b Yasir Shah 20
Rameez Alam lbw b Waqar 0
Saeed bin Nasir not out 118
Sohaib Maqsood c sub b Yasir Shah 70
Naseem Khan not out 27
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-2, NB-2) 5
TOTAL (for four wkts, 56 overs) 243
FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-14, 3-53, 4-174.
BOWLING (to-date): Waqar Ahmed 11-4-46-2; Nauman Habib 9-1-37-0 (2nb); Shakeel-ur-Rehman 13-1-64-0; Yasir Shah 16-4-67-2; Younis Khan 2-0-6-0; Aftab Khan 5-1-20-0.
—Sports Reporter