KARACHI, Oct 6: Allied Bank had to be contended with first innings points after their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I encounter against Wapda petered out in a tame draw at Sheikhupura Stadium Saturday.
Wapda reached 88 for four in their second innings after being set a meaningless target of 325 when the match was called off on the fourth and final day, according to details available here.
Earlier, Allied Bank, who had gained a first innings advantage of 145, were bowled out for 179 in their second knock.
Former Test right-hander Ijaz Ahmed Junior followed his 103 in the first innings with another responsible knock of 75 until he was last out. Ijaz’s 171-ball innings included eight fours.
Taimur Khan was the other main scorer with a 72-ball 40, including six hits to the fence, during a fifth wicket partnership of 65 with Ijaz.
Wapda’s off-spinner Aqeel Ahmed completed a match haul of nine for 254 by picking three for 73. Left-arm medium-pacer Sarfraz Ahmed also claimed three wickets, conceding 30 runs in 13 overs.
ALLIED BANK (1st Innings) 451 (Ijaz Ahmed Jr 103, Rashid Latif 85, Taimur Khan 51, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 51; Aqeel Ahmed 6-181).
WAPDA (1st Innings) 306 (Adil Nisar 85).
ALLIED BANK (2nd Innings, overnight 31-3):
Mohammad Nawaz c Tariq b Kashif 9
Usman Tariq c Ikram b Aqeel 10
Naved Latif c Maqsood b Aqeel 4
Ijaz Ahmed Jr c Aslam b Sarfraz 75
Aamir Hanif b Kashif 6
Taimur Khan b Aslam 40
Rashid Latif c Kashif b Aqeel 1
Rana Naveed c Tariq b Adil 20
Arshad Khan b Sarfraz 8
Aqib Javed c Tariq b Sarfraz 0
Aamir Nazir not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-4, NB-2) 6
TOTAL (all out, 63 overs) 179
FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-23, 3-26, 4-34, 5-99, 6-106, 7-155, 8-174, 9-174.
BOWLING: Kashif Raza 14-3-24-2 (1nb); Sarfraz Ahmed 13-3-30-3; Aqeel Ahmed 19-3-73-3 (1nb); Aslam Qureshi 11-4-24-1; Tariq Aziz 2-0-5-0; Adil Nisar 4-0-19-1.
WAPDA (2nd Innings):
Maqsood Akbar c Rashid b Arshad 18
Bilal Khilji lbw b Aamir Nazir 0
Tariq Aziz c Naved b Aamir Nazir 10
Adil Nisar not out 32
Rizwan Malik c Aqib b Rashid 20
Rehan Rafiq not out 3
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-1, NB-2) 5
TOTAL (for four wkts, 33 overs) 88
FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-18, 3-35, 4-73.
BOWLING: Aqib Javed 8-3-21-0; Aamir Nazir 4-0-14-2 (2nb); Mohammad Nawaz 6-2-11-0; Arshad Khan 6-2-25-1; Ijaz Ahmed Jr 3-2-1-0; Rashid Latif 6-1-13-1.
RESULT: Match drawn.
UMPIRES: Islam Khan and Ijaz Ahmed.
MATCH REFEREE: Ali Zia.