LAHORE, Jan 27: Despite gutsy knocks by Kamran Akmal and Rizwan Aslam, Lahore Whites conceded a 58-run lead on the first innings to Rest of Punjab on second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I match at Gaddafi Stadium Sunday.
By stumps, Punjab further increased their advantage to 123 by reaching 65 for one in the second innings.
Punjab owed their strong position to paceman Azhar Abbas, who claimed four for 60 as Lahore Whites managed 224. Former Test leg-spinner and Punjab skipper Mushtaq Ahmed picked up three for 66.
Opener Rizwan Aslam made 56 off 109 deliveries with the aid of 12 fours in a stay of 132 minutes.
Kamran Akmal, who made a century last week, continued his good form by stroking a blistering 81 off just 79 balls. The wicket-keeper/batsman batted for 124 minutes and struck 12 boundaries.
The third wicket partnership between Rizwan and Kamran was worth 120 runs. But once Rizwan was caught behind off Azhar the rest of the Whites batting line-up caved in without a fight. The last seven wickets added just 64 runs.
Scoreboard
REST OF PUNJAB (1st Innings) 282 (Rizwan Ahmed 68, Sufian Munir 68, Saeed Anwar J 55; Wasim Khan 6-68, Fahad Masood 4-63).
LAHORE WHITES (1st Innings):
Rizwan Aslam c Fazil b Azhar 56
Shahid Anwar c Fazil b Shabbir 0
Rao Usman c Mushtaq b Azhar 8
Kamran Akmal b Asim 81
Shahnawaz Malik lbw b Mushtaq 19
Tariq Mahmood c Saeed b Shabbir 26
Aamir Malik lbw b Mushtaq 18
Adnan Usman lbw b Mushtaq 1
Fahad Masood lbw b Azhar 0
Wasim Khan c Fazil b Azhar 0
Wahab Riaz not out 5
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-6, NB-3) 10
TOTAL (all out, 53.2 overs) 224
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-22, 3-142, 4-160,
5-190, 6-204, 7-205, 8-206, 9-206.
BOWLING: Shabbir Ahmed 10-2-25-2; Azhar Abbas 14-3-60-4; Aamir Bashir 1-0-12-0; Asim Butt 13-3-49-1; Mushtaq Ahmed 14.2-4-66-3; Saeed Anwar Jr 1-0-5-0.
REST OF PUNJAB (2nd Innings):
Saeed Anwar Jr c Kamran b Fahad 10
Rizwan Ahmed not out 21
Mubashir Ishaq not out 28
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-1, NB-3) 6
TOTAL (for one wkt, 29 overs) 65
FALL OF WKT: 1-10.
BOWLING (to-date): Fahad Masood 9-3-27-1; Wasim Khan 9-2-21-0; Wahab Riaz 7-1-12-0; Adnan Usman 4-2-3-0.