LAHORE, Dec 27: Devastating bowling by Wasim Khan (4-63) and unbeaten knock by Rizwan Aslam 40 helped Lahore Whites to see off the first day against Gujranwala with a satisfactory position in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at the LCCA ground Friday.
Opted to bat first, Gujranwala were all out for 179 in 57.4 overs, By close of play, the home side was at well placed taking the total to 69 for one in 25 overs.
Only Asim Munir showed confidence in scoring a priceless 82. He slammed 12 boundaries in 140-ball knock. But eventually he was fell victim to Wasim when caught by Khurram Chauhan at the total of 161.
In other matches of the pool, wickets fell like nine pins at the Sheikhupura Stadium where 17 wickets fell in the match between the home side and Habib Bank Limited (HBL).
Six wickets haul by pacer Waqas Chughati enabled Sheikhupura to wrap up HBL for a meagre 155 in 38.5 overs who were forced to bat first. He conceded 65 runs. Irfan Fazil from lower- end came to rescue his side and made the major contribution of 53 runs to give some respectability to the total. He laced his 41- ball knock with six boundaries and two sixes.
At the stumps, Sheikhupura were also in trouble losing seven wickets for 140. Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria snared three for 26. From Sheikhupura only opener Tahir Amin (38) was the main scorer.
Only 37 overs could be bowled in the match between Customs and Sialkot at the Saga ground, Sialkot due to fog. The match started at 2pm. Customs were 125 for four when the stumps were drawn for the day.
Scoreboard
GUJRANWALA (1st innings):
Iftikhar Ahmad c Ikram b Hussain 17
Ataullah b Wasim 11
Muhammad Khalid b Mudassar 19
Asim Munir c Khurram b Wasim 82
Fayyaz Ahmed lbw b Hussain 0
Kamran Younis b Wasim 5
Idrees Ahmed c Ikram b Khurram 11
Naved Arif run out 5
Rana Jahanzaib c Hussain b Wasim 5
Babar Siddique lbw Khurram 0
Ghulam Murtaza not out 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-2, NB-20) 24
TOTAL (all out, 57.4 overs) 179
FALL OF WKTS: 1-32, 2-36, 3-108, 4-109, 5-128, 6-161, 7-166, 8- 174, 9-174.
BOWLING: Wasim Khan 16.4-2-63-4; Khurram Chuhan 9-1-1-24-2; Muhammad Hussain 17-9-37-2; Muhammad Asif 4-1-4-0; Khurram Siddique 5-2-9-0; Mudassar Mahboob 6-0-38-1.
LAHORE WHITES (1st innings):
Rizwan Aslam batting 40
Ikramullah lbw b Naved 1
Khurram Siddique batting 22
EXTRAS (B-5, NB-1) 6
TOTAL (for one wkt, 25 overs) 69
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13.
BOWLING: Naved Arif 8-2-23-1; Rana Jahanzaib 4-0-11-0; Kamran Younis 3-1-12-0; Ghulam Murtaza 4-1-14-0; Babar Siddique 6-3-4-0.
At Sheikhupura Stadium.
HBL (1st innings); 155 all out in 38.5 overs (Irfan Fazil 53; Waqas Chughati 6-65).
Sheikhupura (1st innings): 140 for 7 in 44 overs (Tahir Amin 38; Danish Kaneria 3-26). At Saga ground.
Customs (1st innings): 125-4 in 37 overs (Aamer Bashir 38, Shadab Kabir 32; Tahir Mughal 2-49).
ADNAN HITS CENTURY
An unbeaten 100 by Hassan Adnan helped Wapda to reach a respectable first innings total of 243 against Lahore Blues in Group I match of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy at Okara Stadium, according to a message received on Friday.
Hassan faced 122 balls to score 100 before Wapda were all out in 61.4 overs. Left-arm pacer Muhammad Khalil finished with four for 66 while another left-arm pacer Sajid Ali picked up three for 66.
At the stumps, Lahore Blues were 28-2.
In other matches of the group, Faisalabad were all out for 172 against National Bank of Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. Opener Zeeshan Asif scored 59. Duo pacers Imran Javed and Shabbir Ahmed shared six wickets equally for 23 and 50 runs, respectively.
When stumps were drawn, the bankers were 59 for three with Test opener Saeed Anwar batting at 23 and Sajid Ali at 18. Test rejected Imran Nazir could score only six.
Propelled by two half-centuries included Sufian Munir (64) and Bilal Khilji (58) Service Industries were in a commanding position with a total of 217 for six against Sargodha at the Sports Stadium, Sargodha. The match could start at 11am due to the wet pitch.
Summarised scores.
FAISLABAD 172 (Zeeshan Asif 59, Farooq Iqbal 32, Shabbir Ahmad 3-50, Imran Javed 3-23, Mushtaq Ahmad 2-31)
NBP 59 for 3 (Saeed Anwar 23, Nadeem Afzal 2-16)
At Okara Gymkhana ground Okara.
WAPDA (1st innings): 243 for all in 61.4 overs (Hassan Adnan 100 not out, Tariq Aziz 42; Muhammad Khalil 4-66, Sajid Ali 3- 65).
LAHORE BLUES (1st innings): 28-2 in 11.1 overs.
At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
FAISALABAD (1st innings): 172 all out in 61.2 overs(Zeeshan Asif 59; Shabbir Ahmed 3-50, Imran Javed 3-23).
NBP (1st innings): 59 for three in 19 overs.
At Sports Stadium, Sargodha.
SERVICE INDS: 217 all out in 68 overs (Sufian Munir 64, Bilal Khilji 58; Umair Hassan 3-68).
RICH HAUL FOR ARSHAD
Test discarded off-spinner Arshad Khan snared seven wickets for 25 to help Allied Bank Limited (ABL) bundle out Bahawalpur for 81 in their first innings in Group II match at the Bahwalpur Stadium on Friday.
Arshad bowled 12.5 overs included six maiden for his seven-wicket haul.
The bankers were 165 for four when the day’s play ended. Ejaz Ahmed Junior was batting at 50. Wajahatullah Wasti 43 and Naved Latif 47 were other main scorers.
In another match of this group Dadu were all out at 149 against Multan at the Multan Stadium. Muhammad Salim top scored for the visitors with 61.
Off-spinner Naeem Iqbal snapped up four for 35 for Multan while pacer Azhar Abbas took three for 38.
By close of play, Multan were 51 for one.
Summarised scores.
At Bahawalpur.
BAHAWALPUR (1st innings): 81 all out in 34.5 overs (Muhammad Rashid 33; Arshad Khan 7-25).
ABL (1st innings): 165 for four in 48 overs (Ejaz Ahmed Junior 50 batting, Naved Latif 47, Wajahatullah Wasti 43).
At MULTAN STADIUM, MULTAN
Dadu 149 (Mohammad Salim 61, Naeem Iqbal 4-35, Azhar Abbas 3-38)
Multan 51 for one