KARACHI, Oct 10: Young Test fast bowler Mohammad Sami claimed five for 59 as National Bank took a first innings lead of 53 over Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture at Saga Ground in Sialkot Wednesday.
PWD were dismissed for 160 in reply to the bankers’ 213, according to details available here.
National Bank extended their lead to 117 by closing on 64 for one in their second innings with Shahid Anwar batting on 31.
Sami, who bowled 20 overs for the first time after battling a series of injuries, was given good support by Shabbir Ahmed. The tall pacer ripped through the PWD lower order to pick up three for 32 i 17.2 overs.
Only Afsar Nawaz (40) and Riaz Shaikh (35) managed to cross 20. Of the other PWD batsmen, Iqbal Imam (18) and Bazid Khan (11) were able to reach double figures with extras dominating the innings with 42.
NATIONAL BANK (1st Innings) 213 (Naumanullah 63, Qaiser Abbas 60; Ali Raza 4-48).
PWD (1st Innings):
Bilal Asad b Sami 0
Imran Khan b Sami 1
Afsar Nawaz c Kamran b Shahid 40
Bazid Khan c Kamran b Sami 11
Saad Wasim c Kamran b Sami 0
Iqbal Imam b Zahid 18
Riaz Shaikh c Kamran b Shabbir 35
Mutahir Shah c Akhtar b Shabbir 0
Tanvir Ahmed lbw b Shabbir 0
Ali Raza b Sami 8
Nadeem Iqbal not out 5
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-14, NB-13) 42
TOTAL (all out, 59.2 overs) 160
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-8, 3-37, 4-37, 5-71, 6-113, 7-115, 8-115, 9-129.
BOWLING: Mohammad Sami 20-3-59-5; Shabbir Ahmed 17.2-7-32-3; Zahid Saeed 14-6-39-1; Imran Javed 6-2-15-0; Shahid Anwar 2-2-0-1.
NATIONAL BANK (2nd Innings):
Imran Nazir c Nadeem b Ali Raza 24
Shahid Anwar not out 31
Naumanullah not out 7
EXTRAS (LB-1, NB-1) 2
TOTAL (for one wkt, 18.2 overs) 64
FALL OF WKT: 1-49.
BOWLING (to-date): Nadeem Iqbal 5-2-12-0; Ali Raza 8-3-32-1; Tanvir Ahmed 5.2-1-19-0.