NBP gain 45-run lead against KRL in Quaid Trophy

ISLAMABAD National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) earned 45-run lead against hosts Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy cricket match on Tuesday at KRL Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Imran Javeds ton (167) and brilliant knock by Naumanullah (110) hit the strokes on all sides of the ground to gain vital lead in the first innings as they resumed NBPs innings at 174 for 3.
Imran smashed 18 boundaries and a huge six during his 391 balls innings while his partner Nauman hit 12 boundaries. For KRL, Noman Ali claimed five wickets while Jaffar Nazir captured three by giving 51 and 93 runs respectively.
Summarised scores: KRL 353 in 86.5 overs (Zahoor Elahi 87, 11 x4s, 106 balls, Bazid Khan 77, 8 x4s, 149 balls, Saeed Anwar Jr. 52, 9 x4s, 85 balls, Wasim Khan 3-81, Muhammad Talha 5-72, Wahab Riaz 2-57) v National Bank 398 in 126.4 overs (Imran Javed 167, 391 balls, 18 x4s, 1 x6s, Naumanullah 110, 236 balls, 12 x4s, Noman Ali 5-51, Jaffar Nazir 3-93)
Overnight Score: National Bank 174-3 in 55 overs
Toss: National Bank
Umpires: Ijaz Ahmed & Ahmed Shahab
Referee: Arshad Pervaiz
Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed
SNGPL smell victory against HBL
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were 226 runs ahead with two wickets intact against Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture here at Diamond Club Ground on Tuesday.
Earlier, HBL added a solitary run in their total and ended the first innings at 249.
However, SNGPL did well in the second innings and were 226 runs ahead in the second innings at close of play. Naseemuddin 60 and Ali Waqas 55 were the main contributors. Abdul Rehman got 4 wickets for 61.
Summarised scores: SNGPL 245 in 71.4 overs (Naeem-ud-din 69, 11 x4s, 152 balls, Azhar Shafiq 61, 11 x4s, 1 x6s, 80 balls, Ali Waqas 34, 6 x4s, 70 balls, Abdul Rehman 4-59, Sarmad Anwar 3-47) and 230-8 in 72 overs (Naseem uddin 60, 114 balls, 9 xc4s, Ali Waqas 55, 124 balls, 8 x4s, Abdur Rehman 4-61).
Habib Bank 249 in 80.3 overs (Shan Masood 61, 158 balls, 7 x4s, Kamran Hussain 65, 108 balls, Abdul Rehman 45, Fahad Masood 31, Asad Ali 7-98)
Overnight Score: Habib Bank 248-9 in 79 overs
Toss: Habib Bank
Umpires: Riazuddin & Kaukab Butt
Referee: Aziz-ur-Rehman
Scorer: Adnan Farooq
Uphill battle for Customs on final day
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) set 330 runs target for Customs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match by declaring their second inning at 183 for 8 at Marghzar cricket ground on Tuesday.
At stumps, Customs were 5 for 1, as they needed 325 runs more on the last day to win the match. ZTBL have to capture nine wickets of the opposite batsmen to register their victory in the prestigious national cricket event. Today is the final day of the match.
Summarised scores: ZTBL 358 in 126.3 overs (Zulqarnain (at no. 7) 161, 21 x4s, 301 balls, Zohaib Khan 56, 8 x4s, 125 balls, Ahmed Jamal 4-101, Tahir Mughal 3-70) and 183-8 in decl in 52 overs (Wajhatullah Wasti 37, Shahid Yousuf 33, Yasir Hussain 4-28) v Customs 212 in 54.3 overs (Rawat Khan 30, 53 balls, 4 x4s, Ramiz Aziz 59, 95 balls, 8 x4s, Tahir Mughal 40, 38 balls, 7 x4s, Kashif Dawood 6-67) and 5-1 in 4 overs
Overnight Score: Customs 143-6 in 37 overs
Islamabad in sight of victory
Hosts Islamabad need just three wicket to register their second victory in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, as their challengers Peshawar are chasing 398 runs target in the second innings at National cricket ground F-7/3.
Peshawar were 244 for 7 in their second innings on Tuesday at stumps. However, they have to get more 155 runs to clinch win against hosts, which are in good position. Israrullah scored 82 runs for Peshawar.
Summarised scores: Islamabad 256 in 54.1 overs (Ali Sarfaraz 96, 14 x4s, 2 x6s, 117 balls, Umair Khan 36, 7 x4s, 56 balls, Imad Wasim 30, 7 x4s, 25 balls, Shahzad Ahmed Rana 29, 6 x4s, 34 balls, Riaz Afridi 5-104, Azam Khan 4-72) and 292 in 78 overs ( Raheel Majeed 46, Naeem Anjum 47, Imad Wasim 44*, Raheel Majid 46, 81 balls, 10 x4s, Ali Sarfraz 40, Azam Khan 5-45) v Peshawar 156 in 45 overs (Nauman Habib 40*, 36 balls, 7 x4x, 1 x6s, Nasirullah Khan 5-54, Rauf Akbar 3-39) and 244-7 in 50.2 overs (Israr Ullah 82, 64 balls, 15 x4s, 1 x6s, Azam Jan 38).
Junaid, Waqas bowl Lahore Ravi
to victory
Junaid Zia, Waqas Ahmed and Mohammad Irshad bowled Lahore Ravi to their first win of the season beating Quetta by 10 runs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match here at the LCCA ground on day three on Tuesday.
Quetta made 220 in its first innings and Lahore replied with 268 and later bowled out Quetta for 108 runs in their second innings, getting a target of 63 runs to achieve win. Junaid, Waqas and Irshad played key role in the Lahore Ravi win by bowling out four, three and two Quetta players respectively to ensure an easy target.
Later, Lahore openers surpassed the score in 14.4 overs. Kashif Saddique and Asif Khan completed the score making 24 and 31 runs respectively.
Brief scores: Quetta 220 in 65.2 overs (Shahzad Tareen 68, 9 x4s, 110 balls, Arshad Khan 37, 7 x4s, 65 balls, Mohammad Irshad 3-51, Waqas Ahmed 2-35, Junaid Zia 2-54, Aamir Hayat 2-65) and 108 in 30 overs (Ata-ur-Rehman 34, Junaid Zia 4-59) v Lahore Ravi 268 in 83.3 overs (Kashif Siddique 95, 176 balls, 12 x4s, Asim Naz 70, 142 balls, 10 x4s, Arshad Khan 5-85) and 63-0 in 14.4 overs
Result: Lahore Ravi won by ten wickets.
SSGPL, Lahore Shalimar match on knifes edge
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited and Lahore Shalimar match entered an interesting phase on-day three in the four-day sixth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.
After SSGC made 422 runs, Lahore responded with 307 runs in 106.5 overs. By the close of play SSGC was playing at 90 for two wickets in 13 overs that also swelled their lead to 205. Now it all depends on Lahore bowlers to restrict SSGC to a minimum total on the final day to press for win in the fourth innings.
SSGCs Asif Zakir 42 and Imran Abbas 25 were at the crease by the close of play. Sheraz Butt took both the two wickets for Lahore. Brief scores: SSGC 422 in 106 overs (Azeem Ghumman 183, 16 x4s, 1 x6s, 274 balls, Saeed Bin Nasir 101, 11 x4s, 153 balls, Bilal Asad 38, 5 x4s, 83 balls, Yawar Abbas 2-86, Hafiz Saad Naeem 2-72) and 90-2 in 13 overs (Asif Zakir 42*, 37 balls, 5 x4s, Sheraz Butt 2-25) v LAHORE SHALIMAR 307 in 106.5 overs (Abid Ali 38, Sohail Idress 76, 156 balls, 11 x4s, Hafiz Saeed Nasim 40, Bilal Asad 3-45)
Tanveer in limelight with all-round show
Tanveer Ahmed hit superb 88 in 98 balls to carry Karachi Blues first innings beyond 400 against Faisalabad on the second day of the four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match here Tuesday at the National Stadium.
With captain Muhammad Sami 41 not out, he added 121 for the 9th wicket stand that boosted the home teams total to 401. At the close of play, Faisalabad had replied with 188 for four wickets.
Tanveer basically a pacer, is flowering into a superb all rounder. He is as effective with the ball as with the bat. He hit 18 fours and two sixes in his innings of 98 balls.
When Karachi Blues resumed their innings at overnight total of 293 for eight, Tanveer Ahmed was unbeaten 37 and Muhammad Sami 10 not out. The two batted well facing five-pronged Faisalabad attack. The visitors toiled hard but could not break the partnership early. It ended with the dismissal of Tanveer Ahmed who was caught by substitute off Zahoor Khan who finished with three wickets. Ahmed Hayat picked up a five-wicket haul for Faisalabad giving away 87 runs.
Taveer struck early when Faisalabad started their reply. In his second over, he removed opener Farrukh Shahzad for a duck. Three more wickets fell with Tariq Haroon Sheharyar Ghani and Atif Maqbool taking a wicket apiece.
But without defiant batting from Ammar Mehmood (78) and Zeeshan Asif, the visitors would not have averted a batting disaster. The two added 93 for the third wicket to steer their team to comparatively to safer shores.
Zeeshan Asif was unbeaten 54 when the play ended on the second day.
Despite a healthy first innings total of 188, Faisalabad with six wickets in hand still need 64 more runs to avoid follow on.