LAHORE – Imran Farhat, with his century, brought Punjab in sight of a win against Balochistan, while Faisal Iqbal also cracked a century for Sindh against Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa to help his team stay on course for a win on the second day of the four-day, fourth round matches of the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011. At Gaddafi Stadium, Punjab bowled out Balochistan for 126 runs, with Mohammad Khalil doing the damage with his eight-wicket haul. Later, Punjab posted 215 for four at the end of the day. At LCCA, Faisal Iqbal hit a century to take Sindh to a total of 461 (declared), and Sindh bowlers reduced Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa to 123-6 in 34 overs.
Scores: Punjab 233 in 68.3 overs (Taufiq Umar 106*, 201 balls, Usman Salahuddin 53, 69 balls, Abdul Rauf 3-62, Rizwan Haider 3-63, Zulfiqar Baber 3-33) and 215-4 in 47 overs (Imran Farhat 103*, 115 balls, Taufiq Umar 42, 167 balls, Zulfiqar Baber 2-64) v Baluchistan 126 in 39 overs (Zain Abbas 71*, 112 balls, Gulraiz Sadaf 13, Muhammad Khalil 8-38) Sindh 461-6 dec in 120.2 overs (Rameez Raja 64, 119 balls, Faisal Iqbal 118, 209 balls, Fawad Alam 108, 139 balls, Hassan Raza 72, 88 balls, Sarfraz Ahmed 50*, Khalid Usman 3-119, Yasir Shah 2-148) v Khyber Pakhtoonkhawah 123-6 in 34 overs (Aftab Khan 41*, Danish Kaneria 3-26)
Punjab, Sindh march towards victory
