LAHORE – Sindh won the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011, beating Balochistan by four wickets in the final here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Sindh bowlers Anwar Ali, Sohail Khan and Mohammad Sami played the lead role by taking three, three and two wickets, respectively. Balochistan opened the day’s at 301 for five and reached 449 runs to give Sindh a target of 236. Later Aqeel Anjum, Sarfraz Ahmed and Hasan Raza chased the target in 34.2 overs. Abdur Rauf, who took six wickets in the first innings, grabbed another four to remind the selectors of his skills.
Scores: BALOCHISTAN 299 in 74.3 overs: (Rizwan Haider 81, 133 balls, 7×4, 1×6, Saeed Anwar Jr. 47, 76 balls, 8×4, 1×6, Abdul Rauf 45, 80 balls, 2×4, 1×6, Shoaib Khan 23, 23 balls, 5×4, Gulraiz Sadaf 23, 49 balls, 3×4, Naved Yasin 22, 37 balls, 4×4, Muhammad Sami 3-73, Sohail 3-74, Anwar Ali 2-79) And 2nd innings 449 in 115.1 overs: (Rizwan Haider 62*, 103 balls, 7×4, 1×6, Zain Abbas 90, 103, balls, 13×4, 1×6, Imranullah Aslam 72, 76 balls, 12×4, Saeed Anwar Jr. 61, 115 balls,9×4, Gulraiz Sadaf 48, 101 balls, 6×4, Taimur Ali 47, 86 balls, 9×4, Anwar Ali 3-91, Sohail Khan 3-109, Muhammad Sami 2-116, Danish Kaneria 2-111) v SINDH 513 in 108.1 overs: (Khurram Manzoor 144, 172 balls, 25×4, Fawad Alam 85, 79 balls, 13×4, Faisal Iqbal 77, 118 balls, 11×4, Hasan Raza 35, 98 balls, 3×4, Sarfraz Ahmed 71, 79 balls 9×4, Danish Kaneria 33, 38 balls, 6×4, Abdul Rauf 6-143, Muhammad Irfan 2-104) And 2nd innings 236 in 34.2 overs: (Aqeel Anjum 72, 55 balls, 9×4, Sarfraz Ahmed 48*, 49 balls, 6×4, Hasan Raza 47, 55 balls, 7×4, 1×6, Abdul Rauf 4-91)
Result: Sindh Won by 4 wickets. Overnight score: BALOCHISTAN 2nd innings 301-5 in 70 overs, (Imranullah Aslam 59*, Gulraiz Sadaf 5*)
