PIA took first innings lead over ZTBL on day two of the Division I ninth round Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. ZTBL were bowled out for 178 runs and later PIA got 252 runs for two after resuming three innings at 38 for one. Kamran Sajif with an unbeaten 115 and Faisal Iqbal 93 not out made the lead possible for PIA. At LCCA ground, Lahore Ravi pegged back to lead after they scored 55 runs in their secnod innings against KRL’s 224. Earlier Lahore got 180 runs in their first innings.
Scores:
ZTBL 178 in 62 overs(Imran Nazir 36, Zulqarnain Haider 43, Junaid Zia 65, Anwar Ali 3-35, Zia-ul-Haq 3-31, Akhtar Waheed 2-69) v PIA 252-2 in 92 overs (Kamran Sajid 115*, Faisal Iqbal 93*).
Overnight Score: PIA 38-1 in 14 overs
Toss: PIA; Umpires: Saleem Badar ur Ihtsham-ul-Haq; Referee: Aziz ur Rehman; Scorer: Najamus Saeed.
At LCCA Ground, Lahore. Lahore Ravi 180 in 64.2 overs (Mohammad Irfan 41, Asif Ashfaq 41, Mohammad Zohaib 27, Yasir Ali 4-40, Azhar Ali 2-31) and 55-2 in 13.2 overs v KRL 224 in 69.5 overs (Yasir Arafat 78, Zulfiqar Jan 23, Yasir Ali 34*, Asif Ashfaq 4-50, Waqar Ahmed 3-63).
Overnight Score: KRL 38-0 in 12.2 overs
Toss: KRL; Umpires: Akbar Khan & Kamal Marchant; Referee: Khalid Niazi; Scorer: Abdul Hameed.
