Habib Bank made solid progress on the opening day of the round 10 Division I Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. By the close of play, HBL were at 241 for eight against WAPDA and the credit of the score went to Shan Masood, Ahmed Shahzad and Aftab Khan while Zulfiqar Baber and Imran Khan did their best to apply breaks on HBL score by taking four and three wickets respectively. Meanwhile, ZTBL made the same advancement in the score as did HBL at the LCCA. By the close of play, ZTBL was at 239 for seven against National Bank. Sharjeel, Yasir, Haris Sohail and Shahid Yousuf made the total worth fighting but the real impact on their batting line up was made by Wahab Riaz who was sidelined from the national team in suspicion of spot-fixing. He took six wickets for 72.
Scores: Habib Bank 241-8 in 63 overs (Shan Masood 39, 143 balls, 2 x4s, Ahmed Shahzad 58, 47 balls, 9 x4s, 2 x6s, Aftab khan 63*, 79 balls, 9 x4s, Zulfiqar Baber 4-91, Imran Khan 3-54) v WAPDA, Toss: WAPDA. Umpires: Riazuddin & Akbar Khan; Referee: Aziz-ur-Rehman; Scorer: Azhar Hussain. At LCCA Ground, Lahore. ZTBL 239-7 in 64 overs ( Sharjeel Khan 46, 40 balls, Yasir Hameed 53, 99 balls, 9 x4s, Haris Sohail 59, 128 balls, 8 x4s, Shahid Yousuf 37, 66 balls, Wahab Riaz 6-72) v National Bank Toss: National Bank; Umpires: Saleem Badar & Kaukab Butt; Referee: Muhammad Anees; Scorer: Abdul Hameed.
