Habib Bank on Thursday overhauled a slender opening innings lead against PIA on day two of the Division-I Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match here at the LCCA ground. PIA resumed their innings at 136 for six but went down to 184 and then HBL gathered 245 for six at the time the stumps were drawn for. Meanwhile at the Gaddafi Stadium, WAPDA were at 186 for three in reply to NBP’s first innings total of 358.
Scores: LCCA Ground, Lahore. Habib Bank 128 in 37.2 overs (Shan Masood 17, Ahmed Shahzad 15, Fahad Masood 44, Danish Kaneria 20, Ali Imran 6-45, Kamran Sajid 3-12) and 245-6 in 63 overs (Ahmed Shahzad 81, Hasan Raza 58*, Shan Masood 34, Fahad Masood 35*, Akhtar Waheed 3-66). PIA 184 in 48.4 overs (Kamran Sajid 41, Faisal Iqbal 35, Sarfraz Ahmed 32, Sarmad Anwar 3-60, Danish Kaneria 3-53, Fahad Masood 4-56). Overnight score: PIA 134-6 in 34 overs, Toss: PIA, Umpires: Zameer Haider & Ahsan Raza; Referee: Aziz-ur-Rehman, At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. National Bank 358 in 101.4 overs (Fawad Alam 65, Qaiser Abbas 103, 177 balls, Wahab Riaz 84, 134 balls, Hammad Azam 24, Imran Khan 5-126). WAPDA 186-3 in 52 overs (Riffatullah 94, Aamir Sajjad 41). Overnight Score: National Bank 274-7 in 75.4 overs, Umpires: Saleem Badar & Ihtsham-ul-Haq; Referee: Saadat Ali.
