with unbeaten double century
KARACHI: Ahmed Shahzad made a strong statement to the national selectors on Sunday by scoring his maiden double century to power Habib Bank into commanding position against Faisalabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship Division One match.
Ahmed, who turns 19 on Nov 23, struck an unbeaten 207 as Habib Bank reached 352-1 in reply to Faisalabad’s first-innings score of 172 on the second day of the four-day fixture at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha.
Former Test batsman Saleem Elahi played second fiddle to the young right-handed opener in the unbroken second-wicket partnership, which is already worth 307, with 110 (12 fours and two sixes). Ahmed, who played four One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals without much success last year, has so far adorned his 315-ball knock with 24 fours and three sixes.
Despite career-best figures of 6-69 by 20-year-old left-arm pacer Sadaf Hussain, Rawalpindi conceded a lead of 120 on the first innings to ZTBL who made 235 in the match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. First-class debutant Shoaib Nasir was batting on 56 as Rawalpindi reached 117-4 in the second innings.
Former Pakistan Under-19 captain Imad Wasim put Islamabad on top against National Bank by stroking 133 – the left-handed all-rounder’s maiden first-class ton – as the regional side posted 352 in their first innings at the Diamond Club Ground. The bankers found the going tough as they went to stumps at 201-5 in reply.
Opener Babar Ali hit 114 (140 balls, 17 fours and one six) to lead Multan to 226-5 after SNGPL made 358 in their first innings at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Wapda, meanwhile, put themselves on course for an early win at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot by reaching 339-5 in response to the hosts’ paltry total of 126 with Ali Azmat (112 with 14 fours) and wicket-keeper Ahmed Said (64) putting on 159 in the unfinished sixth-wicket stand. Opener Adil Nisar contributed 93.
Upcoming wicket-keeper/batsman Bismillah Khan celebrated his promotion as an opener with a maiden first-class century to help Quetta reach 209-2 in reply to hosts Hyderabad’s first-innings tally of 361 in the Division Two tie at the Niaz Stadium. The 20-year-old Bismillah is still at the crease with 125, a 177-ball innings containing 13 fours and three sixes.
State Bank lost three early wickets before fighting back to make 119-3 after Lahore Ravi were dismissed for 268 at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.
PTV were heading towards defeat on their maiden first-class appearance after closing at 133-5 in the second innings after hosts Abbottabad had taken a handy lead of 69 runs.
Lahore Shalimar were 213-4 in reply to Peshawar’s 272 at the Sports Complex in Mardan.
Scores on Sunday (day two of four):
Division One:
At: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: RAWALPINDI 115 in 46.4 overs (Sohail Tanvir 6-41, Rao Iftikhar 3-17) and 117-4 in 29.4 overs (Shoaib Nasir 56 not out; Mohammad Khalil 3-12); ZTBL 235 in 73.2 overs (Shahid Yousuf 70, Imran Nazir 56, Haris Sohail 53; Sadaf Hussain 6-69).
At Sports Stadium, Sargodha: FAISALABAD 172 in 68.3 overs (Danish Kaneria 5-75, Sarmad Anwar 3-34); HABIB BANK 352-1 in 96 overs (Ahmed Shahzad 207 not out, Saleem Elahi 110 not out).
At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: ISLAMABAD 352 in 119.2 overs (Imad Wasim 133, Ameer Khan 43; Qaiser Abbas 4-60); NATIONAL BANK 201-5 in 44 overs (Rashid Riaz 66, Umar Amin 44; Shahzad Azam 3-52).
At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: SIALKOT 126 in 52 overs (Hafiz Majid Jahangir 55; Zulfiqar Babar 3-23, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2-53);
WAPDA 339-5 in 112 overs (Ali Azmat 112 not out, Adil Nisar 93, Ahmed Said 64 not out).
At Multan Cricket Stadium: SNGPL 358 in 101.2 overs(Ali Waqas 105, Adnan Akmal 79, Naeemuddin 56, Raza Ali Dar 40; Ahmed Raza 6-110); MULTAN 226-5 in 62 overs (Babar Ali 114, Kashif Naved 44 not out; Adil Raza 3-42).
Division Two:
At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: HYDERABAD 361 in 105.5 overs (Lal Kumar 124, Kashif Bhatti 69; Abdul Ghaffar 3-78, Arun Lal 3-98); QUETTA 209-2 in 58 overs (Bismillah Khan 125 not out, Taimur Ali 42).
At LCCA Ground, Lahore: LAHORE RAVI 268 in 112.5 overs (Ashraf Ali 80); STATE BANK 119-3 in 51 overs.
At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium: PTV 150 in 57.4 overs (Armaghan Elahi 4-32) and 133-5 in 27 overs (Awais Zia 40); ABBOTTABAD 219 in 70.4 overs (Mohammad Kashif 56, Ghulam Mohammad 41; Saad Altaf 5-84).
At Sports Complex, Mardan: PESHAWAR 272 in 85.5 overs (Sajjad Ahmed 80, Mohammad Fayyaz 50, Naveed Khan 47; Imad Ali 3-73); LAHORE SHALIMAR 213-4 in 78 overs (Usman Salahuddin 54 not out, Arsalan Mir 45, Rana Adnan 42).
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