NBP makes confident start

KARACHI National Bank of Pakistan posted 251-5 against Karachi Blues on the first day of the four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match here Wednesday at the National Stadium. Naumanullah scored 54 in 165 balls and Fawad Alkam 53 in 99 balls. Pakistan wicket keeper batsman Kamran Akmal contributed 78 in 67 balls hitting ten fours and a six. Summarised scores. NBP first innings 251 for five (Anwar Hafeez 49, Naumanullah 54, Fawad Alam 53, Kamran Akmal 78, Adeel Malik 2/33, Adnan Malik 2/18). In the division-II match of the event which began on Wednesday at NBP Cricket Stadium, left-arm medium pacer Rizwan Haider of State Bank of Pakistan ran through Karachi Whites first innings taking five for 46 as the hosts fell for 187. Opener Khalid Latif top scored with 64 for the home team. At close of play State Bank of Pakistan had replied with 12 for no wicket. Summarised scores. Karachi Whites first innings 187 (Khalid Lateef 64, Wajihuddin 32, Bilawal Bhatti 4/38, Rizwan Haider 5/46, Jallat Khan 2/53). State bank of Pakistan 12 for no loss (Kashif Siddiqui 1 not out, Gulraiz Sadaf 4 no out).

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