Islamabad frustrate Karachi Blues in QAT

OUR STAFF REPORTERS KARACHI/LAHORE - Islamabad batsmen sent Karachi Blues on leather hunt on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division I match when they raced to big first innings total of 301 for six at the close of the days play in the four-day contest here on Thursday at the National stadium. Earlier in the morning Karachi Blues first innings lasted for 33 balls before it folded at 264 all out adding 13 more runs to their total. Nasarullah captured four for 66 and Naqqash Basharat and Shahzad Azam took two wickets each in host teams innings. Islamabad started its first innings about an hour before lunch on the second day and in 75 available overs they crossed total of 300. Afaq Rashim contributed highest 94 to the team total laced with 13 fours. Imdad Wasim 60 and Zohaib Ahmed 66 were other main contributors. Azam Hussain got 3/66 while Tanvir Ahmed had 2/50. Islamabad has got 37 runs lead and if they could stretch that advantage close to hundred, the visiting team could go for a possible win overt the hoist. HBL on top against PIA: Ahmed Shahzad and Hassan Raza played superb knocks in the second innings for Habib Bank to reach 245/6 at stumps against Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division-I match at LCCA Ground on Thursday. Habib Bank bowled the all airmen in 48.4 overs as PIA resumed their first innings with 134-6. Danish Kaneria along with Fahad Masood and Sarmad Ahmed destroyed the bankers batting line up and restricted them to 184 runs. Habib Bank were on 245-6 at close of the day in 63 overs. Ahmed Shahzad was on top with 81 runs laced with 13 fours while Hasan Raza scored unbeaten 58 and Fahad Masood not out 35. Akhtar Waheed clinched three wickets for 66. Summarized scores: Habib Bank: 128 in 37.2 overs (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*, Fahad Masood 35*, Akhtar Waheed 3-66) PIA 184 in 48.4 overs (Kamran Sajid 41, Faisal Iqbal 35, Sarmad Anwar 3-60, Danish Kaneria 3-53, Fahad Masood 4-56) NBP vs Wapda; NBP 358 in 101.4 overs (Fawad Alam 65, Qaiser Abbas 103, Wahab Riaz 84, Imran Khan 5-126) Wapda: 186-3 in 52 overs (Raffatullah 94, Aamir Sajjad 41) Karachi Blues vs Islamabad: Karachi Blues: 264 in 88.3 overs (M Bilal 42, Ahmed Iqbal 74, M Sami 37, Nasrullah Khan 4-66, Naqash Basharat 2-53, Shahzad Azam 2-39) Islamabad: 301-6 in 75 overs (Afaq Rahim 94, Imad Wasim 60, Zohaib Ahmed 66, Tanvir Ahmed 2-50, Azam Hussain 3-66) Sialkot vs Faisalabad: Sialkot: 452 in 117.2 overs (M Yasin 53, M Ayub 118, Mansoor Amjad 72, Shahzad Malik 74, Abdul Rauf 4-86, Waqas Masood 4-124) Faisalabad: 153-8 in 44.2 overs (M Salman 44, Naved Latif 47, M Imran 5-72) Rawalpindi vs Abbottabad at Pindi Stadium: Rawalpindi: 215 in 54.2 overs (Usman 37, Jamal Anwar 43, Akhlaq 43, Ahmed Jamal 4-57, Wajid Ali 2-29) and 136-4 in 31 overs (Baber Naeem 37, Usman Saeed 36, Ahmed Jamal 2-57) Abbottabad: 309 in 63.4 overs (Hammad 43, Mir Azam 133, Wajid Ali 49, Ahsan Khan 7-119, Yasin Murtaza 3-42) ZTBL vs State Bank at Diamond Ground: ZTBL: 263 in 84.3 overs (Haris Sohail 106, Sohail Tanvir 68, M Ali 7-59) State Bank: 112 in 32.4 overs (Mohtasham Ali 44, Sohail Tanvir 4-38, Junaid Zia 5-31) and after following-on 62-3 in 25 overs (Mohtasham Ali 33)

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