LAHORE, March 23: Fine knocks by Test opener Imran Farhat and Aftab Khan guided Habib Bank Limited (HBL) to qualify for final of the Patron’s Trophy One-day Cup by defeating PIA by 76 runs in the first semi-final at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.

PIA won the toss and asked the bankers to bat first.

Imran scored 75 off 92 deliveries while Aftab cracked 65-ball 64 with the help of four boundaries and two sixes as the bankers accumulated 268 for loss of eight wickets in allotted 50 overs.

Imran, along with Test-discard Taufiq Umar gave HBL solid foundation by scoring 83 for the first wicket. Taufiq scored 39 with the help of six boundaries.

Off-spinner Tahir Khan grabbed four wickets. He conceded 52 runs in 10 overs and was a bit expensive.

Needing 265 to win, PIA were all out for 188 in 44.5 overs. Yasir Hameed was the only batsman who resisted the defeat by hitting 68 off 88 deliveries with seven boundaries and one six.

HBL will face National Bank of Pakistan in the final on Sunday.

Scoreboard

HABIB BANK:

Imran Farhat lbw b Bazid 75

Taufiq Umar c Nauman b Tahir 39

Riffatullah Mohmand lbw b Tahir 12

Hasan Raza c Sarfraz b Jamshed 13

Aftab Khan not out 64

Khaqan Arsal c Khurram b Bazid 24

Abdul Rehman b Tahir 9

Kamran Hussain run out 1

Farhan Iqbal c Sarfraz b Tahir 1

Shahid Nazir not out 9

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-9, NB-2) 17

TOTAL (for eights wkts, 50 overs) 264

FALL OF WKTS: 1-83, 2-116, 3-138, 4-157, 5-201, 6-214, 7-218, 8-229.

BOWLING: Najaf Shah 9-1-43-0 (w2); Jamshed Ahmed 10-0-60-1 (nb1, w3); Kamran Sajid 3-0-23-0; Tahir Khan 10-0-52-4 (w2); Nauman Alvi 8-0-42-0 (1w); Bazid Khan 10-0-38-2 (w1).

PIA:

Khurram Manzoor c Farhan b Shahid 0

Usman Tariq c Imran b Kamran 33

Yasir Hameed c Imran b Sajid 68

Kamran Sajid c sub (Irfan) b Rehman 0

Bazid Khan c Farhan b Sajid 18

Faisal Iqbal not out 17

Sarfraz Ahmad c Farhan b Kamran 15

Tahir Khan b Shahid 26

Nauman Alvi run out 0

Jamshed Ahmed c and b Rehman 0

Najaf Shah c and b Imran 1

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-3, NB-4) 10

TOTAL (all out, 44.5 overs) 188

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-52, 3-64, 4-120, 5-126, 6-148, 7-182, 8-192, 9-184.

BOWLING: Shahid Nazir 9-2-29-2; Kamran Hussain 10-2-43-2; Sajid Shah 10-0-52-2 (4nb, w1); Abdul Rehman 7-1-16-2; Imran Farhat 8.5-0-45-1 (w2).

RESULT: HBL won by 76 runs.

UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Siddique Khan.

MATCH-REFEREE: Khateb Rizwan.