Azhar and Saeed boost Multan
LAHORE, Nov 21: Fine batting by Azhar Shafiq and Saeed Anwar Junior steered Multan to an impressive 231 for four against Sialkot in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. Azhar scored 78 while cracking 13 fours off 110 balls and fellow left-handed Saeed made 61, a 116-ball knock laced with seven boundaries.
The pair added 100 for the second wicket partnership after Usman Tariq had been dismissed for nine.
Multan captain Aamar Bashir also made a useful contribution of 40 runs and shared a fourth-wicket stand of 55 with Rehan Rafiq (33, four fours).
Scoreboard
MULTAN (1st Innings):
Saeed Anwar Jr c Imran b Tahir 61
Usman Tariq lbw b Tahir 9
Azhar Shafiq b Tahir 78
Aamir Bashir c Junaid b Mansoor 40
Rehan Rafiq not out 33
Tahir Maqsood not out 0
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, NB-4) 10
TOTAL (for four wkts, 79 overs) 231
FALL OF WKTS: 1-38, 2-138, 3-165, 4-230.
BOWLING (to-date): Mohammad Asif 21-5-47-0; Tahir Mughal 21-5-69-3; Zahid Saeed 17-4-50-0; Mansoor Amjad 14-3-43-1; Faisal Naveed 1-0-3-0; Ansar Abbas 6-2-13-0.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Siddique Khan.
MATCH REFEREE: Khalid Niazi.