Hafeez leads Faisalabad run spree
LAHORE, April 5: A superb century by Test discard Mohammad Hafeez and equally fine batting by skipper Misbahul Haq and Asif Hussain enabled Faisalabad pile up 354 for five against Sialkot on the first day of the Pentangular Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday.
Hafeez hit 113 off 116 balls and was involved in two profitable partnerships to put Faisalabad in a strong position.
Together with Asif (52 with eight fours and one six), Hafeez added 105 for the second wicket. Later, he put on 101 for the third wicket with Mohammad Zahid (43).
Misbah, another Pakistan reject, was unbeaten on 71 while adding 98 for the unfinished sixth-wicket stand with wicket-keeper Mohammad Salman (37).
Scoreboard
FAISALABAD (1st Innings):
Mohammad Hafeez c Khalid b Tahir 113
Imran Ali b Sarfraz 14
Asif Hussain c Sarfraz b Asim 52
Mohammad Zahid c Kashif b Tahir 43
Misbahul Haq not out 71
Ijaz Ahmed lbw b Asim 11
Mohammad Salman not out 37
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-6, NB-5) 13
TOTAL (for five wkts, 90 overs) 354
FALL OF WKTS: 1-19, 2-124, 3-225, 4-230, 5-256.
TO BAT: Ahmed Hayat, Shahid Nazir, Samiullah Niazi, Asad Ali.
BOWLING (to-date): Sarfraz Ahmed 23-3-70-1; Tahir Mughal 22-4-84-2 (1nb); Asim Butt 19-3-70-2 (1nb); Kashif Dawood 13-0-64-0 (3nb); Abdur Rahman 13-2-58-0.
SIALKOT: Inamul Haq, Atiqur Rahman, Mohammad Ayub, Shahzad Malik, Hafiz Majid, Abdur Rahman, Hafiz Khalid, Tahir Mughal, Kashif Dawood, Sarfraz Ahmed, Asim Butt.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Riazuddin.
MATCH REFEREE: Azhar Khan.