Gujranwala make steady start
KARACHI, Feb 12: Gujranwala were 261 for seven in their first innings on the opening day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I fixture against Rest of Balochistan at Lahore Country Club in Muridke Tuesday.
After being asked to bat first, Gujranwala made steady progress with Asim Munir (46 not out) and wicket-keeper Hafiz Khalid (45) the main scorers.
Balochistan’s wicket-keeper Mohtashim Ali enjoyed a fine day by claiming five catches.
GUJRANWALA (1st Innings):
Atiq-ur-Rehman c Naseem b Waqas 18
Ehtesham Younis b Waqas 39
Basit Butt c Mohtashim b Faisal 2
Imran Abbas c Mohtashim b Waqas 33
Kamran Younis c Mohtashim b Arun 19
Asim Munir not out 46
Abdul Rehman c Mohtashim b Faisal 6
Hafiz Khalid c Mohtashim b Naseer 45
Mubashir Nazir not out 13
EXTRAS (B-6, LB-5, W-7, NB-22) 40
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 83 overs) 261
FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-33, 3-111, 4-123, 5-155, 6-170, 7-232.
TO BAT: Sarfraz Ahmed, Rana Jahanzeb.
BOWLING (to-date): Faisal Irfan 22-8-51-2; Waqas Chughtai 20-2-78-3; Mohammad Khan 10-2-23-0; Arun Lal 11-2-35-1; Naseer Khan 14-2-44-1; Sadiq Shah 6-0-19-0.
UMPIRES: M. Nazir Junior and Ehtesham-ul-Haq.
MATCH REFEREE: Sultan Rana.