LAHORE, Feb 8: Fine batting by skipper Yousuf Youhana, Abdul Razzaq and Adil Nisar helped Lahore beat Multan by 17 runs in a high-scoring first round match of the Quaid-i-Azam One-day Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

Youhana struck run-a-ball 84 and Razzaq a 21-ball 50 and Adil hit 63 off 82 balls to help Lahore pile up 320 for six in 50overs.

Youhana, who cracked five boundaries and two sixes, put on 155 for the fourth wicket with the left-handed Adil after Test opener Imran Farhat had gone for one.

Multan, propelled by half-centuries from skipper Aamir Bashir (76 off 77 balls, five fours and three sixes), Rehan Rafiq (56 with five fours and one six) and Saeed Anwar Jr (59 with five fours), made a spirited response to reach 303 for seven before theallotted overs were completed.

Scoreboard

LAHORE:

Imran Farhat b Irshad 1

Taufiq Umar c Usman b Sohaib 28

Saleem Elahi c Aamir b Saeed 23

Adil Nisar b Rehan 63

Yousuf Youhana c Usman b Rehan 84

Abdul Razzaq c Usman b Rauf 50

Kamran Akmal not out 19

Mohammad Hussain not out 13

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-13, W-18, NB-3) 39

TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 320

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-49, 3-68, 4-223, 5-247, 6-303.

DID NOT BAT: Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Khalil, Imran Sabir.

BOWLING: Abdul Rauf 8-3-38-1 (2w); Mohammad Irshad 10-0-40-1 (5w); AmranHussain 10-0-61-0 (3nb, 1w); Saeed Anwar Jr 9-0-58-1 (4w); Sohaib Maqsood 7-0-40-1 (1w); Rehan Rafique 5-0-48-2 (1w); Usman Tariq 1-0-17-0.

MULTAN:

Usman Tariq st Kamran b Saqlain 32

Yasir Arafat Jr c Saqlain b Imran 27

Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Imran 0

Saeed Anwar Jr b Adil 59

Aamir Bashir st Kamran b Saqlain 76

Rehan Rafiq not out 56

Kamran Hussain run out 12

Mohammad Fazil b Imran 14

Abdul Rauf not out 10

EXTRAS (LB-8, W-6, NB-3) 17

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 303

FALL OF WKTS: 1-64, 2-64, 3-71, 4-155, 5-238, 6-258, 7-293.

DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Irshad, Sohaib Maqsood.

BOWLING: Abdul Razzaq 9-0-67-0 (1nb, 1w); Mohammad Khalil 5-0-27-0(1nb); Imran Sabir 8-1-39-3 (1nb, w1); Saqlain Mushtaq 10-0-50-2 (3w); Mohammad Hussain 10-0-66-0; Adil Nisar 8-0-46-1 (1w).

RESULT: Lahore won by 17 runs.

UMPIRES: Z.I. Pasha and Khalid Mahmood Sr.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami.

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Yousuf Youhana.