LAHORE(Sports Reporter)Sindh’s Saim Ayub struck century, while Balochistan’s Aftab Ahmed took six wickets on day two of their tenth round fixture of the Cricket Associations Championship at Saeed Ajmal Academy in Faisalabad.
Resuming their first innings on 18 for no loss, Sindh were bowled out for 486 in the 82nd over. Left-handed opening batter Saim scored 98-ball 101, laced with 12 fours and two sixes. He was supported by his opening partner Usman Khan (95, 159b, 10 fours, three sixes) as both added 178 runs for the opening wicket.
Syed Faraz Ali coming to bat at number three scored 90 off 94 balls, laced with eight fours and four sixes. Rameez Aziz batting at number six returned undefeated after making a quick-fire 40-ball 52. For Balochistan, leg-spinner Aftab grabbed six for 101 in 19.4 overs. Tariq Jameel bagged two for 94.
At LCCA Ground in Lahore, Southern Punjab managed to score 387 for eight in 83 overs after resuming their first innings on 361 for four in 77 overs against Central Punjab. In reply, Central Punjab were 285 for seven in 67 overs when stumps were drawn.
Central Punjab’s Imran Dogar scored 103 off 145, hitting 14 fours, while his opener partner Abdul Sammad scored 62 off 95, hitting nine fours and one six. The pair knitted 137 runs for the first wicket. Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Irfan with his left-arm spin bagged five for 89.
Ziad Khan scored an unbeaten 131 to help Northern take a 60-run first innings lead over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with six wickets in hand at the Rana Naved Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura.
Resuming their first innings on three, Northern were 333 for four when stumps were drawn on the second day. Ziad struck 15 fours and two sixes during his 292 minutes at the crease. He was equally supported by opening batter Zaid who scored 120-ball 82, laced with 13 fours. Jamal Anwar batting at number six remained unbeaten on 57 off 81 balls.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Aitzaz Habib and Farhan Khan picked two wickets apiece.
Scores in Brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern – Rana Naved Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 273 all out, 70 overs (Mehran Ibrahim 125 not out, Mohammad Bilal 52, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 37; Kashif Ali 5-40, Mehran Mumtaz 5-87)
Northern 333-4, 79 overs (Ziad Khan 131 not out, Zaid Alam 82, Jamal Anwar 57 not out; Aitzaz Habib 2-62, Farhan Khan 2-82)
Central Punjab v Southern Punjab – LCCA Ground, Lahore
Southern Punjab 387-8, 83 overs (Maqbool Ahmed 124, Mukhtar Ahmed 117, Moinuddin 63; Kamran Afzal 3-155, Mohammad Waheed 2-50, Sohaibullah 2-63)
Central Punjab 285-7, 67 overs (Imran Dogar 103, Abdul Sammad 62; Mohammad Irfan 5-89)
Balochistan v Sindh – Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad
Balochistan 285-9, 83 overs (Azeem Ghumman 93, Fahad Iqbal 50; Arish Ali Khan 3-80, Ashiq Ali 3-86, Danish Aziz 2-57)
Sindh 486 all out, 81.5 overs (Saim Ayub 101, Usman Khan 95, Syed Faraz Ali 90, Rameez Aziz 52 not out, Saifullah Bangash 43; Aftab Ahmed 6-101, Tariq Jameel 2-94)
