Habib Bank Limited v Water and Power Development Authority - President's Trophy – 1st Day – Live Score and Update
Habib Bank Limited 243/7 - Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and chose to field
At stumps on the first day of the four-day match between Habib Bank Limited and Water and Power Development Authority, Habib Bank managed to amass a total of 243 for the loss of seven wickets at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
After winning the toss WAPDA chose to field first, aiming to restrict the opposition from posting a huge total on the board.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218 forged a stand of 21 runs before WAPDA made inroads by nabbing the wicket of Farhat, who perished after scoring only six runs.
With the skipper back in the pavilion, Shehzad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shan-Masood-c89637 crafted an impressive partnership by hammering the bowlers and kept the score board ticking.
However, the partnership which was making the fielding side uncomfortable, met its end on the wicket of the opener who fell after scoring 34 off 46 deliveries.
This was the moment when WAPDA should have made a strong comeback by grabbing a couple of more wickets, however, the resistance by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Salahuddin-c94700 and Masood denied such a predicament.
The two batsmen exhibited their tremendous form and skill by hammering the bowlers out of town as they ripped apart WAPDA’s bowling attack.
This was the partnership that changed the face of Habib Bank’s innings as the duo took the score to a staggering total of 225.
WAPDA seemed helpless in the middle, as their bowlers, looked tired and lacking the spirit to come back in the match.
However, as all good things must come to an end, so did this partnership when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salahuddin-c88062 had to retire due to an injury. The batsman hammered a brilliant knock of 74 off 198 deliveries.
Habib Bank then suffered a terrible batting collapse as their lower order was annihilated by the bowlers, who kept getting wickets randomly.
Finally after losing seven wickets, and with Masood as the top batsman on day-one for hammering 94 runs, Habib Bank finished the day with a respectable total.
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