National Bank of Pakistan v United Bank Limited – President's Trophy, 2012/13 – Match Update
A composed century from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 (NBP) up for a massive victory, by an innings and 49 runs, over the United Bank Limited (UBL) in their first-class match during the ongoing President’s Trophy, played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from November 20 to 22.
NBP won the toss on day one, and chose to field first. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fahim-Iqbal-Qureshi-c56689 (16), and Osama Shah (14*) – were able to contribute double-digit scores.
The rest failed to put up a fight, and a total of 5 batsmen – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Farhan-Asghar-c56792, and Atif Jabbar – were dismissed on duck. Within 40 overs, on the first day of play, UBL found themselves all out at a dismal first innings total of 101.
NBP’s first innings, in comparison, was a fairly solid affair. UBL’s Kashif Bhatti (15.2-5-39-4), Rumman Raees (25-4-96-2), and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shabbir-Ahmed-c89244 (20-3-62-2) launched a spirited attack, and while only five batsmen were able to progress beyond single-digit scores, these few contributions proved more than enough for NBP.
Nasir Jamshed starred with a fluent 123 at the top, and was aided in his efforts by Bilal Munir (59) and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 (18) Sami Aslam (14) chipped in with minor contributions, and NBP managed to reach 317 on day two, after which they declared.
The target posed too steep a challenge for UBL, and once again Wahab Riaz (18-3-62-5) and Imran Khan (16.3-2-73-3) proved the danger-men. Kashif Bhatti (41) remained the top-scorer, while Saad Sukhail (37) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abid-Ali-c41790 (34) also managed to put up a fight. Fahim Qureshi (12) and Osama Shah (11) both got starts, but were unable to capitalize on them, and UBL were eventually bowled for 167, with NBP going on to claim a comprehensive victory, by a margin of an innings and 49 runs.
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