Pakistan Domestic: Shoaib Malik's ton seals important points for PIA
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831 and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited played a draw in a 10th round fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11 Division One.
However, PIA took three important points because of the first innings lead mainly due to a stunning hundred by former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik. ZTBL is currently at the fourth position in the points table with 51 points in 10 matches. On the other hand,
PIA is on the fifth spot with 49 points from 9 encounters.
At the Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad, Imran Nazir won the toss for ZTBL and invited PIA to bat first in conditions which were conducive for seam bowling. It turned out to be a wise decision initially as both the PIA openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Agha-Sabir-c950 and Sarfaraz Ahmed were
dismissed without opening their account. At that stage, the experienced middle-order of PIA took the responsibility and helped their team post a competitive score of 287 runs on the board.
The star of PIA’s innings was none other than Shoaib Malik who scored an unbeaten ton and rescued his team’s position. He scored 108 runs off 171 balls with the help of 13 fours and a massive six but ran out of partners during the later stages of his knock.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sheharyar-Ghani-c89904 also impressed with a solid 70 for which he consumed 113 balls and struck 13 boundaries.
Sohail Tanvir proved his fitness through a magnificent spell in which he took 6 wickets for just 52 runs in his 19 overs. Test cricketer Mohammad Khalil picked up a couple of wickets, whereas Iftikhar Anjum also took a wicket to help Tanvir.
In reply, ZTBL were able to score 238 runs in their first innings even after a top-order collapse. At on stage, ZTBL were 4 wickets down with only 49 runs on the board before lower order took responsibility and contributed through small cameos. Top-scorer
for ZTBL was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Naeem-c70134 and all-rounder Sohail Tanvir also contributed with important 40s but failed
to carry on.
ZTBL would have been disappointed with the performance of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Hameed-c2811 and Imran Nazir as both of them failed to make a big contribution against a strong opponent. As a result, ZTBL conceded a first innings lead of 49 runs to PIA.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Najaf-Shah-c2056 and Anwar Ali took a couple of wickets each.
In its second innings, PIA were dismissed for 206 runs on a track that was becoming difficult to bat on. Shoaib Malik remained the top-scorer once again for PIA with 55 runs with the help of 7 fours.
Lanky fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rehan-Riaz-c84633 was responsible for PIA’s destruction this time around with a 7-wicket haul.
ZTBL were given a target of 256 runs to win on the last day which was highly improbable on a rough surface. However, ZTBL were able to survive the last day and avoided defeat. ZTBL scored 195 runs for the loss of 7 wickets when the play was called off without
any result.
Opener Zohaib Khan starred for ZTBL with a half-century and helped his team see off the fourth day. Aizaz Cheema and Shoaib Malik picked up a couple of wickets each for PIA in the second innings.
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