Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited – President's Trophy, 2012/13 – Match Update
A solid all-round effort from the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited saw them claiming a comprehensive 186-run win over the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) in their first-class match during the ongoing President's Trophy in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, played from November
2 to 5 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The ZTBL won the toss and decided to field first - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
The skipper smashed a resounding 110, but his efforts were unsupported by the remainder of the batting order. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Ali-Dar-c84403 (28), Samiullah Khan (14), and Asad
Ali (11) all managed to get starts, they were unable to convert them into substantial scores. By the second day of play, Sui were all out at 250.
The team’s bowlers followed up with a focused attack led by Samiullah Khan (16-5-31-6), with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Ali-c46178 (11-0-42-2) and Bilawal Bhatti (3.3-0-22-2) chipping in with supporting performances. ZTBL’s time at the crease was limited, with none of the batsmen managing
to rise to the challenge of fending off the opposition’s bowling attack. Zohaib Khan’s unbeaten 21 was the highlight of the team’s innings, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Khalil-c77063 (18) remained the only other batsmen who registered double-digit
scores. On the second day of play, ZTBL were all out for a dismal 99.
Sui’s second innings was dominated entirely by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 (80), and Ali Waqas (31*). With the score at 256 for 2, Sui eventually declared their innings, setting ZTBL a 408-run target. Sui then finished off the job by launching a concentrated
attack, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bilawal-Bhatti-c48093 (12-2-62-2) ensuring that their opponents did not come within range of the target.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haris-Sohail-c61503 struck a valiant unbeaten 117, but his lone effort did not improve ZTBL’s chances – with three batsmen dismissed on duck, and only four batsmen registering double-digit scores, the team’s chances appeared slim, and they eventually found themselves
all out at 221, with Sui going on to claim a comprehensive 186-run win.
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