Manzoor, who missed out on a century in the first match of the tournament, was able to register an impressive 115. PHOTO: FILE AFP
Set a target of 239, PQA’s chase revolved around Manzoor’s 110-ball 115 with three sixes and 13 boundaries as they made 241 for six in 43.2 overs. Umar Amin chipped in with 32, while Asad Ali took two wickets.
Earlier, SNGPL posted 238 for seven in their 50 overs with Azhar Ali missing out on a century as he was dismissed for 95 while Mohammad Rizwan scored 82. Mohammad Talha and Amin both bagged two wickets apiece.
Wapda win as Rana Naved bowls off-spin
Meanwhile, Riffatullah once again starred for Wapda with 107 as he helped his team overpower UBL by 76 runs here at the National Stadium.
Wapda amassed 352 for five as Riffatullah hit 13 strikes to the fence while Saad Nasim (75) and Aamer Sajjad (62) cracked half-centuries.
In reply, UBL could only manage 276 for eight in 50 overs as Saad Surkhail top-scored with 84, hitting 10 boundaries. Kashif Naveed claimed three wickets, while left-arm pacer Nasir Malik took two wickets.
Interestingly, captain Rana Navedul Hasan took a solitary scalp as he bowled his initial three overs as a fast-bowler and then bowled off-spin for his remaining seven overs with no results.
Sharjeel blitz powers ZTBL to emphatic victory
In another match, Sharjeel Khan hit a quickfire 90 to help ZTBL to an eight-wicket win against KRL as they made 203 for two in 36.2 overs while replying to KRL’s 200 at the LCCA Ground.
Elsewhere, Ahmed Shehzad (61) and Asad Shafiq (57) scored half-centuries as HBL defeated SBP by three wickets at the Shaheed Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium in Ghari Khuda Bakhsh.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2013.
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@MJ This guy plus haris sohail and sherjeel khan have been in really good form in qa trophy and pesidents cup. its not as much about karachi as lack of space in the team. Dont you agree that umar akmal was made part of the team a bit too early? i hope the selectors know what they are doing this time.
In pak's domestic structure we dont see high run chases and the same can be seen in the national team. we need solid batsmen who can score fast and not get intimidated by high scores. we need to produce batsmen like kohli
Why is he not back in the national squad? Is it because he is from Karachi?