PIA stuttered early, losing opener Agha Sabir without scoring in the second over of the innings as the team chased ZTBL’s first-innings total of 337. Captain Kamran Sajid and Sheheryar Ghani put on 30 but losing regular wickets put them on the back-foot.
Test-discard Rao Iftikhar picked up a brace to put his side in the driver’s seat after Zuqarnain Haider’s rearguard action took ZTBL past the 300-mark. He scored a patient 36 off 188 balls but ZTBL lost their last four wickets for 33 runs to finish on a healthy total.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2011.
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