da betsul： Despite half-centuries by Yousuf Youhana, Sohail Jaffar and AsifMujtaba, PIA made a modest 267 in their first innings on the openingday of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture against National Bank atSheikhupura Stadium Thursday
da bwin： 28-Sep-2001Despite half-centuries by Yousuf Youhana, Sohail Jaffar and AsifMujtaba, PIA made a modest 267 in their first innings on the openingday of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture against National Bank atSheikhupura Stadium Thursday.National Bank openers Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal safely an over eachby Wasim Akram and Azhar Mahmood to close the day on three for nowicket, according to details available here.Generally, it was a disappointing day for PIA. They were on course formassive score after National Bank skipper Mushtaq Ahmed had elected tofirst. But once the 99-run fourth wicket partnership between AsifMujtaba and Yousuf Youhana was broken, PIA lost their last sevenwickets for 67 runs.Opener Sohail Jaffer made 65 off 77 deliveries in 106 minutes and theleft-handed Mujtaba contributed a sedate 50 off 161 balls in 217minutes.Youhana, the ever reliable Test right-hander, went past the 50-runmark for the fourth consecutive time in as many innings. He made 54and 52 in the opening match against Allied Bank at Sialkot last week,preceded by that unbeaten century against Bangladesh in the Asian TestChampionship clash at Multan last month.Wasim Akram, in his first match for a month, scored just seven off 15balls before falling to leg-spinner Mushtaq. PIA captain Moin Khanmade 20 off 49 balls until he too was dismissed by the discarded Testspinner.Pakistan captain Waqar Younis terminated PIA’s innings by taking thescalps of Azhar Mahmood and Shoaib Malik to finish with three for 38.Mushtaq also claimed three wickets but conceded 86 runs in 25 overswhile lanky speedster Shabbir Ahmed captured two for 44.
