Abbottabad take lead

ISLAMABAD: Adnan Raees (92) earned handy 120 runs first innings lead for Abbottabad against Quetta in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade II match at the Multan Stadium on Thursday.

In response to Quetta’s first innings total of 172, Abbottabad hit up 209-9 before declaring their second innings. At draw of stumps, Quetta reached 104-4 in the second innings, reducing the lead to 16 runs with six wickets in hand.

Scores in brief: Quetta Region 172 in 59.4 overs (Bismillah Khan 47, M Shahzad Tareen 21, Nawab Khan 22; Kamran Ghulam 5-44, Arshad Iqbal 2-24) and 104-4 in 39 overs (Abdul Rauf 38, Taimoor Khan 34). Abbottabad Region 292-9 decl in 79 overs (Adnan Raees 92, Kamran Ghulam 56, Sajjad Ali 28; Imran Khan 4-58, Ali Muhammad Ghous 2-46).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: AJK Region 222 in 68.3 overs (Daniyal Allah Ditta 44, Hasan Raza 34; Jahanzaib Khan 6-70, Imran Ullah Aslam 3-49) and 205-4 in 62 overs (Hasan Raza 82, Naved Malik 54; Muhammad Umair 2-15). Bahawalpur Region 175 in 51.1 overs (M Imran Sr 75; Daniyal Allah Ditta 4-34, Salman Irshad 3-50, Azhar Mehmood 2-18).