Behram, Faraz choke Sindh Police

KARACHI: Behram Khan slammed a fine century, while spinner Faraz Ahmad Khan bowled splendidly to put K-Electric in driving seat against Sindh Police on the opening day of their three-day fifth round Group A game of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II here at RLCA Ground on Wednesday.
Behram smashed 107 off 105 balls with 12 fours and five sixes to guide K-Electric to 309 all out in their first innings.
Behram was extended solid support by Saud Shakil (65) and Javed Mansoor (54).
Farhan Ayub got 4-34. Alam Khursheed and Ahmed Bin Nasir captured two wickets each.
Left-arm spinner Faraz then picked 4-39 to enable K-Electric to reduce Sindh Police to 111-6, in response, at stumps. Sheraz Ali was batting on 34.
K-Electric lead the group with 26 points and a win will ensure their place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile in other vital match of the same group here at NBP Sports Complex, another hot contenders for the last four stage, Navy were bowled out for 295 in their first innings against Saudi Cricket International.
Shehzad Khan top-scored with 88, which featured 16 fours. Hamza Ghanchi (64), Fawad Khan (43) and Owais Rehmani (40) were the other prominent contributors. Kamran Khan got 3-107. Junaid Naeem and Mohammad Zohaib captured two wickets each. In response, Saudi Cricket International were 64-2 at close.
Here at UBL Ground No1, Basit Ali picked 6-45 to help Customs to dismiss Medicam for a paltry 99 in their first innings.
Customs, in response, reached 202-8, for a lead of 103.
Rafay Ahmed belted 90 with 16 fours. Hasnain Rizvi hit 51 with eight fours.
Umair Khan claimed 4-66.
In Group B outing at Diamond Club Ground Islamabad, leaders NADRA were reeling at 71-7 against Omar Associates as only 25 overs were bowled in the entire day due to wet conditions.
Left-arm Test pacer Mohammad Amir, Abid Hussain and Bilal Asif clinched two wickets each.
Capital Development Authority (CDA) posted 134-5 in their first innings against Army as only 33 overs could be bowled due to wet conditions.
Hassan Mehfooz (99*) and Kashif Ali (97) guided Railways to pile up 344-7 in their first innings against Asim Textile at Sheikhupura. Asim Textile were 13 without loss in response.
In Sheikhupura, KPT posted 425-4 in their first innings against Candyland with Raza Ali Dar (119) and Faisal Khan (114) scoring centuries.
Naeem Liaquat got 2-88. Candyland were 21-2, in response.
At Stags Ground Lahore, Income Tax perished for 130 against Dollar East. Dollar East, in reply, were 117-2.
Face Fresh were struggling at 84-4 in response to Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) 262 which they had scored thanks to Wasim Zahoor’s fine unbeaten 109. Mohammad Imran got 6-93 for Face Fresh.
Group D leaders Khayaban-e-Amin were 246-7 in response to Services Industries’ first innings total of 133 at Khayaban-e-Amin Ground, Lahore.