da fezbet： A breezy unbeaten knock of 76 at run-a-ball by formerPakistan captain Moin Khan enabled PIA make a flying startagainst Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) on the first day ofthe Patron’s Trophy Grade-I encounter at LCCA GroundTuesday
10-Oct-2001A breezy unbeaten knock of 76 at run-a-ball by formerPakistan captain Moin Khan enabled PIA make a flying startagainst Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) on the first day ofthe Patron’s Trophy Grade-I encounter at LCCA GroundTuesday.After being sent into bat by KRL skipper Ali Naqvi, PIA madea grand recovery to end the day on 299 for six thanks to theunbroken seventh wicket partnership of 122 between skipperMoin Khan and Abdur Razzaq (42) in 105 minutes.Moin was in terrific form and played wonderful strokes tosmash 13 fours and one towering six during. He completelyovershadowed Razzaq in terms of stroke play and reached 50with his trademark sweep off his rival captain. AbdurRazzaq, who was more circumspect, slammed five boundariesand faced 96 balls during his 111-minute stay.Earlier, former Test left-hander Asif Mujtaba also battedwith great authority to score 63 in two good partnerships.He helped opener Ghulam (41 off 105 balls, five fours) puton 76 for the third wicket. Then he combined with currentTest stalwart Yousuf Youhana in a stand that yielded 71 runsin 76 minutes.Mujtaba adorned his 137-ball knock with nine hits to thefence and batted for three hours and 20 minutes. YousufYouhana, the stylish right-hander, struck eight boundariesin making 47 off 72 deliveries in 91 minutes.Jaffar Nazir and Ali Naqvi were KRL’s most successfulbowlers with two wickets each for 61 and 71 runsrespectively. Test fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar sent down only13 overs in four spells but his solitary success on anotherdisappointing day was the scalp of opener Sohail Jaffar inthe opening five-over spell.