ISLAMABAD: Consistent Imran Butt (124) struck hundred to put Balochistan in a competitive position against Northern in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi on Monday.At the draw of stumps on the opening day, Balochistan reached 271-8 with Imran riding on his form leading the way. He struck 21 boundaries in his quality innings that held Balochistan’s innings together.Balochistan negotiated the opening hour without losing any wicket. Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali and left-arm paceman Sadaf Hussain picked up a wicket each in the latter part of the morning session to have the scorecard reading 114 for two at Lunch.Imran, to date, accumulated 802 runs in eight matches and has become the second highest run-getter in the tournament behind Southern Punjab’s Sami Aslam, who has 857 runs.Imran failed to get the desired support from the other end as the other notable contribution was 32 off 81 balls from his captain Imran Farhat.Umar Gul (29) and Mohammad Asghar (0) will resume the Balochistan innings on the second day.Nauman and Sadaf were chief destroyers for Northern with three wickets apiece.Northern are fourth on the table with one win in eight games, while Balochistan, without a single triumph, are placed at the bottom.Scores in brief: At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Balochistan 271-8, 84 overs (Imran Butt 124, Imran Farhat 32, Umar Gul 29 not out; Nauman Ali 3-80, Sadaf Hussain 3-57) v Northern.At National Stadium Karachi: Southern Punjab 344-5, 90 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 133, Sohaib Maqsood 81, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 49; Anwar Ali 3-45) v Sindh.At NBP Stadium, Karachi: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 227-8 in 90 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 96, Israrullah 51, Ashfaq Ahmed 29; Zafar Gohar 4-101, Bilal Asif 3-67) v Central Punjab.
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