After an early scare, Faisalabad picked up their first points of the season, beating Multan by five wickets at the Bahawal Stadium in Bahawalpur. Set 126 to win, Faisalabad found themselves at 10 for 3 after fast bowler Abdur Rauf dismissed Shahid Siddiq caught behind for nought, and his new-ball partner Mudassar Ali got both Farrukh Shehzad and Asif Hussain in similar fashion for one run each. Faisalabad captain Ijaz Ahmed jnr calmed the situation as he put together 73 for the fourth wicket with wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman. Ijaz reached his half-century and then finished the match in style, with a six. Faisalabad moved up to eighth in the table, while Multan are stuck at the bottom with no points from eight games.
Habib Bank Limited were on the verge of a win against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium despite the Pakistan opener Yasir Hameed's 171. While Hameed held up one end for ZTBL, legspinner Danish Kaneria, who has been left out of Pakistan's Test squad for their tour of New Zealand, kept picking up wickets at the other, finishing with figures of 8 for 99, and ZTBL were bowled out for 361. Hameed, who started the day on 88 carried his bat but received inadequate support from the other end, with captain Imran Nazir's 51 the second-highest score for ZTBL. Ahmed Shehzad's 45 helped HBL reach 80 for 1 by the end of the day, leaving them 100 to win on the last day.
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