KARACHI, April 12: Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal recorded a five-wicket haul for Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) but his team’s game against Punjab ended as a draw on the fourth and final day of the Pentangular Cup League Cricket Championship at the NBP Sports Complex here on Thursday.

Ajmal, who took 2-172 in Punjab's first innings, captured five wickets for 66 in 24 overs as Punjab posted 208-8 in their second innings when the match was called off early with no chance of a result.

Punjab skipper Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored with 62 which included six fours. Zulqarnain Haider made 43 and Bilal Khilji got 41.

Pakistan players Mohammad Hafeez (2) and Imran Nazir (14) went cheaply.

Scoreboard

PUNJAB (1st Innings) 533-9 declared (Mohammad Hafeez 88, Naved Latif 69, Wahab Riaz 68, Imran Nazir 60, Imran Khalid 51 not out).

KRL (1st Innings, overnight 382-8):

Ashar Zaidi c Hafeez b Imran Khalid 18

Azhar Ali lbw b Rana Naved 112

Saeed Bin Nasir lbw b Imran Khalid 83

Saeed Anwar lbw b Hafeez 16

Bilal Asad c Imran Nazir b Imran Khalid 82

Mohammad Wasim c Hafeez b Wahab 6

Zulfiqar Jan lbw b Rana Naved 1

Shahzad Butt b Adnan 32

Mohammad Irshad b Imran Khalid 4 Akhtar Ayub lbw b Adnan 10

Saeed Ajmal not out 3

EXTRAS (B-13, LB-5, W-3, NB-9) 30

TOTAL (all out, 128 overs) 397

FALL OF WKTS: 1-170, 2-223, 3-257, 4-263, 5-268, 6-315, 7-336, 8-362, 9-392.

BOWLING: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 27-6-104-2 (6nb, 2w); Wahab Riaz 29-7-80-1 (3nb); Imran Khalid 33-10-84-4; Adnan Rasool 19-3-57-2; Mohammad Hafeez 17-4-43-1 (1w); Bilal Khilji 3-0-11-0.

PUNJAB (2nd innings):

Mohammad Hafeez c Zulfiqar b Irshad 2

Bilal Khilji st Zulfiqar b Saeed Ajmal 41

Ayub Dogar c sub (Usman) b Irshad 0

Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Saeed Ajmal 62

Imran Nazir c Wasim b Saeed Ajmal 14

Zulqarnain Haider b Ajmal 43

Imran Khalid run out 11

Wahab Riaz c Zulfiqar b Ajmal 9

Adnan Rasool not out 4

Naved Latif not out 0

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-6, NB-5, W-6) 22

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 71 overs) 208

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-16, 3-93, 4-129, 5-136, 6-181, 7-194, 8-206.

BOWLING: Mohammad Irshad 11-3-47-2 (5nb, 1w); Shahzad Butt 6-1-14-0; Bilal Asad 1-0-3-0; Saeed Anwar Jr. 25-4-62-0 (5w); Saeed Ajmal 24-5-66-5; Mohammad Wasim 4-1-5-0.

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Islam Khan.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Syed Imran Ali. —APP