Pentangular Cup, 4th round, 2nd day

Punjab 425 for 2 (Butt 160, Jamshed 140, Misbah 82*) lead Baluchistan 375 (Alam 84, Arafat 62, Sadaf 55) by 50 runs

Salman Butt and Nasir Jamshed slammed centuries as Punjab gained the upper hand on a record-breaking second day in their match against Balushistan.

Baluchistan, who were on 298 for 7 overnight, extending their total to 375, courtesy of wicketkeeper Gulraiz Sadaf's half-century and a quick-fire 31 from No. 10 Imranullah Aslam. Mohammad Hafeez finished as Punjab's most successful bowler, taking three wickets.

In reply, Punjab ran up 425 for the loss of just two wickets, scoring at more than five-and-a-half runs an over, which meant that 502 runs were scored in the day, a record in Pakistan. Opener Hafeez wasn't as successful with the bat, trapped lbw by Abdur Rauf for nought. Butt and Jamshed were then involved in a huge 251-run stand for the second wicket, helped by the indisciplined Baluchistan bowling who conceded 33 extras, including 22 no-balls.

Butt smashed 25 fours and a six as he made 160 at nearly a run a ball before falling to medium-pacer Jalat Khan. Butt has been in spectacular form during the tournament as in only four innings, he totals 639 runs at an average of 159.75. His contribution in four outings so far has been scores of 290, 72, 117 and now 160.

Misbah-ul-Haq (82*) and Jamshed then put on 87 runs before Jamshed was forced to retire hurt on 140 - his sixth century of the season - as Punjab finished the day with a 50-run lead with eight wickets still standing.

Sind 222 and 128 for 1 (Manzoor 73, Latif 47*, Naumanullah 5*) lead Federal Areas 295 (Zaidi 87*, Majeed 72, Sohail 5-56) by 55 runs

In a tight contest at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad, Federal Areas took a 73-run first-innings lead but Sind hit back, finishing the second day at 128 for 1.

For Federal Areas, No. 3 Ashar Zaidi top scored with an unbeaten 87 as they posted 295. Naved Ashraf (34) and Yasir Arafat (27) chipped in with handy contributions. Fast bowler Sohail Khan's outstanding debut season continued as he grabbed another five-wicket haul to keep Federal Areas' lead to a manageable amount. He now has 16 wickets from three matches in the Pentangular to complement the 65 he took in this season's Quaid-e-Azam.

Sind's second innings got off to a confident start with Khurram Manzoor and Khalid Latif putting on 119. Manzoor fell after an aggressive 73 which featured ten boundaries while Latif remained undefeated on 47.