The orange ball is being used as an experiment.

Kaneria took 4 for 66 as Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) dismissed Habib Bank Limited (HBL) for 228 in 73.5 overs on the opening day of the five-day day and night final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at the National Stadium here on Thursday.

PIA were at 21 for the loss of one wicket at close of play.

The final of Pakistan's premier first-class domestic cricket tournament was played for the first time with an orange ball under floodlights.

Scores:

PIA first innings 228 in 73.5

Agha Sabir 13

Sarfraz Ahmed 1

Kamran Sajid 90 (233 balls, 13x4s)

Faisal Iqbal 0

Shoaib Malik 39 (53 balls, 6x4s, 1x6s)

Shaharyar Ghani 5

Fahad Iqbal 0

Anop Ravi 0

Anwar Ali 16 (36 balls, 2x4s, Najaf Shah 8*)

Aizaz Cheema 12

Bowling:

Fahad Masood 16-3-44-2

Sarmad Anwar 19-5-63-2

Kamran Hussain 13-4-28-2

Danish Kaneria 22.5-3-66-4

HBL first innings 21-1 in 7 overs

Kamran Hussain 4

Shan Masood 12*

Imran Farhat 5*

Bowling: Najaf Shah 2-0-5-0, Anwar Ali 3-0-10-1, Aizaz Cheema 2-1-6-0

Toss: HBL

Umpires: Riazuddin & Zamir Haider

TV Umpire: Khalid Mahmood Sr.

Reserve Umpire: Kamal Marchant

Referee: Anwar Khan

Scorer: Imran Ali