Islamabad struggled in the second half of the game with three of their batsmen 'batsling' the opposition. Paul Sterling, Rahmanullah Gubaz and Alex Hales departed due to national duty or bubble fatigue. Skipper Shadab Khan, who remains the tournament's top wicket-taker with 17 wickets, has also missed the past three games with a groin injury. ,Haider's brilliant batting helped Northern to post a mammoth total of 445/8 in the first innings of the second day of the four-day tournament. The Northern side are still looking for their first win of the tournament and with the addition of international stars Haider Ali and Haris Rauf, they will look to get maximum points in this match.