Lahore, 18 September 2023: Abbottabad look to secure their first victory of the season, chasing 276 in the final innings. Islamabad, who had posted 463 in the first innings, continued their dominance by enforcing a follow-on on Larkana, after they were bowled out for 208 in their first batting innings.
Hyderabad v DM Jamali
At the start of the day, Hyderabad was 338-5, trailing by 68 runs with five wickets in hand. As the day went on, DM Jamali bowlers were able to remove the five remaining wickets while Hyderabad trickled to 404.
Although DM Jamali began their second batting innings on a turbulent note when they lost three early wickets, a 140-run-stand between Taimur Ali and Abid Ali Mengal took them back on track.
DM Jamali ended their day at 153-4.
Islamabad v Larkana
Larkana started the third day on 59, at the loss of 4 important wickets. None of the batters were able to cross the 50 runs mark, however, collective effort took the side to 208 before they were bowled out. A follow-on was thus employed.
In their second batting innings, Larkana tried to stitch partnerships up top. Eventually a 50-run-stand between Umar Khalid and Habibullah helped their cause.
They ended their day at 139-5, with Faraz Aziz and Mohsin Raza on the crease.
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad
Karachi began the day at 190-7, leading by over 259 runs. After getting to 207-9, the side declared their innings and invited Abbottabad to bat, as the final innings of the match began.
The fifties from Sajjad Ali and Afaq Ahmed gave them a steady start. It was then continued by Khayam Khan, who scored 61 runs before he was removed by Saqib, who got a three-wicket-haul.
Abbottabad were comfortably placed to win the game, at the end of day three, as their scorecard read 246-6, trailing by just 30 runs.
AJK v Quetta
AJK resumed their innings from 60-3 at the start of the third day. Fifties from Basit Ali and Nadeem Khalil helped them get to 201, before they were bowled out.
Quetta, ahead of the game by just 12 runs at the start of their second batting innings, remained comfortable in their pursuit of runs. A 71-run-opening stand between Hazrat Wali and Latif Ullah was followed by an unbeaten 62-run-stand between Hazrat and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai.
Quetta ended the day at 134-1.
Scores in brief:
Hyderabad v DM Jamali
1st Innings
DM Jamali: 270 all out in 69.1 overs (Nasir Khan 82; Majid Asghar 4-42, Mustafa Nasir 2-50, Mohammad Asad Malik 2-51, Jawad Ali 2-98)
Hyderabad: 404 all out in 127.2 overs (Rizwan Mehmood 138, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 88; Mohammad Shahid 2-49 Nasir Khan 2-67, Abu Huraira 2-74)
2nd Innings
DM Jamali: 153-4 in 66 overs (Taimur Ali 72, Abid Ali Mengal 59*; Mohammad Asad Malik 1-21, Asim Ali 1-21, Mustafa Nasir 1-24, Jawad Ali 1-46).
Islamabad v Larkana
1st Innings
Islamabad: 463-6 (declared) in 105 overs (Faizan Riaz 120*, Ali Imran 107; Mushtaq Ahmed Kolhoro 3-86)
Larkana: 208 all out 75.2 overs (Israr ul Haq 48, Ghulama Raza Maher 46, Mohsin Raza 46; Mohammad Shayan Shaikh 5-45, Musa 2-27).
2nd Innings
Larkana: 139-5 in 45 overs (Umer Khalid 51, Faraz Aziz 29*; Faizan Riaz 2-22)
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad
1st Innings
Karachi Blues: 172 all out in 71 overs (Saifullah Bangash 84*, Imran Shah 23; Adil Naz 4-28, Israr Hussain 4-38)
Abbottabad: 103 all out 41.4 overs (Khayyam Khan 27; Saqib 6-35)
2nd Innings
Karachi Blues: 207-9 (declared) in 69 overs (Imran Shah 35, Hasan Mohsin 31; Adil Naz 4-65, Aitizaz Habib Khan 2-25, Israr Hussain 2-61)
Abbottabad: 246-6 in 77 overs (Khayam Khan 61, Sajjad Ali 55; Saqib 3-80, Aarish Ali Khan 2-48)
AJK v Quetta
1st Innings
Quetta 213 all out in 70.2 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 61, Latif Ullah 30; Rohaan Qadri 3-29, Faizan Saleem 2-29, Naveed Malik 2-33, Raja Mohammad Shahzad 2-42).
AJK: 201 all out 84 overs (Basit Ali 54, Nadeem Khalil 53; Jalat Khan 4-49, Gohar Faiz 2-40, Mohammad Idrees 2-16)
2nd Innings
Quetta: 134-1 in 32 overs (Hazrat Wali 66*, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 36*; Rohaan Qadri 1-30)
