- State Bank’s Aqib Shah also chipped in with an unbeaten century on second day of ninth round of President’s Trophy Grade-I
- Scorecards are available here; Action images of the SBP vs KRL match available here for free download and editorial use; please credit @ PCB
Karachi, 26 February 2025: SNGPL’s Abid Ali carried his bat with an unbeaten 225 against Eshaal Associates as SNGPL posted 346 in their first innings on the second day of the ninth-round match of the President’s Trophy Grade-I on Wednesday.
Right-handed Test opener’s innings included 34 fours and one six. For Eshaal Associates, Asad Raza took four wickets for 88. At stumps, at the UBL Sports Complex, Eshaal Associates were 116 for five in 57 overs, with opener Abdur Rehman knitting a 148-ball 65, which included six boundaries.
At State Bank Stadium, OGDCL were bowled out for 431 in 111 overs in their first innings courtesy opening-day centuries by Sarwar Afridi and Raja Hamza against HEC.
For HEC, 19-year old Fahad Amin impressed with the ball, securing his maiden first-class five-wicket haul (29-3-112-5).
In turn, HEC were 231-6 in 61 overs when stumps were drawn. Mohammad Mohsin Khan (99, 136b, 14x4s) fell one run short of his century, while Ali Hamza Wasim (59, 126b, 8x4s) scored a half-century.
At NBP Sports Complex, resuming their innings at the overnight score of 18 for three, WAPDA were bundled out for 132 in 28 overs. Ayaz Tasawar fell four runs shy off his half century. Pacers Khurram Shahzad (11-4-37-4), Ubaid Shah (7-0-54-3) and Mir Hamza (10-1-29-2) shared nine wickets between them.
In reply, wicketkeeper-batter Junaid Ali’s 112-ball 55 guided Ghani Glass to finish their second innings on 270 in 58 overs at stumps, setting WAPDA a 425-run target for victory.
Meanwhile, at the KCCA Stadium, an unbroken 183-run stand for the fourth wicket between Aqib Shah (122 not out, 252b, 12x4) and Muhammad Irfan Khan (95 not out, 137b, 5x4s, 4x6s) helped SBP score 364 for three against KRL.
Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of eight for no loss, SBP opening batters Imran Butt (29, 48b, 5x4s) and Mohammad Faizan (38, 43b, 4x4s, 2x6s) provided a 68-run start to the innings. Following their dismissals, captain Umar Amin contributed 61 off 89 balls, which included eight fours and two sixes.
Scores in brief: (Day 2 of 4)
Match 33 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Eshaal Associates at UBL Sports Complex
SNGPL 346 all out, 102.5 overs (Abid Ali 225 not out, Haseebullah 29, Omair bin Yousuf 28; Asad Raza 4-88, Danish Aziz 2-37, Muhammad Ahsan 2-40, Tahir Hussain 2-68)
Eshaal Associates 116-5, 57 overs (Abdur Rehman 65, Azan Awais 28; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-24, Muhammad Ali 2-31, Muhammad Salman 1-7)
Match 34 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs Higher Education Commission at State Bank Stadium
OGDCL 431 all out, 111 overs (Sarwar Afridi 123, Raja Hamza Waheed 103, Muhammad Hammad Khan 48; Fahad Amin 5-112, Mansoor Ali 4-127, Ali Hamza Wasim 1-77)
HEC 231-6, 61 overs, 61 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 99, Ali Hamza Wasim 59; Sardar Hassan Raza 3-30, Mushtaq Kalhoro 3-79)
Match 35 – State Bank of Pakistan vs Khan Research Laboratories at KCCA Stadium
SBP 119 all out, 32.2 overs (Muhammad Faizan 44, Umar Amin 18, Imran Butt 15; Muhammad Irfan 7-44, Sharoon Siraj 2-18, Jawad Ali 1-10) and 364-3, 94 overs (Aqib Shah 122 not out, Muhammad Irfan Khan 95 not out, Umar Amin 61; Mohammad Irfan 2-141, Jawad Ali 1-60)
KRL 150 all out, 48.4 overs (Saad Baig 44, Sharoon Siraj 38, Abdul Fasih 13; Kashif Bhatti 4-37, Rameez Aziz 3-17, Muhammad Faizan 1-13)
Match 36 – Ghani Glass vs Water and Power Development Authority at NBP Sports Complex
Ghani Glass 286 all out, 81 overs (Saad Naseem 94, Shadab Khan 70, Mohsin Riaz 40, Khawaja Arham 21; Akif Javed 4-55, Mujtaba Khan 3-55, Khalid Usman 3-92,) and 270 all out, 58 overs (Junaid Ali 55, Shadab Khan 40; Khalid Usman 4-64, Gulfam Aziz 2-62)
WAPDA 132 all out, 28 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 46, Khalid Usman 24; Khurram Shahzad 4-37, Ubaid Shah 3-54, Mir Hamza 2-29)
