Lahore, 13 November 2021: Sindh’s Ahsan Ali on Saturday became the ninth batter to record a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy triple century when he made 303 not out off 385 against Central Punjab on the final day of the pink ball affair at the Gaddafi Stadium. The match between the two sides ended in a draw.
The opening batter started the day at 284 and after he crossed the 300-run mark, Asad Shafiq declared the innings at 616 for five.
The other batters to have scored 300 or more in the tournament are Hanif Mohammad (499 for Karachi against Bahawalpur in 1958/59), Aftab Baloch (428 for Sindh against in 1973/74), Naved Latif (394 for Sargodha against Gujranwala in 2000/01), Imran Farhat (308 for Lahore Ravi against Peshawar in 2012/13), Rafatullah Mohmand (302* for WAPDA against SSGC in 2009/10), Shoaib Khan (300* for Peshawar against Quetta in 2003/04), Bazid Khan (300* for Rawalpindi against Hyderabad in 2004/05) and Hamza Ghanchi (300* for Karachi Whites against National Bank of Pakistan in Karachi 2016/17)
Central Punjab had made 185 for four in 53 overs with Ahmed Shehzad top-scoring with 53 and Abid Ali following up his 122 with 45 not out when stumps were drawn. Three of the five Central Punjab wickets were taken by left-arm orthodox Mohammad Asghar.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab 387-9, 129.3 overs (Abid Ali 122, Mohammad Saad 88, Ahmed Shehzad 78, Junaid Ali 35, Zafar Gohar 24; Mohammad Asghar 4-143, Mir Hamza 3-65) and 185-4, 53 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 53, Abid Ali 45 not out, Saad Naseem 30; Mohammad Asghar 3-80)
Sindh 616-5, 134 overs (Ahsan Ali 303 not out, Ammad Alam 157, Khurram Manzoor 51, Mohammad Hassan 37 not out, Saad Khan 31, Asad Shafiq 21; Zafar Gohar 3-153)
Match points – Central Punjab 7, Sindh 10
