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Rawalpindi, 7 March 2025: PTV’s captain Amad Butt five-wicket haul has put his side on the verge of win against SBP at the end of third day’s play of the President’s Trophy Grade-I final at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. At stumps, PTV were 69 for one in 13 overs with 84 runs required to win the match.
Earlier, SBP after resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 37 for one were bowled out for 264 in 76.2 overs. Rameez Aziz top-scored for his side with a 97-ball 47, hitting four boundaries, while Saud Shakeel contributed 45 off 82 balls, hitting six fours.
For PTV, right-arm fast Amad ended-up with figures of five for 84 in 27 overs, while Ali Usman and Mohammad Ibtisam took two wickets each.
Scores in brief:
Day 3 of 5
PTV v SBP at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
SBP 205 all out, 54.2 overs (Imran Butt 89, Rameez Aziz 40; Muhammad Shahzad 5-29, Ali Usman 2-10) and 264 all out, 76.2 overs (Rameez Aziz 47, Saud Shakeel 45, Imran Butt 42; Amad Butt 5-84, Ali Usman 2-23, Mohammad Ibtisam 2-58)
PTV 317 all out, 89.2 overs (Muhammad Shahzad 125 not out, Waqar Hussain 106; Kashif Bhatti 3-53, Mohammad Abbas 3-71, Niaz Khan 3-74) and 69-1, 13 overs (Shamyl Hussain 44 not out)
