Karachi, 23 December 2022: Abid Ali made 102 off 95 as Central Punjab beat Northern by seven wickets at the TMC Ground in the Cricket Association Challenge 2022-23. Central Punjab chased 235 in 37.2 overs with the right-hander smashing 11 fours and three sixes. Abdul Samad made 51 not out off 35.
Northern managed 234 for nine in 50 overs as Ali Asfand took six wickets for 52. Aqib Shah and Jamal Anwar made half-centuries.
Balochistan’s Basit Ali and Mohammad Azeem Ghumman struck a brilliant 132-run opening partnership to script seven-wicket win over Southern Punjab at the KCCA Stadium.
Basit smashed 104-ball 114 not out, hitting seven fours and five sixes. Azeem made 88 off 130.
Southern Punjab were lifted to 236 for eight by Yousuf Babar’s 115 and Ali Imran’s 65. Jalat Khan took three wickets. Gohar Faiz and Zainullah took two wickets each.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Sindh by six wickets at the Landhi Gymkhana as Maaz Sadaqat made 73 not out off 89 (nine fours and two sixes).
Sindh were bowled out for 147 in 34.2 overs. Zeeshan Ahmed took three wickets for 38. Aitzaz Habib Khan and Maaz Khan took two wickets each.
