Lahore, 29 October 2022: Half-century by Mohammad Junaid and useful contributions by middle-order helped Balochistan to a three-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on day three of the sixth round of the Cricket Associations Championship 2022-23.
Junaid scored 51 off 47 and the next best score came from Abdul Hanan (35) as Balochistan chased 219 in 50.4 overs despite Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Zeeshan Ahmed taking five wickets for 49 at the Bugti Stadium, Quetta.
Central Punjab, in their second innings, were 138 for six in 42 overs against Sindh at the NBP Sports Complex.
Muhammad Irfan Khan top-scored with 46 and Danish Aziz, Mohammad Asghar and Junaid Ilyas equally shared six wickets between them.
Sindh made 406 in 125.2 overs after beginning the day at 283 for four. Off-spinner Bilal Asif was the pick of the bowler with six for 166
Northern posted 429 in reply of Southern Punjab’s 402 as Hasan Raza, who was unbeaten on 107 overnight, top-scored with 171 and Aqib Shah made 75. Zaman Khan scored 47 after coming out to bat at 10. Mohammad Jahangir took four wickets for 108, Tahir Hussain returned three for 88 and Mohammad Junaid took two wickets for 105.
Southern Punjab, batting for the second time in the match, were 72 for two in 35 overs.
Scores in brief:
Balochistan beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by three wickets at Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 288 all out, 65.5 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 122, Mohammad Bilal 75, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 45; Gohar Faiz 6-53, Tariq Jameel 2-85) and 110 all out, 33.3 overs (Adil Amin 37, Aamer Azmat 23; Gohar Faiz 5-27, Mohammad Shahid 4-11)
Balochistan 180 all out, 49.2 overs (Hazrat Wali 34, Mohammad Junaid 27, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 25, Taimur Ali 22, Jalat Khan 22; Adil Naz 5-45, Arshadullah 5-69) and 220-7, 50.4 overs (Mohammad Junaid 51, Abdul Hanan 35, Hazrat Wali 33, Mohammad Shahid 24, Taimur Ali 22, Bismillah Khan 21; Zeeshan Ahmed 5-49)
Central Punjab v Sindh at NBP Sports Complex
Central Punjab 360 all out, 97.3 overs (Saif Badar 95, Imran Dogar 81, Muhammad Irfan Khan 52; Rizwan Hussain 43, Bilal Asif 39, Mohammad Asghar 3-121, Danish Aziz 3-69, Junaid Ilyas 2-70) and 138-6, 42 overs (Muhammad Irfan Khan 46 not out, Mohammad Waheed 26, Imran Dogar 24, Abdul Samad 20; Junaid Ilyas 2-19, Mohammad Asghar 2-51, Danish Aziz 2-53)
Sindh 406 all out, 125.2 overs (Danish Aziz 85, Ammad Alam 64, Shehzar Mohammad 54, Mohammad Taha 44, Hasan Mohsin 37, Rameez Aziz 28, Mohammad Hasan 28; Bilal Asif 6-166, Mohammad Waheed 2-111)
Northern v Southern Punjab at UBL Sports Complex
Southern Punjab 402 all out, 112.1 overs (Mohammad Umair 134, Moinuddin 105, Mohammad Junaid 57, Zeeshan Ashraf 47, Rameez Alam 41; Umer Khan 5-143, Waqas Ahmed 2-77) and 72-2, 35 overs (Abdul Rehman Muzammil 35 not out, Rameez Alam 28 not out; Waqas Ahmed 2-11)
Northern 429 all out, 119.1 overs (Hasan Raza 171, Aqib Shah 75, Ziad Khan 62, Zaman Khan 47, Ali Imran 22; Mohammad Jahangir 4-108, Tahir Hussain 3-88, Mohammad Junaid 2-105)