Lahore, 5 November 2022: Northern eked out a one-wicket win over Balochistan in a thriller on the final day of the seventh round of the Cricket Associations Championship 2022-23 at the Bugti Stadium, Quetta.
Northern had 184 to chase and were none for none when the day began. Jalat Khan’s impressive figures of six for 52 kept Balochistan in the game right till the final ball as they chased down the target at 41.1 overs mark.
Northern’s top and middle order made crucial contributions as top six batters scored in between 33 and 23. Nasir Nawaz top-scored with 33. Ali Imran, Hasan Raza and Mohammad Hammad scored 28 each. Ziad Khan and Saad Nasim added 23 each to the total.
Tariq Jameel took two wickts for 31.
At Karachi’s NBP Sport Complex, Mohammad Hamza Akbar’s 33 and Nisar Ahmed’s 36 helped Central Punjab, the table toppers, to a three-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Central Punjab started the day at 25 for one and needed 109 to win the match that they did in 34.2 overs.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Arshadullah took four wickets for 64.
Yesterday, Southern Punjab beat Sindh by 10 wickets.
Northern beat Balochistan by one wicket at Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Balochistan 197 all out, 66.2 overs (Ali Waqas 101, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 27, Taimur Ali 24; Umer Khan 4-52, Zaman Khan 3-50) and 55-1, 14 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 35 not out) and 316 all out, 91 overs (Abdul Hanan 111, Taimur Ali 45, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 36, Jalat Khan 34, Bismillah Khan 34; Ali Imran 2-23, Zaman Khan 2-40, Waqas Ahmed 2-60)
Northern 330 all out, 86 overs (Hasan Raza 115, Umer Khan 56 not out, Umair Masood 46, Mohammad Hammad 26, Saad Khan 26, Nasir Nawaz 21; Jalat Khan 5-83, Tariq Jameel 4-55) and 187-9, 41.1 overs (Nasir Nawaz 33, Ali Imran 28, Hasan Raza 28, Mohammad Hammad 28 not out, Ziad Khan 23, Saad Nasim 23; Jalat Khan 6-52, Tariq Jameel 2-31)
Central Punjab beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by three wickets at NBP Sports Complex
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 187 all out, 55.2 overs (Muhammad Nisar Afridi 66, Nabi Gul 32; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 3-30, Bilal Asif 3-37, Waqas Maqsood 2-23, Nisar Ahmad 2-57) and 246 all out, 85.3 overs (Adil Amin 52, Muhammad Nisar Afridi 40, Nabi Gul 34, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 32, Mohammad Bilal 24, Aamer Azmat 21; Nisar Ahmed 3-45, Ali Shafiq 3-48, Waqas Maqsood 2-35, Bilal Asif 2-56)
Central Punjab 299 all out, 78.1 overs (Abdul Samad 117, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 38; Adil Naz 4-78, Zeeshan Ahmad 3-41, Aamer Azmat 2-31) and 138-7, 34.2 overs (Nisar Ahmad 36, Mohammad Hamza Akbar 33; Arshadullah 4-64, Aamer Azmat 2-26)
