Lahore, 3 November 2022: Central Punjab’s Abdul Samad scored a century against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on day two of the seventh round of Cricket Associations Championship 2022-23.
Samad made 117 in 231 balls and hit 13 fours at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi after resuming the day on 32. Central Punjab made 299 in reply of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 187. Adil Naz took four wickets for 78.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 55 for none in their second innings.
Southern Punjab’s Rameez Alam converted his overnight 47 into 125 off 264 balls (15 fours and a six) as Southern Punjab made 364 against Sindh at the UBL Sports Complex. Mohammad Umair scored 59 and Maqbool Ahmed made 70 off 141.
Junaid Ilyas took five wickets for 88.
Sindh were 64 for one. Hasan Mohsin and Danish Aziz batted at 35 and 27.
Northern’s Hasan Raza made 115 off 124 balls, hitting 18 fours and a six as Northern replied to Balochistan’s 197 with 330 at Quetta’s Bugti Stadium. Umer Khan made 56 and Umair Masood scored 46. Jalat Khan took five wickets and Tariq Jameel picked up four wickets.
Balochistan were 55 for one. Mohammad Ibrahim Snr and nightwatchman Tariq Jameel batted at 35 and four.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 55-0, 14 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 31 not out)
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)
Sindh v Southern Punjab at UBL Sports Complex
Sindh 178 all out, 48.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 66, Mohammad Hasan 44, Danish Aziz 24, Mohammad Suleman 22; Mohammad Junaid 7-70, Tahir Hussain 2-22) and 64-1, 17 overs (Hasan Mohsin 35 not out, Danish Aziz 27 not out)
Southern Punjab 364 all out, 111.5 overs (Rameez Alam 125, Maqbool Ahmed 70, Mohammad Umair 59, Tahir Hussain 34 not out, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 23; Junaid Ilyas 5-88, Hasan Mohsin 2-38, Danish Aziz 2-77)
Balochistan v Northern 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)
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)