Lahore, 27 October 2022: Table-toppers Central Punjab were 339 for seven against Sindh as captain Saif Badar, Imran Dogar and Muhammad Irfan Khan scored half-centuries at the NBP Sports Complex on the first day of the sixth round of Cricket Associations Championship 2022-23
After he elected to bat, Saif missed his century by five runs as top-scored with 95 off 161 (11 fours and four sixes). Imran made 81 and Irfan scored 52.
Mohammad Asghar took three wickets for 121 and Junaid Ilyas and Danish Aziz took two wickets each.
At Quetta’s Bugti Stadium, Balochistan’s Gohar Faiz’s six-fer bowled out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for 288 in 65.5 overs despite Musadiq Ahmed scoring 122 off 146 after Balochistan captain Bismillah Khan elected to field.
The fast bowler took six wickets for 53 in 19 overs. The other notable batting performance came from Mohammad Bilal who scored 84-ball 75.
Balochistan were 62 for two in 18 overs with Hazrat Wali (22) and Taimur Ali (seven) at the crease.
At the UBL Sports Complex, Southern Punjab were 300 for six thanks to captain Moinuddin’s 105 off 179. The day ended with his fall of wicket and with Mohammad Umair at the other end unbeaten on 99. Opener Zeeshan Ashraf and middle-order batter Rameez Alam made 47 and 41, respectively.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab v Sindh at NBP Sports Complex
Central Punjab 339-7, 90 overs (Saif Badar 95, Imran Dogar 81, Muhammad Irfan Khan 52; Mohammad Asghar 3-121, Danish Aziz 2-68, Junaid Ilyas 2-70)
Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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)
Balochistan 62-2, 18 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 25, Hazrat Wali 22 not out; Adil Naz 2-16)
Northern v Southern Punjab at UBL Sports Complex
Southern Punjab 300-6, 90 overs (Moinuddin 105, Mohammad Umair 99 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 47, Rameez Alam 41; Waqas Ahmed 2-58, Umer Khan 2-117)
