Lahore, 15 October 2021: Central Punjab registered their first win of the Cricket Associations Championship 2021-22 as they defeated Northern by eight wickets on the third and final day of the round four fixture at the Saeed Ajmal Academy in Faisalabad.
Central Punjab jumped to the second spot after the win and now have 15 points. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lead the points table with a better net run-rate and Southern Punjab are third on a lesser run-rate.
Northern had started the day on the backfoot as they were 116 runs behind, but Faizan Riaz’s 103 off 161 saved them from facing an innings defeat. No other Northern batter made any notable contribution as Mohammad Ali dismissed three more batters to finish with five for 49.
Imran Dogar took two more wickets as his returns from the six overs were two for 17.
Imran scored 28 while Ali Zaryab remained 27 not out as Central Punjab overhauled the 67-run target in 9.5 overs.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Sarwar Afridi and Mehran Ibrahim centuries’ helped their side to a draw against Sindh at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. Sarwar made 128 off 193 and hit 14 fours and a six and Ibrahim smashed eight fours in his 201-ball 107 not out.
Mohammad Mohsin khan added 17 runs to his overnight score before he was dismissed by Ashiq Ali at 67. Ashiq dismissed two more batters on Friday and finished the innings with three for 102.
At the Rana Naved ul Hasan Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura, Fahad Iqbal helped Balochistan secure a draw against Southern Punjab with a fine century.
Fahad scored 185-ball 122 not out (17 fours) as Balochistan made 316 for four after starting the day 155 runs behind.
Azeem converted his overnight 35 into 77, while Shahbaz Khan was the other batter to score half-century as he made 58 off 122 and hit nine fours.
Points Table
|
Position |
Teams |
P |
W |
L |
D |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
0.025 |
|
2 |
Central Punjab |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
1.231 |
|
3 |
Southern Punjab |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
0.476 |
|
4 |
Sindh |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
-0.535 |
|
5 |
Northern |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-0.152 |
|
6 |
Balochistan |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
-0.854 |
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab beat Northern by eight wickets at Saeed Ajmal Academy Ground, Faisalabad
Central Punjab 371 for 8, 83 overs (Junaid Ali 129, Ali Zaryab 62, Rizwan Hussain 55; Raza Hasan 6-155) and 71-2, 9.5 overs (Imran Dogar 28, Ali Zaryab 27 not out)
Northern 152 all out, 53 overs (Sarmad Hameed 52, Faizan Riaz 37 not out; Bilal Asif 4-49, Mohammad Irfan Jnr 3-39) and 286 all out, 104.5 overs (Faizan Riaz 103, Abdul Faseeh 59, Mohammad Huraira 36; Mohammad Ali 5-49, Imran Dogar 2-17)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh ends in a draw at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 257 all out in 80.2 overs (Waqar Ahmed 51, Zohaib Khan 49; Ashiq Ali 5-98, Mohammad Asghar 2-84) and 367-5, 104 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 128, Mehran Ibrahim 107 not out, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 67, Waqar Ahmed 39; Ashiq Ali 3-102)
Sindh 265-6, 83 overs (Mohammad Suleman 62 not out, Saim Ayub 46, Saifullah Bangash 43, Usman Khan 29, Faraz Ali 27, Ammad Alam 26; Sajid Khan 3-85, Zohaib Khan 3-123)
Balochistan v Southern Punjab ends in draw at Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan Academy, Sheikhupura
Southern Punjab 452 for 4, 77 overs (Sharoon Siraj 171, Moinuddin 126, Yousuf Babar 71; Najeebullah Achakzai 2-75)
Balochistan 250 all out, 72.5 overs (Ali Waqas 68, Gulraiz Sadaf 48, Sanaullah 28, Azeem Ghumman 22; Ali Usman 4-68, Ali Shafiq 2-41) and 316-4, 90 overs (Fahad Iqbal 122, Azeem Ghumman 77, Shahbaz Khan 58; Adeel ur Rehman 2-71)
