Lahore, 2 November 2021: The eighth-round of the Cricket Associations Championship 2021-22 got underway in three Punjab venues today.
Sindh’s Danish Aziz puts up an all-round performance to keep his side at front at the close of day-one against Northern at the Saeed Ajmal Academy in Faisalabad.
Northern after opting to bat were bowled out for 139 in 46.5 overs. Opening batter Taimoor Sultan top-scored with 48. For Sindh, Danish Aziz with his slow left-arm picked five for 34, while Arish Ali Khan grabbed two for 33.
At stumps, Sindh in their first innings were 158 for four in 45 overs. Opening batter top-scored with 64 off 99, hitting seven fours and four sixes. He was supported by Danish, who returned undefeated on 44 off 102.
Over at the Rana Naved Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after being put into bat were 196 for three in 46 when stumps were drawn early due to bad light. Opening batter Mohsin Khan top-scored with an unbeaten 78 off 129, hitting 11 fours. He was supported by his opening partner Waqar Ahmad who contributed run-a-ball 44, laced with nine fours. The pair knitted 70 runs for the opening-wicket.
Mehran Ibrahim was other notable run-getter with unbeaten 39 off 52 balls, hitting eight fours.
At the LCCA Ground Lahore, Balochistan after opting to bat scored 248 for six in 79 overs against Central Punjab. Captain and opening-batter Azeem Ghumman top-scored with a 172-ball 85, striking 10 fours. Gulraiz Sadaf coming to bat at number seven returned undefeated on 56 off 103 balls. He hit six fours and contributed unbeaten 80-run partnership for the seventh-wicket with Mohammad Shahid (38 not out, 63 balls, four fours)
Scores in Brief:
Sindh v Northern – Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad
Northern 139 all out, 46.5 overs (Taimoor Sultan 48; Danish Aziz 5-34, Arish Ali Khan 2-33, Ashiq Ali 2-35)
Sindh 158- 4, 45 overs (Usman Khan 64, Danish Aziz 44 not out; Aqib Liaqat 2-54)
Central Punjab v Balochistan – LCCA Ground, Lahore
Balochistan 248-6, 79 overs (Azeem Ghumman 85, Gulraiz Sadaf 56 not out, Mohammad Shahid 38 not out; Mohammad Irfan Jnr 3-46, Nisar Ahmed 2-72)
Southern Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Rana Naved ul Hasan Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 196-3, 46 overs (Mohsin Khan 78 not out, Waqar Ahmad 44, Mehran Ibrahim 39 not out)
