Lahore, 26 April 2024: A fine all-round performance by Mohammad Faiq helped WAPDA to comfortably beat Ghani Glass by seven wickets in a second round action of the President’s Cup One-Day tournament at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Faiq returned figures of 10-0-52-3, helping WAPDA dismiss Ghani Glass for 200 in 39.3 overs. He then scored an unbeaten 77 to guide WAPDA to the target in 41.3 overs, with seven wickets in hand.
Faiq’s 85-ball innings included nine fours. He shared a crucial 98-run third-wicket partnership with captain Ahmed Shehzad, who contributed a 105-ball 71 containing 11 fours. Alongside Mohammad Arif (33 not out), Faiq built an unbroken 71-run stand for the fourth wicket.
In Ghani Glass's innings earlier in the day, Hussain Talat was the standout performer, scoring 82 from 97 balls with 11 fours. Partnering with Saad Nasim (43), Hussain added 79 runs for the fourth wicket after Ghani Glass had stumbled to 52 for three. However, after Saad's dismissal at 131, the rest of the batting lineup failed to offer significant resistance against Faiq, Asif Afridi, and Mohammad Zeeshan, and were eventually bowled out for 200.
While Faiq claimed three for 52, Asif grabbed three for 34, and Zeeshan picked up two for 50.
Meanwhile, the KRL versus PTV match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium was called off due to rain shortly after KRL began their run-chase. When play ended, KRL were 18 for one in four overs, chasing 222 for victory.
PTV posted 221 all-out in 49.1 overs, anchored by Taimur Khan’s 84 off 87 balls, featuring seven fours and two sixes. Ibtisam Rehman (38), Shamyl Hussain (31), and Mohammad Suleman (30) were the other notable run-scorers.
For KRL, Kashif Ali claimed three for 52, Israrullah two for 20, and Sajid Khan two for 32.
In the third match between SBP and HEC played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, HEC emerged victorious, beating SBP by 29 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a rain-affected encounter.
Scores in brief:
WAPDA beat Ghani Glass by seven wickets at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium
Ghani Glass 200 all-out, 39.3 overs (Hussain Talat 82, Saad Nasim 43, Khurram Shahzad 20; Asif Afridi 3-34, Mohammad Faiq 3-52, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-50)
WAPDA 201-3, 41.3 overs (Mohammad Faiq 77 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 71, Mohammad Arif 33 not out, Noman Ali 2-24)
KRL v PTV – no-result, points equally shared at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
PTV 221 all out, 49.1 overs (Taimur Khan 84, Ibtisam Rehman 38, Shamyl Hussain 31, Mohammad Suleman 30; Kashif Ali 3-52, Israrullah 2-20, Sajid Khan 2-32)
KRL 18-1, 4 overs
HEC beat SBP by 29 runs DLS method at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
SBP 278-6, 43 overs (Usman Salahuddin 88 not out, Mohammad Faizan 48; Adeel Meo 2-43, Aqib Liaqat 2-50)
HEC 164-1, 26 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 78 not out, Mohammad Huraira 74 not out)
Sunday’s fixtures: KRL v HEC, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium (9.30am start); Ghani Glass v PTV, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (2pm start); SNGPL v SBP, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium (9.30am start)
