Lahore, 13 September 2023: Islamabad and Bahawalpur followed suit after Sialkot and Hyderabad, who had registered their first victories of the season yesterday. At the start of the day’s play, Islamabad and Bahawalpur were both well situated to chase their targets on the final day of play of the first round of games of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy. The former was trailing by 48 runs and the latter required 107 to win with eight wickets in hand. The targets were thus achieved with ease.
Islamabad vs AJK
Bowling out the opposition for 174 in their second innings, Islamabad were firmly in control at the end of third day’s play, with only 48 needed to win in the final innings. The 405 runs they had accumulated in their first innings meant Islamabad were easily ahead of the game, requiring only 48 to win on the final day.
A measly total to chase, the openers Hassan Nawaz and Ali Imran completed the task in the first session of the day. Requiring only 9.3 overs, Ali and Hassan took their team home, scoring unbeaten 31 and 16 respectively.
Islamabad won without having lost a single wicket.
Bahawalpur vs DM Jamali
Despite losing two wickets, the side started their day in a dominant position, trailing by 107 runs and eight wickets in hand, owing to the start provided by the solid opening partnership on the previous day.
The 83-run-stand between Mohammad Ammar and Ibrar Amin propelled Bahawalpur’s chase, bringing them strongly in command of the game. Rasool Baksh, who had five wickets to his name, was the lone warrior leading the counterattack.
Ammar, steadfast on one end, kept the runs flowing which meant his side did not suffer even when wickets fell on the other end.
Owing to his significant knock of 67* runs, Bahawalpur reached their target in just 78.3 overs, effectively winning the game by 4 wickets.
Hanif Mohammad Trophy Round 1 scores in brief:
Islamabad vs AJK
Islamabad win by 10 wickets.
1st Innings
AJK: 279 all out in 97.4 overs (Naveed Malik 57, Hasnain Shamir 56; Mohammad Shayan Sheikh 5-88, Muhamad Musa 3-49)
Islamabad: 405-9 (declared) in 94.1 overs (Ali Imran 94, Sarmad Bhatti 59, Muzammil Shah 56, Hasan Nawaz 54; Faizan Saleem 3-86, Rohaan Qadri 3-103)
2nd Innings
AJK: 174 all out in 72.3 overs (Naveed Malik 32; Syed Khizer Shah 2-21, Mohammad Musa 2-28)
Islamabad: 49-0 in 9.3 overs (Ali Imran 31*, Hassan Nawaz 16*)
Bahawalpur vs DM Jamali
Bahawalpur win by 4 wickets
1st Innings
DM Jamali: 287 all out in 95.2 overs (Mohammad Shahid 78, Taimur Ali 52; Mohammad Adeel ur Rehman 3-48)
Bahawalpur: 234 all out in 72.4 overs (Mohammad Ammar 78. Husnain Majid 53; Nasir Khan 4-26, Rasool Baksh 2-63)
2nd Innings
DM Jamali: 161 all out in 51.4 overs (Nasir Khan 49; Mohammad Umair 5-16, Mohammad Junaid 3-57)
Bahawalpur: 215-6 in 78.3overs (Mohammad Ammar 67*, Ibrar Amin 40; Rasool Baksh 5-78)
Larkana vs Sialkot
Larkana win by 7 wickets.
1st Innings
Larkana: 179 all out in 75.3 overs (Ghulam Raza Mahar 47; Bilal Asif 4-53, Sohaib Ullah 3-37)
Sialkot: 177 all out in 48 overs (Haris Sohail 45, Ayaz Tasawwar 42; Aamir Ali Taheem 4-13, Mushtaq Ahmed Kolhoro 3-46)
2nd Innings
Larkana: 142 all out in 58.2 overs (Mohammad Aqeel Danish 46, Mohsin Raza 45; Bilal Asif 4-23, Shoaib Akhtar 4-47)
Sialkot: 145-3 in 43 overs (Mohsin Riaz 53*; Asif Ali 1-15, Aamir Ali 1-23, Mushtaq Ahmed Kolhoro 1-26)
Hyderabad vs Karachi Blues
Hyderabad win by 9 wickets.
1st Innings
Karachi Blues: 120 all out in 32.1 overs (Syed Haider Abbas Zaidi 34; Jawad Ali 7-23, Mohammad Asad Malik 2-40)
Hyderabad: 279 all out in 121.1 in 34 overs (Nabeel Ahmed 78, Ali Ahsan 70; Aarish Ali Khan 6-63, Osama Basharat 2-43)
2nd Innings
Karachi Blues: 200 all out in 70 overs (Hasan Mohsin 45*, Syed Haider Abbas Zaidi 45; Majid Asghar 4-30, Jawad Ali 4-55)
Hyderabad: 42-1 in 6 overs (Salman Khan 20; Osama Basharat 1-15)
