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Karachi, 27 February 2025: Test fast bowler Khurram Shahzad returned figures of 6-40 in 9.1 overs to help Ghani Glass beat Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) by 279 runs at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi on Thursday.
While chasing 425, opening batters Mohammad Arif (51, 71b, 7x4s) and Yahya Bin Abdul Rehman (24, 42b, 2x4s, 2x6s) put on a 77-run opening stand before WAPDA slipped to 145 all out in 40.1 overs.
Khurram completed his 11th first-class five-for and also registered only his second 10-fer (10-77) in the format.
At the State Bank Stadium, Higher Education Commission (HEC) continued from their overnight score of 231-6 but were bowled out for 293 in 79.2 overs, with a 139-run deficit. HEC’s Mohammad Mohsin Khan top scored with a 136-ball 99 with the help of 14 fours.
For OGDCL Mushtaq Ahmed picked up four wickets, while skipper Hasan Raza dismissed three batters.
In reply, OGDCL’s Mohammad Umar Riaz struck unbeaten century (115 not out, 166b, 8x4s, 2x6s) and partnered with Raja Hamza Waheed (87, 121b, 12x4s) for a 144-run opening stand. OGDCL declared their second innings at 256-3 in 58.5 overs, setting a 395-run target for HEC.
HEC were 50 for no loss in eight overs, when stumps were drawn on day three.
At KCCA Stadium, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) resumed their innings from overnight score of 364-3 and declared on 568-9 in 153 overs.
SBP’s No.4 batter Aqib Shah scored 189 off 415 balls with the help of 19 fours, Muhammad Irfan Khan fell four runs short of his second first-class hundred as he departed for 96 off 139 balls inclusive of five fours and four sixes. No.7 batter Rameez Aziz also chipped in with a half century (68, 125b, 9x4s, 1x6).
In pursuit of 538-run target, KRL were 100-1 in 31 overs at close of play. Abdul Faseeh (48 not out, 107b, 6x4s) and Rohail Nazir (35 not out, 71b, 3x4s) were at the crease having stitched an unbeaten 83-run partnership.
At the UBL Sports Complex, Eshaal Associates resumed their innings from overnight score of 116-5 but were bowled out for 147 in 69.5 overs in reply to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited’s (SNGPL) 346 all out. Pacers Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Salman picked up four wickets apiece.
Following on, Eshaal Associates managed to bag a 48-run lead as they were 247-6 in 60 overs at close of play. Danish Aziz (77 not out, 132b, 7x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Haris (55, 73b, 7x4s, 1x6) contributed with valuable half-centuries.
Scores in brief: (Day 3 of 4)
Match 33 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Eshaal Associates at UBL Sports Complex
SNGPL 346 all out, 102.5 overs (Abid Ali 225 not out, Haseebullah 29, Omair bin Yousuf 28; Asad Raza 4-88, Danish Aziz 2-37, Muhammad Ahsan 2-40, Tahir Hussain 2-68)
Eshaal Associates 147 all out, 69.5 overs (Abdur Rehman 65, Azan Awais 28; Muhammad Salman 4-22, Muhammad Ali 4-47, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-24) and F/O 247-6, 60 overs (Danish Aziz 77 not out, Muhammad Haris 55, Abdur Rehman 33; Shahnawaz Dahani 3-39, Muhammad Ali 2-34)
Match 34 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs Higher Education Commission at State Bank Stadium
OGDCL 431 all out, 111 overs (Sarwar Afridi 123, Raja Hamza Waheed 103, Muhammad Hammad Khan 48; Fahad Amin 5-112, Mansoor Ali 4-127, Ali Hamza Wasim 1-77) and 256-3 dec, 58.5 overs (Umair Riaz Bajwa 115 not out, Raja Hamza Waheed 87, Muhammad Hammad Khan 40; Fahad Amin 1-48, Maaz Khurram Amin 1-62, Daniyal Ahmed 1-63)
HEC 293 all out, 79.2 overs, (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 99, Ali Hamza Wasim 59, Adil Khan 42 not out; Sardar Hassan Raza 3-30, Mushtaq Ahmed 4-106) and 50-0, 8 overs (Ali Taj 21 not out , Mohammad Mohsin Khan 20 not out; Mushtaq Ahmed 19-0)
Match 35 – State Bank of Pakistan vs Khan Research Laboratories at KCCA Stadium
SBP 119 all out, 32.2 overs (Muhammad Faizan 44, Umar Amin 18, Imran Butt 15; Muhammad Irfan 7-44, Sharoon Siraj 2-18, Jawad Ali 1-10) and 568-9 dec, 153 overs (Aqib Shah 189, Muhammad Irfan Khan 96, Rameez Aziz 68, Umar Amin 61; Mohammad Irfan 4-190, Sharoon Siraj 3-90)
KRL 150 all out, 48.4 overs (Saad Baig 44, Sharoon Siraj 38, Abdul Fasih 13; Kashif Bhatti 4-37, Rameez Aziz 3-17, Muhammad Faizan 1-13) and 100-1, 31 overs (Abdul Fasih 48 not out, Rohail Nazir 35 not out; Niaz Khan 1-18)
Match 36 – Ghani Glass beat Water and Power Development Authority by 279 runs at NBP Sports Complex
Ghani Glass 286 all out, 81 overs (Saad Naseem 94, Shadab Khan 70, Mohsin Riaz 40, Khawaja Arham 21; Akif Javed 4-55, Mujtaba Khan 3-55, Khalid Usman 3-92,) and 270 all out, 58 overs (Junaid Ali 55, Shadab Khan 40; Khalid Usman 4-64, Gulfam Aziz 2-62)
WAPDA 132 all out, 28 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 46, Khalid Usman 24; Khurram Shahzad 4-37, Ubaid Shah 3-54, Mir Hamza 2-29) and 145 all out, 40.1 overs (Muhammad Arif 51, Yahya Rehman 24; Khurram Shahzad 6-40, Mir Hamza 3-20, Ubaid Shah 1-40)
