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Rawalpindi, 5 March 2025: Muhammad Shahzad’s hat-trick helped PTV dismiss SBP for 205 on the first day of the final of the President’s Trophy Grade-I at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening. At stumps, PTV were 49 for three in 19 overs, with Niaz Khan bagging two wickets for 18.
Earlier, the five-day final, which is played under lights and with a pink ball saw PTV’s Amad Butt winning the toss and putting Umar Amin-led SBP in to bat. SBP’s opening batters – Imran Butt (89, 136b, 14x4s) and Rameez Aziz (40, 51b, 5x4s) provided an 87-run stand. Once the openers departed, right-arm fast Shahzad took charge, dismissing captain Umar (6, 26b), Fawad Alam (0,1b) and Muhammad Irfan (0, 1b) to complete his hat-trick. He finished with figures of 5-29 in 10.2 overs.
Ali Usman was other contributor with the ball, bagging two wickets for 10 runs in seven overs.
Scores in brief:
Day 1 of 5
PTV v SBP at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
SBP 205 all out, 54.2 overs (Imran Butt 89, Rameez Aziz 40; Muhammad Shahzad 5-29, Ali Usman 2-10)
PTV 49-3, 19 overs (Niaz Khan 2-18)
