- PTV’s Mohammad Taha hit double century to help his team draw against KRL
- The fourth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I will begin on Sunday, 26 January at four venues in Karachi
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Karachi, 23 January 2025: Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited’s (OGDCL) Mushtaq Ahmed took 5-96 to bowl out Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for 258 in 65 overs as they fell 62 runs short of the target at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi on day four of the third round of President’s Trophy Grade-I on Thursday.
WAPDA’s Ayaz Tasawar, who came in to bat at No. 6, fought hard with an unbeaten century (126 not out, 162b, 15x4s, 4x6s) but in vain as he ran out of partners to bat with.
WAPDA had started the day with overnight score of 9-2 and soon slipped to 75-5 before Ayaz and Bismillah Khan (42, 64b, 6x4s) stitched a 100-run partnership before the last four wickets added 83 runs. Mohammad Adil was not available to bat in both the innings owing to injury.
Mushtaq was backed by leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob, who picked up three wickets.
Pakistan Television’s (PTV) Mohammad Taha registered his maiden first-class double century (226, 321b, 17x4s, 9x6s) and also shared a 344-run opening stand with Waqar Hussain (154, 255b, 11x4s, 3x6s).
PTV started the day with overnight score of 131-0 and finished with 456-3 when the teams decided to shake hands. PTV had overcome a first innings deficit of 144 runs and had taken a lead of 312 when the time ran out on day four.
Scores in brief (Day 4 of 4):
Match 10 - Drawn – Pakistan Television vs Khan Research Laboratories at SBP Sports Complex
PTV 335 all out, 85.3 overs (Muhammad Shahzad 129, Taimur Khan 52, Waqar Hussain 41, Salman Khan Jnr 29, Mehran Sanwal 26; Rohan Qadri 3-67, Ahmed Bashir 3-70, Arshadullah 3-80) and 456 all out, 113.2 overs, (Mohammad Taha 226, Waqar Hussain 154, Salman Khan Jnr 50 not out; Qaiser Abbas 1-38)
KRL 479 all out, 147.1 overs (Waqar Ahmed 246, Saad Baig 95, Imran Rafiq 40, Muhammad Awais Zafar 27; Ali Usman 3-110, Israr Hussain 2-44, Faisal Akram 2-185, Israr Hussain 2-42)
Match 11 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited beat Water and Power Development Authority by 62 runs at the KCCA Stadium
OGDCL 346 all out, 122.2 overs (Hasan Raza 81, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68, Arsal Sheikh 48, Adil Amin 42, Abbas Ali 32, Mohammad Umair 22, Rizwan Ali 21; Ali Raza 3-62, Khalid Usman 3-87, Mohammad Asghar 3-94) and 182 all out, 50.5 overs (Hasan Raza 44, Asif Afridi 41 not out, Sameer Saqib 34, Mohammad Umair 21; Khalid Usman 4-42, Ali Raza 3-22, Naqeebullah 3-22)
WAPDA 208 all out, 80 overs (Mohammad Ammar 68, Imran Dogar 45, Ayaz Tasawar 34, Hassan Abid Kiyani 23; Asif Afridi 6-52) and 258 all out, 65 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 126 not out, Bismillah Khan 42
On Wednesday - Match 9 – State Bank of Pakistan beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited by seven wickets at NBP Sports Complex
On Tuesday - Match 12 – Ghani Glass beat Higher Education Commission by 10 wickets at UBL Sports Complex
