Karachi, 12 October 2022: Northern and Sindh won their fixtures against Balochistan and Southern Punjab, respectively in the third round matches of the Cricket Associations Championship on Wednesday.
Balochistan v Northern
Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 164 for six in 64 overs, Balochistan were bowled out for 243 in the 92nd over against Northern at the KCCA Stadium. Taimur Ali who resumed his batting on 44, was dismissed for 86 off 176 balls, hitting eight fours and one six.
Northern’s leg-spinner Saad Nasim was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets for 55.
In reply, chasing 28 to win, Northern achieved the target in the fourth over with nine wickets in hand.
Sindh v Southern Punjab
At the UBL Sports Complex, resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 208 for eight, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 265, handing a 137-run win to Sindh. Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Umair top-scored for his side, returning undefeated on 106 off 117 balls, smashing 16 fours and two sixes. Arish Ali Khan bagged four wickets for Sindh and played an instrumental role in his side’s second win in the tournament.
The previous day, Central Punjab defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by an innings and 79 runs. The fourth round will begin from Saturday, 15 October.
Scores in brief:
Northern beat Balochistan by nine wickets at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi
Northern 451 all out, 118 overs (Hasan Raza 129, Aqib Shah 103, Umair Masood 98, Zaman Khan 45; Jalat Khan 6-119) and 28-1, 3.3 overs
Balochistan 235 all out, 65.1 overs (Hazrat Wali 106, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 67; Aqib Liaqat 5-87, Umer Khan 3-48) and after follow-on 248 all out, 91.1 overs (Taimur Ali 86, Hazrat Wali 39; Saad Nasim 4-55, Shadab Majeed 2-24, Zaman Khan 2-39)
Sindh beat Southern Punjab by 137 runs at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Sindh 162 all out, 40 overs (Rameez Aziz 69; Mohammad Sadaqat 4-46, Tahir Hussain 3-46, Majid Ali 2-44) and 403-9d, 98.5 overs (Danish Aziz 107, Hasan Mohsin 59 not out, Kashif Iqbal 48; Mohammad Sadaqat 4-118, Tahir Hussain 3-80, Majid Ali 2-59)
Southern Punjab 163 all out, 54.3 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 90; Majid Asghar 3-38, Mohammad Ali 2-33, Asif Ali Jnr 2-52) and 265 all out, 63.4 overs (Mohammad Umair 106 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 57; Arish Ali Khan 4-72, Danish Aziz 2-33, Majid Asghar 2-80)
