Lahore, 15 November 2022: The second day of the ninth round of the Cricket Associations Championship 2022-23 season was played at three Karachi venues today - Tuesday.
At the KCCA Stadium, Balochistan were bowled out for 319 after resuming their first innings at 238 for six. Mohammad Junaid who was unbeaten at 40 overnight top-scored for his side with 101 (165 balls, seven fours, three sixes). Left-arm spinner Ahmed Safi Abdullah added three more wickets to his yesterday’s tally of four to finish with seven wickets for 92 runs.
In reply, Central Punjab were 191 for five (73 overs) when stumps were drawn for the day. Fahad Munir was unbeaten on 59 off 146 balls (six fours, one six). Abdul Samad scored 42 while captain Saif Badar was dismissed for 40. Jalat Khan took two wickets.
Over at the UBL Sports Complex, Sindh were staring at a defeat against Northern who took a 111-run first innings lead by scoring 213 in reply to Sindh’s first innings score of 102. Mohammad Hammad top-scored with 57 off 67 balls (six fours, two sixes) in Northern’s first innings. Aaliyan Mehmood took four while Mohammad Asghar took three wickets.
Sindh had another tough outing with the bat second time around as despite Rameez Aziz’s 82 (121 balls, nine fours) they were bowled out for 213 in 55.4 overs. Waqas Ahmed took four while Shadab Majeed took three wickets. Northern who were set a 103-run target, finished day-two at six for no loss in their second innings, they need another 97 runs for a win tomorrow.
Over at the NBP Sports Complex Ground, Karachi, Southern Punjab who resumed their first innings at 26 for one were bowled out for 203 to concede a 79-run first innings lead to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Yousuf Babar top-scored with 69 (142 balls, nine fours, two sixes), Mohammad Umair and Moinuddin contributed 29 runs each. Irfanullah Shah took four wickets.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ended day-two at 84 for two in 23 overs. Afaq Ahmed was unbeaten on 46 when stumps were drawn for the day, Tahir Hussain took two wickets.
Scores in brief:
Balochistan vs Central Punjab – KCCA Stadium, Karachi
Balochistan 319 all out, 106 overs (Mohammad Junaid 101, Mohammad Ibrahim Senior 87, Abdul Hanan 40; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 7-92)
Central Punjab 191 for five, 73 overs (Fahad Munir 59 not out, Abdul Samad 42, Saif Badar 40; Jalat Khan 2-52)
Northern vs Sindh – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Sindh 102 all out, 41.1 overs (Saifullah Bangash 40 not out, Rameez Aziz 31; Umer Khan 5-47, Waqas Ahmed 3-25) and 213 all out, 55.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 82, Mohammad Suleman 49; Waqas Ahmed 4-73, Shadab Majeed 3-44)
Northern 213 all out, 56.1 overs (Mohammad Hammad 57, Ali Imran 40; Aaliyan Mehmood 4-38, Mohammad Asghar 3-89) and six for no loss
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab – NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 282 all out, 73.5 overs (Nabi Gul 85, Mohammad Nisar Afridi 47; Mohammad Junaid 5-106, Mohammad Shan 4-65) and 84 for two, 23 overs (Afaq Ahmed 46 not out; Tahir Hussain 2-23)
Southern Punjab 203 all out, 66.5 overs (Yousuf Babar 69, Mohammad Umair 29, Moinuddin 29; Irfanullah Shah 4-26, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-49, Maaz Khan 2-52)
