- Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Umair and Moinuddin hit centuries
Lahore, 30 October 2021: Abdul Faseeh scores century in each innings as Northern played out a drawn game against Central Punjab at LCCA Ground, Lahore on day-three of the seventh-round match of the Cricket Associations Championship.
Northern’s opening batter Faseeh had struck 168 in the first innings followed by 107 in the second innings. The left-handed batter innings included 16 fours and one six off 156 balls. He was equally supported by opening partner Taimoor Sultan who scored 85-ball 67, which included 11 fours and one six and knitted 139 runs partnership for the first-wicket.
Umar Masood (44 off 78, seven fours) and Ali Imran (41 off 66, five fours, one six) were other contributors with the bat.
Over at the Rana Naved Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura, Southern Punjab played out a drawn game against Balochistan. Mohammad Umair and Moinuddin struck centuries in Southern Punjab’s second innings score of 418 for three in 78 overs.
Umair coming to bat at number three struck unbeaten 158 off 205 balls, which included 17 fours and one six. He was supported by Moinuddin, who hit 22 fours and two sixes off 124 balls faced. He scored 145 and knitted a 243-run partnership for the third-wicket with Umair.
Over at the Saeed Ajmal Academy in Faisalabad, Sindh managed to play out a drawn game against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Resuming their second innings on 44 for one, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 209 in the 85th over, handing 147-run target to win for Sindh.
Sindh were 103 for eight in 17.2 overs when stumps were drawn due to bad light. For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mohammad Sarwar picked three wickets, while Mohammad Ibrahim took two wickets.
Scores in Brief:
Match ends in a draw between Northern v Central Punjab at LCCA Ground, Lahore
Northern 324-9, 83 overs (Abdul Faseeh 168, Jamal Anwar 48, Ali Imran 41; Nisar Ahmad 3-68) and 301-5, 76 overs (Abdul Faseeh 107, Taimoor Sultan 67, Umair Masood 44, Ali Imran 41; Nisar Ahmad 2-54)
Central Punjab 351-5, 83 overs (Abdul Samad 144, Irfan Khan Niazi 68, Mohammad Waheed 58 not out; Asad Raza 2-65)
Match ends in a draw between Southern Punjab v Balochistan at Rana Naved ul Hasan Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Southern Punjab 283 all out, 81.1 overs (Hamayun Altaf 90, Sharoon Siraj 43, Maqbool Ahmed 43; Zainullah 6-113, Tariq Jameel 2-58) and 418-3, 78 overs (Mohammad Umair 158 not out, Moinuddin 145, Hamayun Altaf 60)
Balochistan 249 all out, 78.2 overs (Ali Waqas 55, Fahad Iqbal 45, Hanan Achakzai 34; Mohammad Irfan 3-38, Umar Khan 2-37, Ahmad Hasan 2-42, Ali Majid 2-86)
Match ends in a drawn between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh at Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 313 all out, 82.4 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 59, Saqib Jamil 55, Waqar Ahmed 45, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 41; Danish Aziz 4-105, Arish Ali Khan 2-87, Junaid Ilyas 2-77) and 209 all out, 84.4 overs (Waqar Ahmed 50, Amir Azmat 42; Junaid Ilyas 5-47, Arish Ali Khan 3-51)
Sindh 376-8, 83 overs (Ahsan Ali 137, Faraz Ali 72, Danish Aziz 67, Rameez Aziz 43 not out; Fawad Malook 4-74, Mohammad Ibrahim 2-64) and 103-8, 17.2 overs (Mohammad Sarwar 3-18, Mohammad Ibrahim 2-26)
