Lahore, 19 September 2023: Abbottabad and Quetta register their first victories of the season, while Islamabad and Hyderabad carry their momentum from the first round and secure their second consecutive win.
Hyderabad v DM Jamali
DM Jamali started their day at 153-4, after losing set batter Taimur Ali the previous day. A 68 from Abid Ali Mengal and a 73 from Mohammad Shahid took the side to 267, while the scorecard was littered by single-digit scores aside from these three knocks. Jawad Ali’s spell, which produced four wickets, kept the Jamali batters on their toes.
Chasing 134 in the final innings, Hyderabad was able to get to their second win of the season with considerable ease. Half-centuries from Daniyal Hussain Rajput and Mohammad Suleman ensured that the target was met without panic.
Hyderabad won by 8 wickets.
Islamabad v Larkana
Larkana started their day at 139-5, with Faraz Aziz set on the crease. His crucial contribution of 107 took the side to 277, before they were bowled out. Mohammad Shayan Shaikh bagged four wickets in the innings, controlling the opposition’s batting to ensure that Islamabad remained dominant.
Having to chase just 23 runs in the final innings, the Islamabad openers were able to do so without breaking a sweat.
They completed the chase in just 2.1 overs, with 10 wickets to spare.
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad
Abbottabad were comfortably placed to win the game, at the start of the final day. Their scorecard read 246-6, trailing by just 34 runs.
Although they lost a wicket, Abbottabad were able to get to the target successfully. Ahmed Khan, who had an unbeaten 64, had a crucial part to play in the chase, as he remained steady at one end to ensure that the side got over the rope without any hiccups on the last day.
They won by 3 wickets.
AJK v Quetta
Quetta started the day at 134-1. A century from Hazrat Wali and a crucial 84 from Abdul Wahid Bangalzai took Quetta to 248, after which they declared the innings and invited AJK to bat to enforce a result.
AJK’s bowler Rohaan Qadri, who bagged three wickets, was the lone warrior countering the batting onslaught displayed by the Quetta batters.
The Quetta bowlers produced an amazing performance, particularly Gohar Faiz who got four wickets. His attack was complemented by Mohammad Idrees and Najeeb Ullah Jnr, who got two wickets each.
AJK was bowled out for just 87 and Quetta won the game by a huge margin of 173 runs.
Scores in brief:
Hyderabad v DM Jamali
Hyderabad win by 8 wickets.
1st Innings
DM Jamali: 270 all out in 69.1 overs (Nasir Khan 82; Majid Asghar 4-42, Mustafa Nasir 2-50, Mohammad Asad Malik 2-51, Jawad Ali 2-98)
Hyderabad: 404 all out in 127.2 overs (Rizwan Mehmood 138, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 88; Mohammad Shahid 2-49 Nasir Khan 2-67, Abu Huraira 2-74)
2nd Innings
DM Jamali: 267 all out in 97.1 overs (Mohammad Shahid 73, Taimur Ali 72, Abid Ali Mengal 59*; Jawad Ali 4-93, Majid Asghar 2-41, Mustafa Nasir 2-49).
Hyderabad: 134-2 (Mohammad Suleman 56*, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 54*; Nasir Khan 1-29)
Islamabad v Larkana
Islamabad win by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Islamabad: 463-6 in 105 overs (Faizan Riaz 120*, Ali Imran 107; Mushtaq Ahmed Kolhoro 3-86)
Larkana: 208 all out 75.2 overs (Israr ul Haq 48, Ghulama Raza Maher 46, Mohsin Raza 46; Mohammad Shayan Shaikh 5-45, Musa 2-27).
2nd Innings
Larkana: 277 all out in 94.1 overs (Faraz Aziz 107, Umer Khalid 51; Mohammad Shayan Shaikh 4-74, Faizan Riaz 2-47)
Islamabad: 23-0 in 2.1 overs (Hassan Nawaz 18*)
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad
Abbottabad win by 3 wickets.
1st Innings
Karachi Blues: 172 all out in 71 overs (Saifullah Bangash 84*, Imran Shah 23; Adil Naz 4-28, Israr Hussain 4-38)
Abbottabad: 103 all out 41.4 overs (Khayyam Khan 27; Saqib 6-35)
2nd Innings
Karachi Blues: 207-9 (declared) in 69 overs (Imran Shah 35, Hasan Mohsin 31; Adil Naz 4-65, Aitizaz Habib Khan 2-25, Israr Hussain 2-61)
Abbottabad: 280-7 in 86 overs (Ahmed Khan 64*, Khayam Khan 61; Aarish Ali Khan 3-61, Saqib 3-101)
AJK v Quetta
Quetta win by 173 runs.
1st Innings
Quetta 213 all out in 70.2 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 61, Latif Ullah 30; Rohaan Qadri 3-29, Faizan Saleem 2-29, Naveed Malik 2-33, Raja Mohammad Shahzad 2-42).
AJK: 201 all out 84 overs (Basit Ali 54, Nadeem Khalil 53; Jalat Khan 4-49, Gohar Faiz 2-40, Mohammad Idrees 2-16)
2nd Innings
Quetta: 248-4 (declared) in 54 overs (Hazrat Wali 118, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 84; Rohaan Qadri 3-57)
AJK: 87 all out in 38.5 overs (Mohammad Haider 30; Gohar Faiz 4-24, Mohammad Idrees 2-15, Najib Ullah Jr 2-18)
