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Karachi, 20 January 2025: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines’ (SNGPL) Saad Khan struck his sixth first-class century to steer his team out of crisis against State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi.
Saad (117, 218b, 14x4s, 2x6s), who walked in to bat at No.5, when SNGPL had lost top three – Abid Ali, Shahzaib Khan and skipper Omair Bin Yousuf for ducks with scorecard reading nought for three.
SNGPL soon slipped to 27-5, when Saad and Arafat Minhas staged a rescue act with a 120-run stand for the sixth wicket. While Saad dug deep in his 218-ball outing, Arafat hit a brisk 70-ball 71 with the help of eight fours and two sixes.
SBP bundled out SNGPL for 242 in 73.2 overs with Kashif Bhatti taking three wickets. Aimal Khan Mohammad Ismail and Niaz Khan picked up two each. In turn, SBP were 71-2 at stumps. Haris Rauf picked up the two SBP wickets to fall.
At SBP Sports Complex, Pakistan Television’s Muhammad Shahzad showcased his batting prowess with a masterful century at No.7, his third in first-class format, against Khan Research Laboratories.
PTV were struggling at 101-5, when Shahzad got going as he hit 13 fours and four sixes in his 129-run outing off 158 balls. PTV were bowled out for 335 in 85.3 overs. For KRL, Rohan Qadri, Ahmed Bashir and Arshadullah picked up three wickets each. In turn, KRL were 3-1 in two overs at close of play.
Ghani Glass’ Haseeb-ur-Rehman wreaked havoc with figures of 6-48 to help his team dismiss Higher Education Commission for a mere 140 in 45.5 overs. In turn, HEC’s Mohammad Azab picked up a five-for (5-51) to reduce Ghani Glass to 179-9, when the stumps were drawn.
At KCCA Stadium, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited were invited to bat first by Water and Power Development Authority and they finished the day with 265-5 on the board in 90 overs with the help of half-centuries from Hasan Raza and Abdul Rehman Muzammil.
Scores in brief (Day 1 of 4):
Match 9 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs State Bank of Pakistan at NBP Sports Complex
SNGPL 242 all out, 73.2 overs (Saad Khan 117, Arafat Minhas 71; Kashif Bhatti 3-78, Niaz Khan 2-31, Aimal Khan 2-39, Mohammad Ismail 2-55)
SBP 71-2, 14 overs (Imran Butt 49 not out; Haris Rauf 2-22)
Match 10 – 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)
KRL 3-1, 2 overs
Match 11 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at the KCCA Stadium
OGDCL 265-5, 90 overs (Hasan Raza 81, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68, Adil Amin 42, Abbas Ali 32; Ali Raza 2-49, Khalid Usman 2-63)
Match 12 – Higher Education Commission vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex
HEC 140 all out, 45.5 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 55, Abdullah Fazal 20; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 6-48, Ubaid Shah 2-19)
Ghani Glass 179-9, 35.5 overs (Sharjeel Khan 75, Tayyab Tahir 41; Mohammad Azab 5-51, Waseem Akram Jnr 2-53)
