- The third round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I will begin on Monday, 20 January at four venues in Karachi
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- Urdu round-up is attached here
Karachi, 16 January 2025: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Mohammad Ismail picked figures of 5-92 in the second innings collecting nine wickets in the match to help his team inflict an innings and 106-run defeat over Pakistan Television (PTV) at the SBP Sports Complex, Karachi on Thursday, the third day of the second round of matches.
Earlier in the day, PTV had resumed their second innings from 52-0 with a 269-run deficit ahead of them. Apart from Shamyl Hussain (49, 104b, 7x4s), no other PTV batter offered resistance as they slipped to 137 for 5 and then 215 all out.
Ismail was backed up by Niaz Khan and Test pacer Mohammad Abbas as they shared five wickets among them.
At the NBP Sports Complex, Higher Education Commission (HEC) completed a brilliant come from behind win over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) as they clinched the game by 130 runs after conceding a 46-run first innings lead.
HEC’s Mohammad Azab starred with nine for 72 in the game to sink KRL. At the start of day three, HEC could only add 31 runs to their overnight total of 208-5 before they were dismissed for 239, setting a 194-run target for KRL.
Obaid Shahid top scored with 72 off 145 balls with the help of eight fours. KRL’s Arshadullah matched his first innings figures of 5-31 with 5-65 in the second innings but in vain. HEC’s Azab (4-13), Waseem Akram Jnr (3-25) and Maaz Khurram (2-21) landed regular blows to bowl out KRL for 63 in 21.5 overs.
Ghani Glass romped to a 229-run victory over Eshaal Associates at Oval Academy Ground. Earlier in the day, Ghani Glass were dismissed for 242 in their second innings as Sharjeel Khan (53, 57b, 11x4s) and Mohammad Rameez Jnr (50, 45b, 9x4s, 1x6) contributed with half-centuries.
Eshaal Associates, chasing a target of 329, collapsed for a mere 99 in 24.5 overs with Ubaid Shah taking 4-44 in seven overs.
At the UBL Sports Complex, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) made light work of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) as they won the game by seven wickets.
Beginning the day with overnight score of 91-5, OGDCL were dismissed for 178 in 60.4 overs, setting a target of 178 for SNGPL. Qasim Akram’s brisk unbeaten half-century (58 not out, 37b, 7x4s, 2x6s) and contributions from Abid Ali (49, 89, 4x4s) and Saad Khan (47, 89b, 10x4s) helped SNGPL chase the target in 44.4 overs.
Scores in brief (Day 3 of 4):
Match 5 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited by seven wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
OGDCL 197 all out, 64.5 overs (Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68 not out, Hasan Raza 27, Raja Hamza Waheed 25, Mohammad Umair 21; Mohammad Hamza 4-33, Shehzad Gul 3-36, Arafat Minhas 2-53) and 91-5, 31 overs (Mohammad Umair 24; Mohammad Hamza 2-18)
SNGPL 198 all out, 72.1 overs (Shahzaib Khan 76, Arafat Minhas 45, Saifullah Bangash 29; Aamer Yamin 3-38, Mushtaq Ahmed 3-63, Asif Afridi 2-35)
Match 6 – State Bank of Pakistan beat Pakistan Television by an innings 106 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
PTV 93 all out, 43.1 overs (Shamyl Hussain 27, Salman Khan Jnr 24; Mohammad Ismail 4-19, Saqib Khan 3-35, Mohammad Abbas 2-17) and 215 all out, 67.3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 49, Salman Khan Jnr 33, Muhammad Shahzad 26, Mohammad Taha 25, Mehran Sanwal 21; Mohammad Ismail 5-92, Niaz Khan 3-57, Mohammad Abbas 2-19)
SBP 414-9, dec, 98.1 overs (Umar Amin 101, Imran Butt 78, Fawad Alam 61, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 36 not out, Rameez Aziz 20; Mehran Sanwal 5-103, Israr Hussain 3-82)
Match 7 – Higher Education Commission beat Khan Research Laboratories by 130 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
HEC 137 all out, 46.1 overs (Uzair Mumtaz 26, Syed Tayyab Hussain 23, Obaid Shahid 20; Arshadullah 5-31, Mohammad Qaiser 3-29) and 239 all out, 83 overs (Obaid Shahid 72, Abdullah Fazal 44, Mohammad Ali Taj 38, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 22; Arshadullah 5-65)
KRL 183 all out, 57.3 overs (Saad Baig 66, Naseerullah Khan 61; Mohammad Azab 5-59, Waseem Akram Jnr 3-72, Uzair Mumtaz 2-1) and 63 all out, 21.5 overs (Saad Baig 12; Mohammad Azab 4-13, Waseem Akram Jnr 3-25, Maaz Khurram 2-21)
Match 8 – Ghani Glass beat Eshaal Associates by 229 runs at HPC Oval Ground, Karachi
Ghani Glass 379 all out, 79.2 overs (Tayyab Tahir 139, Saad Nasim 75, Shahbaz Javed 51, Mohsin Riaz 40; Danish Aziz 3-60, Nisar Ahmed 3-94, Asad Raza 2-64) and 242 all out, 56.3 overs (Sahrjeel Khan 53, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 50, Saad Nasim 46, Mooez Ghani 30; Nisar Ahmed 3-61, Asad Raza 3-71, Tahir Hussain 2-23)
Eshaal Associates 293 all out, 80.5 overs (Umar Siddiq 127, Azan Awais 46, Nisar Ahmed 34; Afaq Afridi 3-45, Mir Hamza 3-56, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 3-88) and 99 all out, 24.5 overs (Nisar Ahmed 36; Ubaid Shah 4-44)
