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Karachi, 28 February 2025: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) qualify for the final of the President’s Trophy Grade-I after their match against KRL at the KCCA Stadium ended in a draw. SBP will face Pakistan Television (PTV) in the five-day final, which will be played from 4 to 8 March at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
In the ninth and final round match, at the UBL Sports Complex, SNGPL defeated Eshaal Associates by seven wickets. Eshaal Associates in their second innings were bundled out for 306 in 75.3 overs. Danish Aziz (92) and Mohammad Haris (55) scored half-centuries for the losing team.
In turn, chasing 108 to win, SNGPL achieved the target in 16 overs, losing three wickets in the process. Abid Ali, who scored an unbeaten 225 in the first innings, returned undefeated on 49 in the second innings.
At State Bank Stadium, OGDCL defeated HEC by 11o runs courtesy five-wicket haul by Mushtaq Ahmed. Chasing 395 to win, HEC were bowled out for 284 in 97.5 overs. Ali Hamza (60, 153b, 8x4s), Mohammad Ali (58, 88b, 9x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Mohsin (53, 78b, 6x4s, 1x6) scored half-centuries in the losing cause.
At the KCCA Stadium, KRL managed to score 384 for three in 108.4 overs against SBP when stumps were drawn. For KRL, Muhammad Awais Zafar (113 not out, 189b, 9x4s, 4x6s) and Imran Rafiq (100 not out, 160b, 11x4s, 3x6s) scored centuries.
Eshaal Associates have been relegated to the President’s Trophy Grade-II as they finished ninth on the points table.
Scores in brief: (Day 4 of 4)
Match 33 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Eshaal Associates by seven wickets at UBL Sports Complex
SNGPL 346 all out, 102.5 overs (Abid Ali 225 not out, Haseebullah 29, Omair bin Yousuf 28; Asad Raza 4-88, Danish Aziz 2-37, Muhammad Ahsan 2-40, Tahir Hussain 2-68) and 110-3, 16 overs (Abid Ali 49 not out; Tahir Hussain 3-43)
Eshaal Associates 147 all out, 69.5 overs (Abdur Rehman 65, Azan Awais 28; Muhammad Salman 4-22, Muhammad Ali 4-47, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-24) and F/O 306 all out, 75.3 overs (Danish Aziz 92, Mohammad Haris 55; Mohammad Salman 3-34, Shahnawaz Dahani 3-57, Muhammad Ali 3-60)
Match 34 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited beat Higher Education Commission by 110 runs at State Bank Stadium
OGDCL 431 all out, 111 overs (Sarwar Afridi 123, Raja Hamza Waheed 103, Muhammad Hammad Khan 48; Fahad Amin 5-112, Mansoor Ali 4-127, Ali Hamza Wasim 1-77) and 256-3 dec, 58.5 overs (Umair Riaz Bajwa 115 not out, Raja Hamza Waheed 87, Muhammad Hammad Khan 40; Fahad Amin 1-48, Maaz Khurram Amin 1-62, Daniyal Ahmed 1-63)
HEC 293 all out, 79.2 overs, (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 99, Ali Hamza Wasim 59, Adil Khan 42 not out; Sardar Hassan Raza 3-30, Mushtaq Ahmed 4-106) and 284 all out, 97.5 overs (Ali Hamza 60, Ali Taj 58, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 53; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-88, Mohammad Huzaifa 3-44)
Match 35 – Match drawn between State Bank of Pakistan vs Khan Research Laboratories at KCCA Stadium
SBP 119 all out, 32.2 overs (Muhammad Faizan 44, Umar Amin 18, Imran Butt 15; Muhammad Irfan 7-44, Sharoon Siraj 2-18, Jawad Ali 1-10) and 568-9 dec, 153 overs (Aqib Shah 189, Muhammad Irfan Khan 96, Rameez Aziz 68, Umar Amin 61; Mohammad Irfan 4-190, Sharoon Siraj 3-90)
KRL 150 all out, 48.4 overs (Saad Baig 44, Sharoon Siraj 38, Abdul Fasih 13; Kashif Bhatti 4-37, Rameez Aziz 3-17, Muhammad Faizan 1-13) and 384-3, 108.4 overs (Owais Zafar 113 not out, Imran Rafiq 100 not out, Abdul Faseeh 77, Rohail Nazir 64)
Match 36 – Ghani Glass beat Water and Power Development Authority by 279 runs at NBP Sports Complex
Ghani Glass 286 all out, 81 overs (Saad Naseem 94, Shadab Khan 70, Mohsin Riaz 40, Khawaja Arham 21; Akif Javed 4-55, Mujtaba Khan 3-55, Khalid Usman 3-92,) and 270 all out, 58 overs (Junaid Ali 55, Shadab Khan 40; Khalid Usman 4-64, Gulfam Aziz 2-62)
WAPDA 132 all out, 28 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 46, Khalid Usman 24; Khurram Shahzad 4-37, Ubaid Shah 3-54, Mir Hamza 2-29) and 145 all out, 40.1 overs (Muhammad Arif 51, Yahya Rehman 24; Khurram Shahzad 6-40, Mir Hamza 3-20, Ubaid Shah 1-40)
