Karachi, 6 December 2020: A six-fer from Saqib Jamil helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by nine wickets in the ninth-round match of the Second XI Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (three-day non-first-class) tournament at the TMC Ground in Karachi.
Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TMC Ground, Karachi:
Resuming their innings on 164 for six in 49 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 226 in the 66th over. Mehran Ibrahim top-scored with 67 off 121 balls, which included four fours and a six. Asif Afridi (40 off 64 balls) and Saqib Jamil (32 off 44 balls) were other notable contributors.
For Central Punjab, Asfand Mehran took five wickets, while Kamran Afzal grabbed four for 98.
With a deficit of 55 runs, Central Punjab in their second innings were dismissed for 96 in 36.2 overs. Opening batsman Imran Dogar top-scored with a 50-ball 28.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, spin twins right-arm off-spinner Saqib and left-arm spinner Asif Afridi shared nine wickets between them. Jamil gave away 26 runs for six wickets in 15 overs, while Asif gave away 41 runs for three wickets. Jamil ended up with match figures of nine for 77, whereas his spin partner Asif ended up with match figures of eight for 113 runs.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chased down 42 runs target for the loss of one wicket in the ninth over.
Northern vs Balochistan, NBP Sports Complex, Karachi:
Resuming their first innings on 21 for no loss, Balochistan declared their innings on 211 for nine 70.3 overs. Opening batsman Abdul Wahid Bangalzai top-scored with a 71-ball 41, which included eight boundaries.
Ali Rafiq, Israr Ahmed, Shahbaz Khan and Taimur Ali contributed in the 30s.
For Northern, Aamer Jamal, Farhan Shafiq, Mehran Mumtaz and Mubasir Khan chipped in with two wickets each.
Northern’s left-handed opening batsman Hasan Raza was replaced with Zaid Alam as a Covid-19 substitution after the former had shown symptoms.
Northern were 87 for four in 22 overs with an overall lead of 237 runs when stumps were drawn. Kashif Iqbal (25) and Shoaib Ahmed (2) will resume their batting tomorrow.
For Balochistan, Hayatullah grabbed three wickets for 33.
Sindh vs Southern Punjab, KCCA Stadium, Karachi:
Only five batsmen managed to enter into double figures as Sindh were bowled out for 144 in 58.3 overs against Southern Punjab’s 232 first innings score. The spinners Salahuddin and Ali Usman shared seven wickets between them. Salahuddin took four for 34, while Ali grabbed three for 45.
In reply, Southern Punjab were 103 for six in 38 overs when stumps were drawn. Anas Mustafa top-scored with 27 off 36.
For Sindh, Ashiq Ali and Mohammad Asghar picked three wickets apiece.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TMC Ground, Karachi:
Central Punjab 171 all out, 41.2 overs (Ehsan Adil 48, Anas Mahmood 45; Asif Afridi 5-72, Saqib Jamil 3-51) and 96 all out, 36.2 overs (Imran Dogar 28; Saqib Jamil 6-26, Asif Afridi 3-41)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 226 all out, 65.5 overs (Mehran Ibrahim 67, Asif Afridi 40, Saqib Jamil 32; Asfand Mehran 5-81, Kamran Afzal 4-98) and 44-1, 8.1 overs (Salman Khan 26 not out; Kamran Afzal 1-14)
Result: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by nine wickets
Northern vs Balochistan NBP Sports Complex, Karachi:
Northern 361-7, 83 overs (Jamal Anwar 93 not out, Abdul Faseeh 83, Hasan Raza 55; Hayatullah 4-124, Zainullah 2-114) and 87-4, 22 overs (Kashif Iqbal 25 not out, Mubasir Khan 21; Hayatullah 3-33)
Balochistan 211-9, 70.3 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 41, Ali Rafiq 35, Israr Ahmed 34, Taimur Ali 34, Shahbaz Khan 31; Mehran Mumtaz 2-21, Farhan Shafiq 2-38, Mubasir Khan 2-42, Aamer Jamal 2-63)
Sindh vs Southern Punjab, KCCA Stadium, Karachi:
Southern Punjab 232 all out, 81.4 overs (Waqar Hussain 68, Rameez Alam 67 not out; Ashiq Ali 6-84, Mohammad Asghar 2-90) and 103-6, 38 overs (Anas Mustafa 27, Waqar Hussain 21; Ashiq Ali 3-22, Mohammad Asghar 3-46)
Sindh 144 all out, 58.3 overs (Rameez Aziz 27, Mohammad Taha 24, Faraz Ali 23; Salahuddin 4-34, Ali Usman 3-45)
