- KRL’s Waqar Ahmed struck 172 not out as the remaining three matches of the third round entered exciting stage
- Scorecards of President’s Trophy Grade-I are available here; Action images of OGDCL vs WAPDA match are available here for free download and editorial use; please credit @ PCB
Karachi, 21 January 2025: Ghani Glass overcame Higher Education Commission (HEC) by 10 wickets as they chased the 102-run target in 13.4 overs with Sharjeel Khan hitting an unbeaten half-century on day two of the third round of President’s Trophy Grade-I at the UBL Sports Complex on Tuesday.
Sharjeel finished with 54 not out of 49 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes to match his first innings 83-ball 75-run outing inclusive of 11 fours and two sixes.
Earlier in the day, Ghani Glass’ second innings was wrapped up for 191 all out after continuing from 179-9 overnight as they took a 51-run first innings lead. In turn, HEC could only manage 152-9 in 47 overs in their second innings with opening batter Abdullah Fazal top-scoring with 89 off 155 balls with the help of 13 fours and one six.
Ghani Glass’ off-spinner Haseeb-ur-Rehman picked up three wickets returning match figures of 9-85, while Mir Hamza, Afaq Afridi and Ubaid Shah dismissed two batters each.
At the SBP Sports Complex, Khan Research Laboratories’ (KRL) Waqar Ahmed struck a dogged 172 not out off 279 balls with the help of 12 fours and three sixes as his team finished with 286-6 in 96 overs on day two.
KRL had begun the day with 3-1 on the board in 2 overs. At stumps they trailed Pakistan Television (PTV) by 45 runs with four wickets in hand.
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were 78-2, when stumps were drawn at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi with a mere 20-run second innings lead.
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), who resumed their first innings from overnight score of 71-2, managed 300 all out in their first innings taking a 58-run lead. Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (83 not out, 128b, 9x4s), Imran Butt (75, 107b, 12x4s), Rameez Aziz (68, 102b, 7x4s) and skipper Umar Amin (51, 84b, 9x4s) contributed with half-centuries.
At the KCCA Stadium, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) went onto score 346 all out in 122.2 overs after beginning the day from their overnight score of 265-5. For Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Ali Raza, Khalid Usman and Mohammad Asghar picked up three wickets each.
In turn, WAPDA were 168-4 in 61 overs at close of play on day two.
Scores in brief (Day 2 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) and 78-2, 25 overs (Shahzaib Khan 37 not out, Abid Ali 34; Kashif Bhatti 2-26)
SBP 300 all out, 76.3 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 83 not out, Imran Butt 75, Rameez Aziz 68, Umar Amin 51; Arafat Minhas 3-36, Qasim Akram 3-53, Shehzad Gul 2-53, Haris Rauf 2-59)
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 286-6, 96 overs (Waqar Ahmed 172 not out, Imran Rafiq 40, Muhammad Awais Zafar 27; Israr Hussain 2-42)
Match 11 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at the KCCA Stadium
OGDCL 346 all out, 122.2 overs (Hasan Raza 81, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68, Arsal Sheikh 48, Adil Amin 42, Abbas Ali 32, Mohammad Umair 22, Rizwan Ali 21; Ali Raza 3-62, Khalid Usman 3-87, Mohammad Asghar 3-94)
WAPDA 168-4, 61 overs (Mohammad Ammar 58 not out, Imran Dogar 45, Ayaz Tasawar 34; Asif Afridi 2-40)
Match 12 –Ghani Glass beat Higher Education Commission by 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) and 152-9, 47 overs (Abdullah Fazal 89, Mohammad Azab 29; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 3-30, Mir Hamza 2-28, Afaq Afridi 2-36, Ubaid Shah 2-46)
Ghani Glass 191 all out, 37.4 overs (Sharjeel Khan 75, Tayyab Tahir 41; Mohammad Azab 6-55, Waseem Akram Jnr 2-60) and 103-0, 13.4 overs (Sharjeel Khan 54 not out, Kashif Ali 44 not out)
