- Hamza and Sarwar also scored centuries in ninth round of President’s Trophy Grade-I which begun today in Karachi
- Scorecards are available here; Action images of the SBP vs KRL match available here for free download and editorial use; please credit @ PCB
Karachi, 25 February 2025: The ninth and final round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I commenced on Tuesday in Karachi. On the opening day, SNGPL’s Abid Ali completed his 31st first-class century as he scored an unbeaten 173 against Eshaal Associates at the UBL Sports Complex.
Abid’s innings included 24 fours and one six as SNGPL ended the day on 270 for eight in 78 overs. For Eshaal Associates, Asad Raza took four wickets for 54.
At the State Bank Stadium, centuries by Sarwar Afridi (123, 140b, 15x4s, 2x6s) and Raja Hamza (103, 125b, 16x4s, 1x6) helped OGDCL post 361 for five in 91 overs against HEC. For HEC, left-arm spinner Mansoor Ali took three wickets for 97 runs in 27 overs.
At NBP Sports Stadium, after being put into bat against WAPDA, Ghani Glass were bowled out for 286 in 81 overs. Saad Nasim, coming to bat at number six, top-scored with a 135-ball 94, which included 13 fours. Shadab Khan was another notable run-getter for the side, scoring 70 off 113 balls, which included seven fours.
For WAPDA, Akif Javed was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets, while Khalid Usman and Mujtaba Khan took three wickets each.
Mohammad Irfan’s seven-wicket haul helped KRL dismiss State Bank of Pakistan for 119 after they were put into bat at the KCCA Stadium. In turn, KRL were also bowled out in their first innings for 150 in 48.4 overs with left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti taking four wickets.
At stumps, SBP were eight for no loss in their second innings, still trailing by 23 runs.
Scores in brief: (Day 1 of 4)
Match 33 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Eshaal Associates at UBL Sports Complex
SNGPL 270-8, 78 overs (Abid Ali 173 not out, Haseebullah 29, Omair bin Yousuf 28; Asad Raza 4-54, Tahir Hussain 2-57)
Match 34 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs Higher Education Commission at State Bank Stadium
OGDCL 361-5, 91 overs (Sarwar Afridi 123, Raja Hamza Waheed 103, Muhammad Hammad Khan 48; Mansoor Ali 3-97, Ali Hamza Waseem 1-74, Muhammad Fahad Ameen 1-80)
Match 35 – 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 8-0, 4 overs
KRL 150 all out, 48.4 overs (Saad Baig 44, Sharoon Siraj 38, Abdul Faseeh 13; Kashif Bhatti 4-37, Rameez Aziz 3-17, Muhammad Faizan 1-13)
Match 36 – Ghani Glass vs Water and Power Development Authority 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,)
WAPDA 18-3, 7 overs (Yahya Rehman 5, Muhammad Ammar 4, Muhammad Arif 4; Khurram Shahzad 3-9, Mir Hamza 0-5)
