- OGDCL, WAPDA and Eshaal Associates also won their opening round matches; Second round to begin from Tuesday, 14 December at four venues in Karachi
- Scorecards are available here; Action images from the PTV vs SNGPL game are available here for free download and editorial use; please credit @ PCB
Karachi, 11 January 2025: Pakistan Television’s (PTV) Taimur Khan smashed an unbeaten 108 off 106 balls to help his team beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) by four wickets late on day four at the HPC Oval Ground, Karachi on Saturday. PTV chased a stiff target of 335 in 67 overs with little time left in the day.
PTV had slipped to 122-5, when Taimur was joined by skipper Amad Butt as the duo went on to collect 210 runs for the sixth wicket to overpower the SNGPL bowlers. Amad fell six runs short of century returning for a 120-ball 94 hitting nine fours and one six.
Taimur, batting at No.6, smashed nine fours and six sixes in his match-winning knock. Earlier, SNGPL could only add 20 runs to their overnight score before getting bowled out for 261 in 62 overs.
At the SBP Complex, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) beat State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by 128 runs. Chasing 369 to win, SBP continued from their overnight score of 84-2 and were bundled out for 240-9 with opening batter Zain Abbas not available to bat.
SBP’s Fawad Alam struck his 45th first-class century but in vain as he returned for 106 off 242 balls hitting eight fours. For OGDCL, Mushtaq Ahmed picked up four wickets while Mohammad Sarwar Afridi and Mohammad Amir Khan dismissed two batters each.
KRL fell for a paltry 140-9 after resuming from overnight score of 98-4 in pursuit of a mammoth 431-run target at the NBP Sports Complex. Ali Shafique was not available to bat due to illness. WAPDA’s Mohammad Adil returned figures of 4-44 while skipper Khalid Usman picked up two wickets to hand their team a 290-run win.
At the National Bank Stadium, Eshaal Associates made light work of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) team by bowling them out for 213 in 64.5 overs to win by 192 runs. HEC’s had resumed from their overnight score of 136-5 in 40 overs. Eshaal’s Usman Tariq picked up his maiden first-class five-for in 15 overs giving away 62 runs.
Scores in brief (Day 4 of 4)
Match 1 – Pakistan Television beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines by four wickets at HPC Oval Ground, Karachi
SNGPL 406 all out, 98.1 overs (Qasim Akram 138, Mubasir Khan 100, Shahzaib Khan 66, Arafat Minhas 25, Saifullah Bangash 20; Amad Butt 4-85, Israr Hussain 3-114) and 261 all out, 62 overs (Arafat Minhas 57, Mubasir Khan 57, Saifullah Bangash 51, Shahzaib Khan 25, Adil Naz 20 not out; Faisal Akram 3-77, Israr Hussain 3-52, Muhammad Shahzad 2-50)
PTV 333 all out, 81.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 86; Muhammad Shahzad 70, Yasir Khan 59, Amad Butt 38, Ali Usman 25; Aftab Ibrahim 3-62, Shehzad Gul 3-69, Bilawal Bhatti 2-40) and 335-6, 67 overs (Taimur Khan 108 not out, Amad Butt 94, Waqar Hussain 57, Mohammad Taha 36; Aftab Ibrahim 3-63, Shehzad Gul 2-86)
Match 2 – Oil and Gas Development Company Limited beat State Bank of Pakistan by 128 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
OGDCL 171 all out, (Hasan Raza 84, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 30 not out, Adil Amin 21; Kashif Bhatti 4-35, Mohammad Ismail 4-51) and 369 all out, 111 overs (Adil Amin 117 not out, Abbas Ali 68, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 64, Hasan Raza 51; Niaz Khan 5-86, Mohammad Ismail 2-100)
SBP 172 all out, 54.1 overs (Fawad Alam 82 not out, Ali Shan 29, Imran Butt 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 3-48, Asif Afridi 2-28, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-33, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-40) and 240-9, 89.2 overs (Fawad Alam 106, Rameez Aziz 36, Imran Butt 30, Ali Shan 21; Mushtaq Kalhoro 4-66, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 2-29, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-45)
Match 3- Water and Development Authority beat Khan Research Laboratories by 290 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
WAPDA 268 all out, 83.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 75, Ayaz Tasawar 50, Khalid Usman 36, Mohammad Asghar 25; Arshadullah 4-51, Shahid Aziz 4-63) and 313-7 dec, 77.4 overs (Muhamamd Akhlaq 125, Ayaz Tasawar 98, Mohammad Ammar 98; Arshadullah 7-77)
KRL 151 all out, 48.2 overs (Imran Rafiq 54, Shahid Aziz 29, Maaz Sadaqat 28; Mohammad Zeeshan 3-32, Mohammad Faiq 2-8, Naqeebullah 2-48) and 140 all out, 40.3 overs (Imran Rafiq 38, Saad Baig 21; Mohammad Adil 4-44, Khalid Usman 2-15)
Match 4 – Eshaal Associates beat Higher Education Commission by 192 runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
Eshaal Associates 341 all out, 77.2 overs (Danish Aziz 121, Azan Awais 69, Umar Siddiq 64, Nisar Ahmad 30; Mohammad Azab 5-118, Maaz Khurram 3-80) and 288-8, 71 overs (Azan Awais 119, Mohammad Sudais 49, Danish Aziz 39, Muhammad Imran 23; Maaz Khurram 3-61, Mohammad Azab 2-91)
HEC 224 all out, 60.2 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 54, Uzair Mumtaz 35, Mansoor Ali 31, Mohammad Azab 29, Faham-ul-Haq 21; Tahir Hussain 4-46, Muhammad Imran 2-58, Nisar Ahmad 2-59) and 213 all out, 64.5 overs (Muhammad Zubair 51, Obaid Shahid 37, Mehmood Nawaz Afridi 24 not out, Mansoor Ali 24, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 20, Mohammad Ali Taj 20; Usman Tariq 5-62, Danish Aziz 3-16)
