Tag: Central Punjab vs Balochistan

RAWALPINDI: Balochistan batter Imam-ul-Haq scored a vital century, while skipper Asad Shafiq scored a gritty knock of 62* and propelled their side to force a draw in the second-round fixture against Central Punjab (CP) of the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23.

Balochistan began the final day of their second-round fixture at 137/1 with a 213-run deficit.

Imam, resuming on 72*, converted his overnight score into a valiant century before walking back after scoring 108. The left-handed batter smashed 13 fours in his 231-ball innings.

Following Imam’s dismissal, Balochistan skipper Asad led his team’s fightback and added 63 runs for the fifth wicket with Ali Waqas (25 off 64), denying CP bowlers any more inroads.

Asad remained undefeated on 62 from 140 deliveries at the conclusion of the action, leading Balochistan to 303 for six in 118 overs.

Meanwhile, at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, the second-round fixture between defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Southern Punjab (SP) also ended in a draw as SP could finish at 101/2 while chasing 266.

KP batter Kamran Ghulam missed what could have been his second consecutive century by 14 runs. The right-handed batter made 86 off 175 (10 fours and two sixes) before Ahmed Bashir ended his stay at the crease.

Another second-round fixture of QEAT ended in a draw as Sindh were 160/4 in their second innings at the conclusion of the final day.

Earlier, Northern started the day on 363/6 and finished on 417, with Nauman’s 123-ball 65 being the highlight of the day (nine fours and two sixes).

Following this, Sindh started their second innings with a 40-run lead and at one stage were 23/3 but Saad Khan and Fawad Alam, with 72 and 60 not out, respectively, denied any trouble and powered the side to finish the match as a draw.

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FAISALABAD: Northern batters Umar Amin and Faizan Riaz scored a century each to power their side to cut Sindh’s lead to 94 at the conclusion of the third day of the ongoing second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23.

Resuming at an overnight score of 129/2 in response to Sindh’s 457/8, Umar and Faizan scripted an astounding fightback for their side as the pair added 85 runs for the third wicket.

Umar converted his overnight score of 60 into a magnificent century before walking back to the pavilion for 105 off 209 with the help of 14 boundaries and a six.

Faizan, on the other hand, held his ground firm and followed the footsteps of his skipper as he too, smashed a brilliant century.

Mubasir Khan and Rohail Nazir bagged a duck each, while Sarmad Bhatti played a crucial knock of 46. Faizan remained unbeaten for his 106 off 252 including eight boundaries and a six.

Faizan will now resume his magnificent knock alongside Nauman Ali (38) as the side still trail by 94 runs.

Meanwhile, at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, the second-round fixture between defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Southern Punjab (SP) remained in the balance as the hosts accumulated a 207-run lead as their batting line-up struggled to 275/7 at the stumps on Day 3.

SP bowlers Hasan Ali and Ali Usman claimed three wickets each to halt defending champions from amassing a big total.

Sahibzada Farhan fell short of his century by 17 runs as he scored 83 off 147, while opening batter Waqar Ahmed was impressive with his brilliant 75 early on.

At the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Imam-ul-Haq led Balochistan’s fightback against Central Punjab (CP).

The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 72 as Balochistan ended the day at 137/1 after CP declared their first innings at 545/6 after securing a massive 350-run lead.

Imam hit eight boundaries amid his 157-ball knock and provided his side with a vital 132-run first wicket start with Imran Butt (53).

Earlier, CP resumed at an overnight score of 417/4 with centurion Tayyab Tahir (118) and Qasim Akram (59).

Tayyab fell after scoring 137 off 244 balls, laced with 12 boundaries and a six, while Qasim missed his maiden first-class century by a mere eight runs as he fell to Amad Butt at the score of 92. The right-hander’s 136-ball innings included 13 fours and a six.

Aamer Yamin was the other CP batter amongst runs as he scored a quickfire 50* off just 30 balls with the help of seven boundaries and a six.

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RAWALPINDI: Central Punjab (CP) batters Azhar Ali and Tayyab Tahir scored centuries to bolster their side to take a commanding 232-run lead over Balochistan at the conclusion of the second day’s play in the second round fixture of the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2022-23.

Resuming at an overnight score of 91/2 after the bowlers bundled out Balochistan for a paltry 185, CP finished the second day on a high as the side accumulated a hefty 232-run lead after finishing at 417/4.

Veteran right-handed batter Azhar stroked his 44th first-class century while Tahir scored his second consecutive hundred in the ongoing tournament.

Azhar scored 107 off 196 with 11 fours and a six and Tayyab remained unbeaten on 118 off 205 and had hit 10 fours and a six.

Tayyab will resume his brilliant knock on the third day with young all-rounder Qasim Akram, who scored 59 not out off 77, laced with eight boundaries and a six.

Meanwhile, Northern are trailing by 328 runs after finishing at 129/2 in response to Sindh’s 457/8 at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium.

Northern captain Umar Amin scripted an astounding recovery for his side with a gritty knock of 60 not out as he added 92 runs for the second wicket with Mohammad Huraira, who fell eight short of his half-century.

Earlier, Sindh captain Saud Shakeel converted his overnight 12th hundred into a brilliant 158. The left-handed batter faced 319 balls and hit 14 boundaries and two sixes.

Wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed further bolstered the side to a massive total as he stroked his second fifty on the bounce with a 70 not out off 136 including eight fours.

In another second-round fixture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), batting second, are trailing by 64 as the defending champions concluded the second day at 4/1 in response to Southern Punjab’s (SP) 308.

Umar Siddiq’s 13th first-class century had earlier lifted SP to 308 at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium after KP had scored 240 the day before. SP were 48/3 at the start of the second day before Umar hammered 19 fours in his 199-ball innings.

Salman Ali Agha then lifted his side’s score with a brilliant knock of 64 off 88 deliveries with the help of 10 boundaries.

Ihsanullah led the bowling attack for KP with 3/45, while Arshadullah and Arshad Iqbal bagged two each.

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ABBOTABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP) batter Waqar Ahmed smashed a brilliant century before bowlers dismantled the Southern Punjab’s top order to put KP in a dominating position on the opening day of the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2022-23. 

Opener Waqar starred with a scintillating knock of unbeaten 134 amid a dismal show by the rest of the KP batters and managed a 240-run total in the first innings after they were put to bat by Southern Punjab.

KP went through a dismal start as they lost the opener, Ashfaq Ahmed, on a paltry total of 8 runs after he fell prey to Hasan Ali.

Sahibazada Farhan then joined Waqar on the crease and the pair anchored the KP innings with a valiant partnership of 88-runs before SP’s Ahmed Bashir wreaked havoc and struck with three back-to-back wickets.

Bashir dismissed Kamran Ghulam and Adil Amin on ducks after he ceased Farhan’s luminous knock just six runs short of his half-century.

The rest of the KP batters offered their wickets at regular intervals as pacer Mohammad Ilyas wreaked havoc on the lower order and picked four wickets.

Hasan bagged two wickets for his side while Ali Usman also took a scalp

KP bowlers Arshadullah and Arshad Iqbal, on the other hand, stormed through the SP top order as their combined efforts reduced KP to 48/3 before the stumps.

Arahadullah grabbed two wickets as he dismissed Zain Abbas (11) and Imran Rafiq (13) while Arshad castled Usman Salahuddin.

Salman Ali Agha and Ali Usman will resume the SP’s innings on the second day with the respective scores of 9 and 4, respectively.

On the other side, Sindh captain Saud Shakeel scored his 12^th first-class century, aiding his side to raise 279-4 against Northern on the first day at Iqbal Stadium, Faislabad.  

The left-hander shone with an unbeaten 112 off 228 balls, laced with 10 boundaries. He combined excellently for 92 runs for the second wicket with opener Khurram Manzoor (58 off 113) and 88 with Omair Bin Yousuf (36 off 105) for the fourth wicket. 

Saud will be joined by Saad (11 not out) when the play resumes on Tuesday.

Northern’s Mubasir Khan picked three wickets for 91, dismissing Saim Ayub (35 off 37), Omair and Fawad Alam (10 off 25).

Meanwhile, in another match of the QEAT second round, Central Punjab’s bowlers bowled out Balochistan for 185 in 47.2 overs on the opening day and helped their side pocket six bowling points.

Fast bowlers Ahmed Daniyal, Mohammad Ali and Umaid Asif shared eight wickets between them.

Ahmed returned the best figures of the innings 3/41, Ali took three wickets for 49 and Umaid’s two wickets cost 39 runs.

Hussain Talat top-scored for his with 43 off 65.

Central Punjab were 91 for two – after the opening pair of Abid Ali (30) and Abdullah Shafique (36) put a 56-run partnership – at the close of play.

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KARACHI: Central Punjab defeated Balochistan, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) beat Southern Punjab in the eighth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) on Thursday.

In the first match of the on-going eighth round, Central resumed their innings at an overnight score of 69/1, chasing 211, were off to a shaky start as the side lost three wickets after adding just 20 runs on the final day of their fixture against Balochistan.

The side quickly slipped to 81/4, and the momentum appeared to have shifted in Balochistan’s way. However, Muhammad Saad and Ali Shan showed some resistance, recorded a valuable 21-runs partnership before Shan dismissed on 22 off 38 balls.

Saad, then, put on a match winning partnership with Saif Badar, recording an unbeaten 100-partnership to get their side over the line. Both batters scored fifties and remained not out. Saad scored unbeaten 63 off 123 balls including eight boundaries, while Badar smashed unbeaten 55 off 69 balls laced with five boundaries and a six.

For Balochistan, Kashif Bhatti and Akber-Ur-Rehman each picked two wickets, while Gohar Faiz struck out a batter.

Following the victory, Central moved to the fourth position, while Balochistan remained at the bottom.

In the third match of the ongoing round of QEAT, KPK’s Sahibzada Farhan scored century to drive his side to the victory.

Chasing 219, KPK openers failed to provide a solid start, the side, losing first two wickets for just 26 runs. Musadiq scored just nine, while Israr Ullah could only score two. Muhammad Ilyas, was the bowler to dismiss both the batters.

Ilyas’ superb spell pulled his side back into the game, but, Ashfaq Ahmed and Sahibzada Farhan batted sensibly and partnered strongly to help their side clinch the match. The pair added 167 runs into the team’s total before Ashfaq dismissed on 77.

Farhan, smashed magnificent hundred, scoring 112* laced with 19 boundaries and a six. KPK, eventually, beat Southern by 7 wickets.

The victory against Southern, earned KPK third spot on the points table, while Southern remained at second.

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KARACHI: Shan Masood and Imran Butt provided an eye-catching start for Balochistan, helping the side score 283/5 on the first day of their ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) fixture at NBP Sports Complex here on Monday.

In the first match of the on-going eighth-round match of QEAT, Central Punjab’s skipper – Muhammad Saad invited Balochistan to bat first.

In response, Balochistan openers Shan and Imran provided a solid start to the side as the pair put on a brilliant 151-run stand. Shan went onto smash another century in the ongoing season, he top-scored with magnificent 102 laced with 13 boundaries and three maximums.

Imran, was also handy at the other end, as the right-handed batter scored a valiant 65 that saw the ball cross the boundary eight times.

As soon as the openers were sent back to the pavilion, and the team began to lose wickets at a rapid pace. Ayaz Tasawar (36*) and Kashif Bhatti (30*) anchored the innings with gritty knocks. Balochistan will now resume their innings on day two with a score of 283/5.

Zafar Gohar and Hussain Talat each bagged two wickets for the Central, while Bilawal Iqbal struck out a batter.

In another eighth-round match, table-toppers Sindh declared the innings for a paltry 98/9 in the first innings of their ongoing match against Northern. Mir Hamza scored 18* followed by highest run-scorer of the side, Omair Bin Yousuf with 33 runs.

Northern’s Ather Mahmood bagged four wickets, while Kashif Ali took two. Muhammad Musa fanned a batter.

Northern openers failed to provide a solid start to the team as well, losing their first two wickets for just 18 runs.

Sarmad Bhatti, a left-handed batter, and his skipper, Umer Amin, put on a valiant century stand to keep the side out of trouble. Northern’s innings will resume on day two with Sarmad (53*) and Umer (69*) at 136/2.

For Sindh, Sohail Khan bagged two wickets on the first day’s play.

In the third match of the ongoing round of QEAT, Khyber Pakhtunkwa bowling attack trapped Southern Punjab’s batters completely. They were bundled out for a skimpy 166 runs in the first innings. Yousuf Babar scored 28 followed by highest run-scorer of the side, Muhammad Imran with 64 runs.

For KPK, right-arm pacer Arshad Iqbal bagged four wickets, while Asif Afridi and Irfan Ullah Shah each claimed two wickets. Sameen Gull, on the other hand, struck out a batter.

KPK openers failed to get their team off to a good start in response to Southern’s 166, and the side lost their first two wickets with only 45 runs on the board.

Ashfaq Ahmed (15*) and night-watchman Arshad (0*) will resume the proceedings for KPK at 45/2 on the second-day.

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