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Jahandad’s heroics take PTV to President’s Cup Grade I final

KARACHI: All-rounder Jahandad Khan delivered with both bat and ball to guide Pakistan Television (PTV) into the President’s Cup final as Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) faltered in the semi-final.

Set 242 under lights at the National Bank Stadium, OGDCL fell short and were bowled out for 157 in 30.5 overs.

PTV will now face either Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) or Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on 25 December at the same venue, where the second semi-final is set to take place on 23 December.

Maaz Sadaqat and Imam ul Haq provided a 43-run start, with the former remaining the core aggressor with 35 off just 16 balls. The left-hander hit three sixes and three fours in his knock.

After a positive start, OGDCL lost two wickets in quick time, leaving them in trouble at 44-2.

PTV bowlers kept mounting the pressure with clinical bowling and wickets at regular intervals. As a result, the unbeaten side in the tournament were reduced to 79-5 in 12.1 overs.

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With wickets falling, Danish Aziz and Rohail Nazir tried to arrest the slide with a brief stand, but a middle collapse saw them bundle out, which handed PTV an 84-run victory.

For PTV, after starring with the bat, Jahandad Khan also chipped in the bat, scalping two crucial wickets at a critical juncture of the game.

For his outstanding performance, he was named the player of the match.

Earlier, Jahandad rescued PTV from a precarious 159-5 and helped them reach a respectable total. He made 63 off 47 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes.

For OGDCL, Asif Afridi picked up two wickets in his nine overs.

It is pertinent to mention that OGDCL remained unbeaten in their seven league stage games, including a five-wicket win over PTV at the Oval Academy Ground on 10 December.

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President’s Cup: Usman’s 155* propels Sahir Associates to victory

KARACHI: Sahir Associates Usman Khan hit a magnificent 155* off just 98 to power his side to a thrilling win over Ghani Glass in the third round fixture of the President’s Cup Grade-I here at the Oval Academy Ground on Friday.

Sahir Associated chased down the mammoth target of 328 runs with 79 balls to spare, thanks to a monumental 275-run stand between Usman Khan and Mohammed Faiq.

Usman remained unbeaten on 155, while Faiq scored 108 not out as Ghani Glass bowlers were kept on their toes as the duo struck a combined number of 11 sixes. Usman faced 98 balls, hitting 16 fours and eight sixes in his heroic effort.

Faiq – who joined Usman at 55-2 – faced 76 balls in his maiden List A century, striking 10 fours and three sixes.

Earlier, Mohsin Riaz’s maiden List A century (141 off 104b, 8x4s, 8x6s) and a 129-run fifth-wicket stand with Tayyab Tahir (65, 58b, 5x4s, 2x6s) propelled Ghani Glass from 125-4 in 28 overs to 254-5 in 45.2 overs.

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Saeed Ali then struck two fours and one six in his 12-ball 18 as Ghani Glass posted 327-7 in 50 overs.

The duo batted for 28 overs to hand Sahir their first win in three games emphatically flexing their batting muscles.

For Ghani Glass, Noman Ali picked up the two wickets.

Meanwhile, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) won a last-ball thriller, while Pakistan Television (PTV) managed a close six-run DLS win.

At the KCCA Stadium, SNGPL beat State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by three wickets to register their third win on the trot as they chased the 287-run target with three wickets in the bag.

On the contrary, PTV edged past Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) by six runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to defend their 272-8 total at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

Chasing 273 to win, WAPDA were 235-4 in 47 overs, requiring 38 off 18 balls, when early onset of bad light halted the proceedings, after which they were found to be behind the par score.

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President’s Cup: Mubasir’s hat-trick in 5 for 6 seals SNGPL victory

KARACHI: Sui Northern Gas Pipe Line (SNGPL) all-rounder Mubasir Khan produced a hat-trick-laden five-wicket haul to demolish Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in the second round of the President’s Cup here at the UBL Sports Complex.

Set a stiff 141-run target, KRL batting line faltered and were bowled out for 40 in 20.2 overs.

The chief architect of the collapse was Mubasir Khan, who paired up with Sajid Khan, resulting in a dramatic KRL collapse.

The openers Waqar Ahamed (14) and Shahzaib Khan (12) were the only batters to enter double figures.

Mubasir, who picked up his second List A five-fer, took a hat-trick in the 18th over of the match.

The off-spinner removed Shahzaib, Shayan Sheikh, and Sufyan Moqim in succession to reach the feat.

The 23-year-old recorded figures of 7-3-6-5. Sajid Khan remained the other vital contributor, picking up four wickets in his seven overs.

Earlier, after put into bat first, SNGPL were bundled out for only 140 in 34.1 overs.

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Shan Masood contributed 47 off 54 balls, while no.9 Muhammad Irfan chipped in with a run-a-ball 32, hitting five fours.

KRL’s Saqib Khan continued his rich vein of bowling form and scalped four wickets.

Meanwhile, Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) also sealed victories in their respective matches.

WAPDA bagged a comfortable nine-wicket win over Ghani Glass at the Naya Nazimabad Ground, chasing the 194-run target in 35.2 overs.

Mohammad Akhlaq remained the top-scorer, scoring an unbeaten 102 off just 96 balls.

At the KCCA Stadium, SBP rode on opening batter Mohammad Faizan’s second List A century to overhaul the 258-run target set by Sahir Associates.

Faizan contributed a brisk 106 off 110 balls with the help of 13 fours and two sixes, while also sharing an 84-run opening stand with captain Imran Butt (40, 47b, 6x4s).

OGDCL also managed to beat Pakistan Television (PTV) by five wickets as they chased the 269-run target with 24 balls to spare at the Oval Academy Ground.

Rohail Nazir (81, 82b, 4x4s, 3x6s) and Imam-ul-Haq (63, 60b, 9x4s, 1×6) starred with the bat, hitting half-centuries in the chase, which helped their side cross the finishing line.

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All-round Iftikhar powers KRL to victory on President’s Cup opening day

KARACHI: Veteran all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed starred in Khan Research Laboratories’ (KRL) seven-wicket victory over Sahir Associates on the opening day of the President Cup 2025-26.

KRL chased down a mere total of 130 runs here at the Naya Nazimabad Cricket Ground on Monday, thanks to a half-century from Shahzaib Khan.

The southpaw hit three sixes and two fours on his way to 59* from 80 balls. Skipper Iftikhar Ahmed also contributed with the bat, scoring 24 from 24 with the aid of a boundary and a six.

For Sahir Associates, Mohammad Suleman picked up two wickets, whereas Saad Bin Athar managed to scalp one.

Earlier, after opting to field first, KRL skittled Sahir Associates for 129 in 33.5 overs as Iftikhar Ahmed and Hamza Nazar shared six wickets between them.

Fahad Usman top-scored with 41 from 47 balls in an otherwise shambolic batting display. The right-hander hit two sixes and a four in his knock.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan Television (PTV), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) also emerged victorious in their respective matches played here on Monday.

SNGPL sealed a 166-run win over Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on the back of maiden List A centuries by Saad Khan and Muhammad Awais Zafar.

While OGDCL outplayed the defending champion State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in a close contest, thanks to Mohammad Sarwar Afridi’s blazing 82 not out at the UBL Sports Complex.

Shamyl Hussain continued his rich Quaid-e-Azam Trophy form and hit a maiden List A century, steering PTV to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Ghani Glass at the Oval Academy Ground.

Shamyl hit eight fours and half a dozen maximums in his 112 not out off 87 balls, taking his team over the line in the 31st over.

For Ghani Glass, Noman Ali picked up 2-23 in eight overs.

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President’s Cup Grade-I to commence on December 8

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday revealed the schedule of the eight-team President’s Cup Grade-I One-Day Cup 2025-26, with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) set to defend its title.

The tournament will comprise 31 matches, running from 8 to 25 December, with the semi-final matches on 22 and 23 December.

“The eight teams will take on each other in a single-league round-robin format with four matches taking place in each of the seven rounds,” the cricket board announced in a press release.

Moreover, the tournament will be live-streamed on Tapmad in Pakistan and the PCB YouTube channel for the viewers outside Pakistan.

The league-stage fixtures will be day games, with the coin toss taking place at 9am, and the first ball expected to be bowled at 9.30am.

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In addition, a hefty prize of PKR 5 million has been announced for the winners, while runners-up will receive PKR 2.5 million. The best batters

“Best batter, bowler, wicket-keeper, and player of the tournament will be awarded PKR 100,000, while player of the match in each league stage and semi-final game will get PKR 25,000, with the player of the final getting PKR 50,000,” it added.

Squads

Ghani Glass

Moeez Ghani (captain), Abdul Rafay, Afaq Afridi, Ali Razzaq, Ali Shabbir, Hammad Butt, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Kashif Ali, Khawaja Mohammad Arham, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohsin Riaz, Muhammad Umair, Noman Ali, Saad Nasim, Saaed Ali, Sameen Gul, Shadab Khan, Shahbaz Javed (wicketkeeper), Sharjeel Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Shoaib Akhtar, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yahya bin Abdul Rehman, and Zafar Gohar

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)

Iftikhar Ahmed (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Ahmad Bashir, Ahmed Hassan, Aqib Liaqat, Arshad Iqbal, Hamza Nazar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Amir Barki, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Shayan Sheikh, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Qaisar, Saad Baig, Saqib, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzaib Khan, Syed Aqib Shah, Syed Junaid Ali, Waqar Ahmed

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDL)

Adil Amin (captain), Abbas Ali, Abdul Rehman Muzammil, Alai Imran, Arshadullah, Asif Afridi, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad, Imam-ul-Haq, Israrullah, Jawad Ali, Khayyam Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Abuzar, Muhammad Arsal Sheikh, Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Umar, Mushatq Ahmed, Raja Hamza Waheed, Sameer Saqib, and Umar Siddiq (wicketkeeper)

Pakistan Television (PTV)

Ammad Butt (captain), Ali Usman, Faisal Akram, Hasnain Khan, Irfan Khan, Israr Hussain, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Mehran Sanwal, Musa Khan, Muhammad Meesam, Obaid Shahid, Shamyl Hussain, Taimur Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin, Waqar Hussain, Yasir Khan, Zahid Mehmood

Sahir Associates

Asim Ali Nasir (captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah, Ahmed Khan, Ahmer Ashfaq, Asfand Mehran, Attaullah, Fahad Usman, Hafiz Muhammad Suleman, Intasar Ali, Khan Zeb, Khawaja Muhammad Abdullah, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Afaq, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Azeem Dar, Muhammad Basit, Muhammad Bilawal, Muhammad Zahid Khan Mehmand, Muhammd Kashif, Rawayat Khan, Razaullah, Saad Din Muhammad Athar, Saleem, Shahid Ali, Syed Ameer Abdullah Hamdani, and Usman Khan

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Abid Ali, Ali Zaryab, Athar Mehmood, Azan Awais, Bilawal Bhatti, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Irfan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Omair bin Yousuf, Saad Khan, Saifullah Bangash (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Imran Butt (captain), Ali Shan (wicketkeeper), Hassan Raza, Kashif Ali, Kashif Bhatti, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hurraira, Mohammad Ismail, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, Rameez Aziz, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shahid Aziz, and Sirajuddin

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)

Khalid Usman (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Aqib Khan, Azan Afridi, Ayaz Tasawar, Bismillah Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Malhar Rasool, Mohammad Ammar, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Imran Dogar, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Mohammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Umair, Mujtaba Khan, Nabi Gul, Naqeebullah, Rafay Rana, Rehan Afridi, Sharoon Siraj, and Usman Iqbal

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