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KARACHI: West Indies umpire Christopher Mark Taylor is set to officiate three matches of the President’s Trophy Grade- I as part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Umpire Exchange Programme, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced today.

Taylor will officiate the Ghani Glass vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) fixture set to start on Wednesday, 21 January at the National Bank Stadium.

“The Ghani Glass v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) game at the National Bank Stadium beginning on Wednesday, 21 January will be Taylor’s first game in the tournament,” the board said in a press release.

“He will also be the field umpire in Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) v SNGPL fixture at the KCCA Stadium starting 27 January, and Sahir Associates v Pakistan Television (PTV) game at the National Bank Stadium, scheduled to start on 2 February,” it added.

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Overall, Chris Taylor has officiated in five women’s one-day and three T20Is besides his 41 first-class, 56 List-A, and 53 T20s experience.

Taylor last served as an umpire in the West Indies domestic 50-over competition in November 2025.

It is worth noting that the fourth round of the tournament resumes on Wednesday, with WAPDA squaring off against OGDCL at the KCCA Stadium.  Meanwhile, in another fixture, Ghani Glass will face SNGPL at the National Bank Stadium.

While Sahir Associates will face State Bank of Pakistan at the State Bank Stadium, defending champions PTV will take on KPL at the UBL Sports Complex.

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KARACHI: Pakistan Television (PTV) opener Imam-ul-Haq scores a gutsy century against Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) in the ongoing President Trophy Grade-I on Thursday here at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex.

Imam, recently named in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad as a replacement for Fakhar Zaman, played a marathon innings on the second day of the match.

For the unversed, Fakhar sustained an injury in the first over of New Zealand’s innings in Karachi yesterday when he fell awkwardly while fielding, forcing him to leave the ground for medical assessment.

Though he attempted to return to the field after some time, he eventually walked off again, raising serious concerns about his fitness.

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Despite the discomfort, Fakhar still came out to bat in Pakistan’s chase of 321 runs. However, he looked far from his usual fluent self, managing a scratchy 24 before getting dismissed.

Earlier today, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Fakhar Zaman could no longer participate in the Champions Trophy and named Imam-ul-Haq his replacement.

Imam’s marathon innings 158, which included 18 fours, helped PTV get close to the OGDCL first innings score of 278 runs in the President Trophy eighth round.

With the help of I-mam-ul-Haq’s resilient knock, PTV scored 273 runs for the loss of nine wickets.

For OGDCL,  Mushtaq Ahmed was the standout bowler, taking a five-wicket haul.

In another match, fast bowlers Mir Hamza and Ubaid Shah starred for Ghani Glass against State Bank of Pakistan, taking six and four wickets in the second innings, respectively.

The former and latter took eight and nine wickets to lift their team to a good position in the match.

Ghani Glass posted 103 for 3 in their second innings, still trailing by 49 runs. The State Bank of Pakistan team was bundled out on 123 in their second innings.

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KARACHI: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) shined with victories in the fourth round of the ongoing President Trophy Grade-I on Wednesday.

At KCCA Stadium, SBP edged past the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) with a narrow one-wicket victory, while KRL handed defending champions Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) a four-wicket defeat.

Chasing a low total of 145 runs on the final day, the SBP had to make their work cut out as they lost nine wickets in the process.

Kashif Ali rescued his team from a precarious position and scored 42 vital runs, hitting four fours and two sixes while WAPDA’s Naqeebullah’s, who bagged 4 wickets went in vain.

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SBP’s hard-fought one-wicket victory lifted them to the top of the President’s Trophy Grade-I points table, while WAPDA remained at the bottom with 28 points.

On the other hand, at the State Bank Stadium KRL handed the SNGPL their third defeat in the tournament as they chased down the 207-run target in 53 overs with four wickets remaining.

Resuming the batting from an overnight score of 81/3, KRL lost their fourth wicket earlier in the day at 93 runs. Muhammad Awais Zafar, who came out to bat at number six, chipped in with a crucial half-century and made sure that his team remained in the hunt.

Awais top-scored for KRL in the run chase with an unbeaten 71 off 77 with the help of seven fours and three sixes.

For SNGPL, Test pacer Rahat Ali and Saad Khan bagged two wickets each, while speedster Haris Rauf and young all-rounder Qasim Akram chipped in with one dismissal apiece.

The four-wicket victory marked KRL’s first in the tournament which also lifted them to the fifth position on the points table, closely followed by SNGPL in sixth spot.

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