KARACHI: A bowling masterclass by pacer Jahandad Khan saw Pakistan Television (PTV) thrash Higher Education Commission by 209 runs in their President’s Trophy fifth round match here on Friday.

In the other two matches of the round, Wapda beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) by 144 runs, while State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) overcame Khan Research Laboratories by four wickets.

At the State Bank Stadium, Jahandad ran through the HEC line-up to bundle them out for 197 in their pursuit of a 407-run target.

HEC started the fourth and final day at 76-3 before Jahandad finished with figures of 7-65. His fellow bowlers Mohammad Sadaqat and Mohammad Ibtisam bagged a scalp each.

HEC opener Mohammad Huraira was their top-scorer with 63 runs off 90 balls, the knock featuring six fours. HEC have lost four consecutive matches while the result meant PTV’s losing streak came to an end.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Wapda pulled off an impressive win against SNGPL as they rolled them for 222. Chasing a target of 367, SNGPL lost all 10 wickets after resuming from their overnight score of 12-0.

They were hurt majorly by spinner Khalid Usman’s five-wicket haul. Akif Javed and Asif Afridi chipped in with two wickets each.

Skipper Asad Shafiq remained unbeaten on 92 off 197 balls in a brilliant rearguard effort. He struck 16 boundaries in his approximately four-hour stay on the crease. This was SNGPL’s first loss in the tournament.

At the National Bank Stadium, SBP took nearly 23 overs to score the remaining 50 runs as they chased the target of 245 with four wickets in the bag. Mohammad Irfan Khan (101 not out off 180, 13 fours) was the hero of the chase, as he notched his maiden first-class ton.

Irfan walked into bat at number six on day three with his team 90-4 and anchored the chase valiantly to help SBP secure their third win of the tournament. For KRL, Kashif Ali bagged three wickets while Arshadullah, Umer Khan and Sharoon Siraj dismissed one batter each.

Scores in brief:

Wapda beat SNGPL by 144 runs at UBL Sports Complex

WAPDA 328-6 in 80 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 77, Ayaz Tasawar 75, Mohammad Saad 45 not out, Muhammad Akhlaq 41; Mubasir Khan 3-67, Mubasir Khan 3-67, Mohammad Awais Anwar 2-56, Kamran Ghulam 1-23) and 330-5 (decl.) in 98 overs (Umar Akmal 128, Ahmed Shehzad 70, Ayaz Tasawar 60; Shehzad Gul 1-33, Arif Yaqoob 1-48, Mohammad Ali 1-58, Mohamamd Awais Anwar 1-66, Mubasir Khan 1-79); SNGPL 292 in 73.3 overs (Abid Ali 147, Kamran Ghulam 41, Asad Shafiq 25; Asif Afridi 5-124, Khalid Usman 4-89) and 222 (Asad Shafiq 92 not out, Azhar Ali

24, Adnan Akmal 23; Khalid Usman 5-64, Akif Javed 2-61, Asif Afridi 2-63, Hassan Abid Kiyani 1-8)

PTV beat HEC by 209 runs at State Bank Stadium

PTV 216 in 52 overs (Hasan Mohsin 56, Hasan Nawaz 52, Mohammad Suleman 26; Asadullah Hamza 4-61, Mohammad Azab 3-55, Aarish Ali Khan 2-42, Muneer Khan 1-54) and 421 in 102.4 overs (Waqar Hussain 104, Muhammad Shahzad 100, Hasan Nawaz 59, Hasan Mohsin 53, Uzair Mumtaz 46; Saad Khan 3-55, Aarish Ali Khan 3-118); HEC 231-8 in 80 overs (Obaid Shahid 57 not out, Mohammad Huraira 41, Wahaj Riaz 31; Mohammad Ibtisam 2-52, Jahandad Khan 2-74, Mohammad Shahzad 1-13, Mohammad Sadaqat 1-61) and 197 in 46.4 overs (Mohammad Huraira 63, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 37, Wahaj Riaz 32; Jahandad Khan 7-65, Mohammad Sadaqat 1-53, Mohammad Ibtisam 1-61)

SBP beat KRL by four wickets at National Bank Stadium

KRL 269 in 78.3 overs (Rohail Nazir 66, Maaz Sadaqat 64, Sharoon Siraj 55; Rameez Aziz 3-67, Zahid Mehmood 3-69, Mohammad Abbas 1-29, Afaq Afridi 1-56) and 169 in 58.2 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 51, Kashif Ali 36; Afaq Afridi 4-31, Rameez Aziz 3-21, Zahid Mehmood 3-42); SBP 194 in 58.3 overs (Muhammad Irfan Khan 91 not out, Ali Shan 33, Usman Salahuddin 24; Umer Khan 3-41, Kashif Ali 2-48, Arshadullah 1-32, Sirajuddin 1-43) and 248-6 in 82.5 overs (Muhammad Irfan Khan 101 not out, Rameez Aziz 73, Umar Amin 46; Kashif Ali 3-42, Sharoon Siraj 1-16, Arshadullah 1-64, Umer Khan 1-79).

Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2024