KARACHI: Ghani Glass’ Tayyab Tahir smashed his eighth first-class century against Eshaal Associates on the opening day of the second round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I at different venues across Karachi on Tuesday.

Tayyab’s 139, which came off 179 balls, included 20 fours after he walked in to bat at 26-2. Tayyab rebuilt Ghani Glass’ innings with Mohsin Riaz (40) as the duo stitched a 75-run third-wicket partnership at the HPC Oval Ground.

At 101-3, skipper Saad Nasim (75) joined Tayyab and both added 171 runs for the fourth wicket. Shahbaz Javed’s half-century helped them reach 379 all out in 79.2 overs.

For Eshaal Associates, Danish Aziz and Nisar Ahmed bagged three wickets each.

Khan Research Laboratories’ (KRL) Arshadullah picked up five wickets for 31 runs to help his team bundle out the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for 137 in 46.1 overs at the NBP Sports Complex.

In turn, KRL had reached 99-4 in 35 overs when stumps were drawn with Naseerullah Khan unbeaten on 52 which was laced with seven fours.

Pakistan Television (PTV) were sent packing for 93 in 43.1 overs by the State Bank of Pakistan as Mohammad Ismail (4-19), Saqib Khan (3-35) and Mohammad Abbas (2-17) shared nine wickets among them at the SBP Sports Complex.

SBP reached 136-1 in 37 overs at stumps thanks to a 113-run second-wicket stand between Imran Butt (63) and Mohammad Saleem (47).

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were 61-2 at stumps in reply to Oil and Gas Development Company Limited’s 197 all out at the UBL Sports Complex. OGDCL’s Abdul Rehman Muzammil remained unbeaten for a 142-ball 68 with the help of 10 fours. Mohammad Hamza claimed 4-33 in 16.5 overs.

Scores in brief:

GHANI GLASS 379 in 79.2 overs (Tayyab Tahir 139, Saad Nasim 75, Shahbaz Javed 51, Mohsin Riaz 40; Danish Aziz 3-60, Nisar Ahmed 3-94, Asad Raza 2-64); ESHAAL ASSOCIATES 0-0 in one over

HEC 137 in 46.1 overs (Uzair Mumtaz 26, Syed Tayyab Hussain 23, Obaid Shahid 20; Arshadullah 5-31, Mohammad Qaiser 3-29); KRL 99-4 in 35 overs (Naseerullah Khan 52 not out, Saad Baig 23 not out; Mohammad Azab 3-43)

PTV 93 in 43.1 overs (Shamyl Hussain 27, Salman Khan Jr 24; Mohammad Ismail 4-19, Saqib Khan 3-35, Mohammad Abbas 2-17); SBP 136-1 in 37 overs (Imran Butt 63 not out, Mohammad Saleem 47 not out

OGDCL 197 in 64.5 overs (Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68 not out, Hasan Raza 27, Raja Hamza Waheed 25; Mohammad Hamza 4-33, Shehzad Gul 3-36, Arafat Minhas 2-53); SNGPL 61-2 in 20 overs (Shahzaib Khan 32 not out).

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2025

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