KARACHI: Tayyab Tahir scored a century while Nisar Ahmed registered a five-wicket haul for Ghani Glass and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) respectively, meanwhile Arif Yaqoob impressed for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) as the fourth round of the President’s Trophy started here across three venues on Wednesday.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Tayyab’s 103 off 170 balls (14 fours and a six) was a crucial contribution in Ghani Glass’ first-innings total of 221-9 against Higher Education Commission (HEC), for whom Aqib Liaquat (3-75) and Wahaj Riaz (4-39) shined with the ball.

HEC, in response, went down to 140-6 as Ghani Glass pacer Shoaib Akhtar took three early wickets to leave his team in a fairly strong position by stumps.

At the State Bank Stadium, Wapda were dismissed for 140 in their first innings, thanks to Nisar’s five-star show. But SBP weren’t very good with the bat too, as they were 77-4 at the end of the day’s play after Akif Javed had taken three wickets for Wapda.

At the National Bank Stadium, leg-spinner Arif (4-83) SNGPL restrict KRL to a first-innings total of 281-9. Sarmad Bhatti’s 53 off 86 was the best batting performance coming from the latter.

SNGPL were 22-0 at stumps with veteran batters Abid Ali and Azhar Ali on the crease.

Scores in brief:

SNGPL vs KRL at National Bank Stadium

KRL 281-9 in 80 overs (Imran Rafiq 67, Sarmad Bhatti 53, Maaz Sadaqat 42 not out; Arif Yaqoob 4-83, Mohammad Ali 2-40, Mubasir Khan 1-63); SNGPL 22-0 in eight overs (Abid Ali 13 not out, Azhar Ali 9 not out)

SBP vs WAPDA at State Bank Stadium

WAPDA 140 in 43.1 overs (Umar Abid Kayani 32, Umar Akmal 24; Nisar Ahmad 5-30, Afaq Afridi 2-22, Mohammad Ilyas 2-44, Mohammad Abbas 1-30); SBP 77-4 in 30 overs (Zain Abbas 37, Rameez Aziz 25 not out; Akif Javed 3-25, Naqeebullah Masood 1-25)

Ghani Glass vs HEC at UBL Sports Complex

GHANI GLASS 221 in 67.5 overs (Tayyab Tahir 103, Shahbaz Javed 71; Wahaj Riaz 4-39, Aqib Liaqat 3-75, Asadullah Hamza 2-18, Haris Khan 1-63); HEC 140-6 in 28 overs (Haris Khan 31 not out, Ghazi Ghouri 28 not out; Shoaib Akhtar 3-31, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 2-35, Shiraz Khan 1-25)

Published in Dawn, January 4th, 2024