LAHORE: Naseerullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Amin and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai struck centuries while Mohammad Imran Jr and Faisal Akram picked up five-wicket hauls in the third round of the President’s Cup on Monday.

In the Group ‘A’ fixtures, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) beat Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Wapda achieved victory over State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The matches in Group ‘B’ saw Pakistan Television (PTV) defeating Ghani Glass and Eshaal Associates beat Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited (OGDCL).

At the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad, KRL romped to an eight-wicket win over HEC, chasing the 223-run target in just 36.3 overs with the help of Naseerullah’s 108.

Earlier, KRL’s Imran dented the HEC with 6-45 as they were bundled out for 222 in 48.3 overs.

In turn, Naseerullah, who hit 14 fours and one six in his 111-ball outing, helped KRL cruis to the target with 81 balls to spare.

In the second match of Group ‘A’, Wapda beat SBP by 11 runs on DLS method. After Wapda were invited to bat first, Iftikhar struck a career-best 154 not out off 81 balls to propel Wapda to 379-4.

In reply, SBP captain Umar hit an unbeaten 182 off 141 balls. SBP were 344-8, requiring 36 runs off the last three overs before play was stopped due to bad light leaving them 11 runs behind the par score.

In Group ‘B’, PTV bundled out Ghani Glass for 166 in 38.2 overs as Faisal bagged figures of 5-24 in eight overs.

In turn, PTV chased the target in 25.5 overs with nine wickets in the bag as Imam-ul-Haq (69 not out off 60) and Sahibzada Farhan (69 off 67) struck half-centuries.

In the second match of the group, Bangalzai’s bril­liant century (103 off 113) helped Eshaal Associates chase 296 against OGDCL.

Earlier, Abbas Ali and Mohammad Hammad Khan struck 86 and 67 respectively to help OGDCL reach 295-8.

Published in Dawn, October 8th, 2024