Karachi: Five-wicket haul by Gohar Faiz and eight wickets in the match led Balochistan to a nine-wicket win over Southern Punjab at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi in the fourth round match of the Cricket Associations Championship on Monday. This was Balochistan second win in the tournament.
Balochistan v Southern Punjab:
Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 159 for three in 52 overs, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 282 in the 93rd over. Rameez Alam who returned undefeated on 50 on Sunday, scored his second century of the tournament. The right-handed batter scored 107 off 223 balls, hitting 16 fours. Captain Moinuddin was other significant run getter, scoring 43 off 62 balls, smashing eight fours.
Balochistan’s right-arm fast Gohar Faiz bagged five wickets for 101. He finished with match figures of 48-10-150-8. Tariq Jameel took three wickets in the second innings.
Chasing 78-run to win, Balochistan achieved the target for the loss of one wicket in the 18th over. The first innings centurion Abdul Hanan returned undefeated on a 60-ball 45, which included eight boundaries. Nasir Khan scored an unbeaten 26 off 45 balls, and knitted an unconquered 74-run partnership for the second wicket.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh
At the KCCA Stadium, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 156 for five, Sindh were bowled out for 218 in the 103 overs. Mohammad Suleman who resumed his batting at the score of 52, returned undefeated on 96. Suleman’s innings included 15 fours.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Usman Tariq bagged six wickets for 79, while Niaz Khan and Zeeshan Ahmad took two wickets apiece.
In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 230 for four in 64 overs at the close of day three. Maaz Sadaqat and Mehran Ibrahim scored half-centuries. Mehran returned undefeated on 53 off 74 balls, hitting three fours.
Sindh’s Danish Aziz who took five wickets in the first innings, scooped two wickets for 49.
Central Punjab v Northern
At the NBP Sports Complex, resuming their second innings at the score of 112 for one, Northern were bowled out for 271 in the 83rd over. Umair Masood top-scored with 84 off 130, hitting 12 fours and one six.
For Central Punjab, Bilal Asif and Bilawal Iqbal bagged three wickets each. Nisar Ahmad and Bilawal Bhatti grabbed two wickets apiece.
Chasing 366 to win, Central Punjab were 137 for four in 34 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening batter Rizwan Hussain top-scored with an unbeaten 77 off 102, hitting 12 fours. The right-handed Umar Akmal, coming to bat at number five scored a 40-ball 30, smashing five fours and one six.
Northern’s Munir Riaz took two wickets for 21 in five overs.
Scores in brief:
Balochistan beat Southern Punjab by nine wickets at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Southern Punjab 131 all out, 44.4 overs (Mohammad Umair 32; Jalat Khan 3-12, Mohammad Shahid 3-37, Gohar Faiz 3-49) and 282 all out, 93 overs (Rameez Alam 107, Mohammad Umair 71; Gohar Faiz 5-101, Tariq Jameel 3-83)
Balochistan 336 all out, 74.1 overs (Abdul Hanan 112, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 57, Jalat Khan 51; Mohammad Shehzad 3-57, Mohammad Sadaqat 3-63) and 78-1, 17.5 overs (Abdul Hanan 45 not out, Nasir Khan 26 not out)
Central Punjab v Northern at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Northern 283 all out, 81.1 overs (Hasan Raza 75, Ali Sarfraz 59; Bilal Asif 7-78, Nisar Ahmad 2-64) and 271 all out, 82.3 overs (Umair Masood 84, Ziad Khan 58, Hasan Raza 48; Bilawal Iqbal 3-52, Bilal Asif 3-100, Nisar Ahmed 2-44, Bilawal Bhatti 2-62)
Central Punjab 189 all out, 51.1 overs (Saif Badar 90 not out; Zaman Khan 5-57, Umer Khan 3-40, Munir Riaz 2-45) and 137-4, 34 overs (Rizwan Hussain 77 not out, Umar Akmal 30; Munir Riaz 2-21)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 319 all out, 103.3 overs (Israrullah 134, Mohammad Bilal 83; Danish Aziz 5-52, Majid Asghar 3-82) and 230-4, 64 overs (Maaz Ahmed Sadaqat 53, Mehran Ibrahim 53 not out, Aamer Azmat 47; Danish Aziz 2-49)
Sindh 218 all out, 103 overs (Mohammad Suleman 96 not out, Rameez Aziz 62; Usman Tariq 6-79, Niaz Khan 2-28, Zeeshan Ahmed 2-49
