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KARACHI: The third round of President’s Trophy Grade-I 2023-24 came to an end with Ghani Glass beating Pakistan Television (PTV), while Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) registered their second win of the tournament as they beat Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), led by Asad Shafiq, also won their second game as they got over the line against State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). After the completion of three rounds, KRL’s Abdul Faseeh sits at the top of the leading run scorers chart with 416 runs while Ghani Glass’ Mohammad Rameez Jnr is the leading wicket-taker with total of 18 scalps to his name.

Ghani Glass vs PTV at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Ghani Glass knocked off the remaining 95 runs on day four, winning the game by seven wickets, against PTV to register their first win in the tournament. Sharjeel Khan (109, 120b, 13x4s, 3x6s) struck his 14th first-class ton to secure the game for his team.

Continuing from their overnight score of 124-1, Ghani Glass lost centurion Sharjeel Khan but Tayyab Tahir (50 not out, 109b, 3x4s, 1×6) and skipper Saad Nasim (21 not out, 11b, 2x4s, 1×6) took the team home with an unbeaten 35-run partnership.

Mohammad Sadaqat, who had plucked a wicket late on day three managed to remove Sharjeel as well. Mohammad Junaid picked up one wicket too. PTV, yet to get off the mark, will face HEC in the fifth round while Ghani Glass will lock horns with HEC in the fourth round.

KRL vs HEC at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

KRL raced to a 120-run win against HEC on day four as they picked up the remaining nine wickets in 51 overs. HEC continued from their overnight score of 117-1, in pursuit of 434, but soon lost their set batters, Mohammad Huraira (67, 68b, 10x4s) and Saad Khan (68, 111b, 11x4s), with the scorecard reading 162-3.

First innings centurion, Awais Zafar, fell for a paltry 12 off 19 balls. Wicketkeeper batter Ghazi Ghouri (48, 66b, 5x4s) put up some resistance but was dismissed by Sharoon Siraj. KRL dismissed HEC for 313 to register their second win of the tournament.

Rohan Qadri bagged four wickets while Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin and Arshadullah chipped in with two wickets each. KRL will face SNGPL in the next assignment. SNGPL vs SBP at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SNGPL chased the target of 123 runs against SBP with six wickets in the bag on day four of the match. Their overnight score of 15-2 soon became 55-4 as they lost Abdul Samad (26, 63b, 4x4s) and Mohammad Ali (14, 42b, 2x4s). Experienced duo fo Asad Shafiq (47 not out, 71b, 6x4s, 1×6) and Azhar Ali (23, 66b, 2x4s) stitched an unbeaten 72-run partnership to bring momentum tomuch the innings.

Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ilyas returned with two wickets. SNGPL have now registered two wins out of their three games in the tournament while SBP have one win out of two games.

SBP’s Mohammad Abbas is the joint-second leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 12 scalps in two games. They will face Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in the next round.

Scores in brief:

Ghani Glass beats PTV by seven wickets at National Bank Stadium

Ghani Glass 319-9, 80 overs (Saad Nasim 150, Hussain Talat 49, Shahbaz Javed 45; Mohammad Sadaqat 3-72, Adil Naz 2-52, Uzair Mumtaz 1-20, Hasan Mohsin 1-43, Israr Hussain 1-60, Mohammad Junaid 1-70) and 219-3, 50.1 overs (Sharjeel Khan 109, Tayyab Tahir 50 not out, Mohsin Riaz 28; Mohammad Sadaqat 2-73, Mohammad Junaid 1-48)

PTV 128 all out, 36.2 overs (Taimur Khan 50, Mohammad Suleman 28; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 4-25, Shoaib Akhtar 4-37, Niaz Khan 1-13, Musa Khan 1-33) and f/o 409 all out, 96.4 overs (Taimur Khan 160, Mohammad Suleman 106; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 5-146, Shoaib Akhtar 3-75, Saeed Ali 2-33)

KRL beats HEC by 120 runs at UBL Sports Complex

KRL 411-7, 80 overs (Abdul Faseeh 153, Sharoon Siraj 64, Waqar Ahmed 60, Maaz Sadaqat 46; Mohammad Azab 3-103, Waseem Akram 1-72, Mohammad Junaid 1-92) and 401-9 dec, 79 overs (Abdul Faseeh 156, Sharoon Siraj 65, Maaz Sadaqat 53 not out; Adeel Meo 2-35, Waseem Akram 2-42, Jahanzaib Sultan 2-92)

HEC 379-8, 80 overs (Awais Zafar 111, Saad Khan 67, Ghazi Ghouri 56; Arshadullah 4-77, Sharoon Siraj 1-52) and 313 all out, 73.2 overs (Saad Khan 68, Mohammad Huraira 67, Ghazi Ghouri 48; Rohan Qadri 4-46, Sharoon Siraj 2-51, Arshadullah 2-84, Sirajuddin 2-86,)

SNGPL beats SBP by six wickets at State Bank Stadium

SBP 170 all out, 59.1 overs (Umar Amin 48, Zain Abbas 36, Muhammad Irfan Khan 32; Shahnawaz Dahani 6-40, Mohammad Awais Anwar 2-33, Bilawal Bhatti 1-29, Mohammad Ali 1-52) and 257 all out, 89.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 80, Muhammad Irfan Khan 75; Mohammad Awais Anwar 3-29, Mohammad Ali 2-49, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-73)

SNGPL 305-8, 80 overs (Mubasir Khan 84 not out, Asad Shafiq 77, Bilawal Bhatti 54; Mohammad Ilyas 4-77, Kashif Bhatti 2-64, Sameen Gul 2-69) and 127-4, 46 overs (Asad Shafiq 47*, Abdul Samad 26, Azhar Ali 23 not out; Mohammad Abbas 2-32, Mohammad Ilyas 2-39)