KARACHI, Feb 15: A brilliant unbeaten century by Mohammad Hafeez dashed PIA’s slim hopes of reaching the Patron’s Cup semifinals at the NBP Sports Complex on Wednesday.

Hafeez, the former Test opener who made 137 the other day, blasted eight fours and four sixes in scoring 112 off 104 balls as Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) raced to a moderate target of 178 at the start of the 33rd over.

PIA, who needed win in the last Group ‘A’ fixture to stay in hunt, earlier crashed to 177 all out in 49.2 overs.

Asif Mujtaba, the ex-Test left-hander, was the top-scorer with a fighting 64.

Scoreboard

PIA:

Yasir Hameed lbw b Sami 0

Kamran Sajid lbw b Tauqir 20

Imran Abbas run out 5

Asif Mujtaba c Misbah b Imran 64

Bazid Khan b Saleem 21

Mahmood Hamid c Hafeez b Sajid 45

A. Zeeshan Malik c Hafeez b Saleem 7

Tahir Khan c and b Imran 1

Imran Tahir lbw b Imran 3

Najaf Shah c Sufyan b Imran 3

Fazle Akbar not out 1

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-2, W-5, NB-5) 17

TOTAL (all out, 49.2 overs) 177

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-8, 3-63, 4-101, 5-129, 6-149, 7-151, 8-157, 9-161.

BOWLING: Samiullah Niazi 8-0-18-1 (2nb, 2w); Sajid Ali 7.2-2-23-1; Mohammad Hafeez 7-1-20-0 (1w); Tauqir Hussain 7-0-36-1 (3nb, 2w); Imran Khalid 10-0-22-4; Saleem Mughal 10-0-51-2.

SNGPL:

Mohammad Hafeez not out 112

Sufyan Munir b Fazle 5

Hafiz Majid not out 60

EXTRAS (W-1) 1

TOTAL (for one wkt, 32.1 overs) 178

FALL OF WKTS: 1-11.

DID NOT BAT: Misbahul Haq, Saleem Mughal, Mohammad Ayub Dogar, Mohammad Salman, Tauqir Hussain, Imran Khalid, Samiullah Miazi, Sajid Ali.

BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 7-0-30-1; Najaf Shah 5-0-22-0; Kamran Sajid 4-0-29-0; Imran Tahir 7.1-0-44-0; Tahir Khan 9-0-53-0 (1w).

UMPIRES: Siddique Khan and Rasheed Bhatti.

MATCH REFEREE: Ishtiaq Ahmed.