KARACHI: Umaid Asif, one of the heroes of the recently-held Pakistan Super League, bagged five wickets to enable State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) bowl out Omar Associates for 113 at the start of the fourth-round Patron’s Trophy Grade-Ii match here on Sunday.

Umaid returned figures of 5-41 before SBP ended day one of the three-day fixture at the UBL Sports Complex at 139-4 with opener Israrullah contributing an undefeated 63.

Yasir Mushtaq slammed an unbeaten 100 (296 balls, seven fours and two sixes) as Civil Aviation Authority (CCA) closed their first innings at 252-9 against K-Electric at the SBP Sports Complex.

By stumps K-Electric were 17-0.

Naby were 79-2 after dismissing Haideri Traders for 238 at the NBP Sports Complex where off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan snared five wickets for 82 runs.

Meanwhile, heavy rain in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad saw no play in all three Pool ‘C’ matches.

Bowlers were on song at the Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Academy in Sheikhupura as 17 wickets stumbled in the Pool ‘B’ fixture between Port Qasim and Ahmed Glass.

Discarded Pakistan opening batsman Khurram Manzoor was a surprise element with the ball as he captured five wickets for 24 runs as Ahmed Glass were shot out for 100 in 44.3 overs.

Port Qasim, in reply, slumped to 139-7 at draw of stumps.

Agha Salman, another PSL find this season, was out for 97 (107 balls, 18 boundaries) while guiding Brighto Paints to 336 all out against Ghani Glass in the Pool ‘D’ encounter at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.

Ali Usman excelled for Ghani Glass with seven wickets for 105 runs before side reached stumps at 4-0.

Close of play scores on Sunday (day one of three):

Fourth round:

Pool ‘A’:

At SBP Sports Complex, Karachi: CAA 252-9 in 83 overs: (Yasir Mushtaq 100 not out, Mohammad Afzal 29, Mohammad Arif 27; Hassaan Khan 3-68, Asad Raza 2-57, Sajjad Hussain 2-59); K-ELECTRIC 17-0 in 6 overs.

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: OMAR ASSOCIATES 113 in 41 overs (Danish Aziz 34, Usman Khan 26 not out Zeeshan Malik 21; Umaid Asif 5-41, Israrullah 3-0, Nazar Hussain 2-20); STATE BANK 139-4 in 41 overs (Israrullah 63 not out, Rizwan Hussain 27, Umar Waheed 25).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: HAIDERI TRADERS 238 in 82.1 overs (Mohibullah 54, Mir Wise Khan 43, Momin Waqar 34, Asim Ali 34, Mohammad Rahim 23; Raza-ul-Hasan 5-82, Fawad Khan 3-37); NAVY 79-2 in 19 overs (Hafiz Asad Baig 40 not out, Hamza Ghanchi 20).

Pool ‘B’:

 At Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Academy, Sheikhupura: AHMED GLASS 100 in 44.3 overs (Osama Javed 27 not out, Ramiz Younis 20; Khurram Manzoor 5-24, Azam Hussain 2-1, Mohammad Talha 2-25); PORT QASIM 126-7 in 33 overs (Daniyal Ahsan 35 not out; Asadullah 4-34).

 At Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura: CANDYLAND 195 in 67.1 overs (Bilal Mirza 90, Asad Shoaib 49, Adil Akram 20; Naseer Ahmed 5-52, Awais Iqbal 4-27); PAF 51-3 in 19.5 overs.

Pool ‘C’:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: OGDCL vs CDA — No play due to rain.

At Marghazar Cricket Ground, Islamabad: ARMY vs PIA — No play due to rain.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: ZTBL vs PAK SAUDI — No play due to rain.

Pool ‘D’:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: BRIGHTO PAINTS 336 in 78.2 overs (Agha Salman 97, Ashfaq Ahmed 57, Abdul Wahab Dar 39, Naseer Akram 39, Mohammad Ramiz 30, Ali Shan 21; Ali Usman 7-105); GHANI GLASS 4-0 in 6 overs.

 At Railways Stadium, Lahore: HEC 127 in 36 overs (Maaz Tamia 34, Saad Dar 32, Ali Zaib 27; Nisar Ahmed 4-31, Ali Raza 3-77, Ahmed Shafiq 2-11); SABIR’S POULTRY 189-3 in 50.3 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 80, Attyab Ahmed 76 not out).

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2018