KARACHI: Qasim Akram and Mubasir Khan hit centuries as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) piled up 367-5 by the close of play on the opening day of the President’s Trophy’s first-round match against Pakistan Television at the HPC Oval Ground here on Wednesday.

Qasim (138 off 171, 26 fours) and Mubasir (100 off 121, 15 fours and two sixes) joined forces when their team were 153-3 and stitched a 177-run fourth-wicket stand.

Earlier, opening batter Shahzaib Khan (66 off 123) had returned for half-century. For PTV, skipper Amad Butt picked up two wickets.

At the National Bank Stadium, Eshaal Asso­ciates’ Danish Aziz struck 121 off 156 balls with the help of 15 fours and four sixes to help his team post 341 all out in 77.2 overs. Opening batter Azan Awais contributed with 96-ball 69 including 11 fours.

Higher Education Commission’s Mohammad Azab returned figures of 5-118 while Maaz Khur­ram picked up three wickets. In turn, HEC were 34 for no loss in seven overs when the stumps were drawn.

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) were bundled out for 171 in 62.1 overs as State of Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Kashif Bhatti and Mohammad Ismail bagged four wickets each.

For OGDCL Hasan Raza top-scored with 84 off 126 balls inclusive of eight fours and one six. In reply, SBP had lost five wickets for 78 runs in 25 overs with Mushtaq Ahmed and Mohammad Amir Khan picking up three and two wickets, respectively.

At NBP Sports Complex, Wapda managed to score 268 all out in 83.3 overs with the help of Mohammad Ammar and Ayaz Tasawar’s half-centuries. Arshadullah and Shahid Aziz picked up four wickets each. In turn, KRL were three for no loss in two overs.

Scores in brief:

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines vs Pakistan Television at HPC Oval Ground, Karachi SNGPL 367-5 in 86 overs (Qasim Akram 138, Mubasir Khan 100, Shahzaib Khan 66; Amad Butt 2-77) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited vs State Bank of Pakistan at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi OGDCL 171 (Hasan Raza 84, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 30 not out, Adil Amin 21; Kashif Bhatti 4-35, Mohammad Ismail 4-51); SBP 78-5 in 25 overs (Fawad Alam 28 not out, Imran Butt 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 3-35, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-14) Khan Research Laboratories vs Wapda at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi WAPDA 268 in 83.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 75, Ayaz Tasawar 50, Khalid Usman 36, Mohammad Asghar 25; Arshadullah 4-51, Shahid Aziz 4-63); KRL 3-0 in two overs

Higher Education Commission vs Eshaal Associates at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

ESHAAL ASSOCIATES 341 in 77.2 overs (Danish Aziz 121, Azan Awais 69, Umar Siddiq 64, Nisar Ahmad 30; Mohammad Azab 5-118, Maaz Khurram 3-80); HEC 34-0 in seven overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 27 not out).

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2025