KARACHI: Wapda beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) by nine wickets on the third day of the fifth-round President’s Trophy match here at the NBP Sports Complex on Monday.

Following-on, SNGPL managed 288 as Abid Ali and Saad Khan hit half-centuries, setting a 17-run target for Wapda. Ali Raza took 5-55 before Wapda chased the meagre target in 3.5 overs.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Eshaal Associates beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) by six wickets as they chased the 155-run target in 36.3 overs. Earlier in the day, OGDCL resumed their batting from the overnight score of 140 for no loss but were dismissed for 292.

OGDCL opener Sameer Saqib (125 not out off 250, 18 fours and a six) carried the bat, while his fellow opener Hasan Raza struck 89 off 93 balls. Eshaal Associates’ Nisar Ahmed returned match-winning figures of 5-82 in the second innings.

At the KCCA Stadium, opening batter Kashif Ali struck 235-ball 133 with the help of 13 fours and two sixes as Ghani Glass finished with 329 setting Pakistan Television (PTV) a 243-run target. PTV’s Mehran Sanwal picked up 5-64.

In turn, Shamyl Hussain struck an aggressive unbeaten century (120 off 122, 13 fours and two sixes), while Mohammad Taha chipped in with 68-ball 53 to take PTV to 204-2 at stumps.

Meanwhile, State Bank of Pakistan require 135 more runs to win against Higher Education Commission (HEC) as they finished the third day with 158-3 in 66 overs. Earlier, HEC were bowled out for 321 as they resumed their second innings from an overnight score of 218-6.

SBP’s Mohammad Ismail returned figures of 5-97, while he was backed up by Rameez Aziz, who picked up 3-41.

Published in Dawn, February 4th, 2025